Al-Shaibi given new Kaaba key
Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal on Monday handed over the new keys of the Holy Kaaba (House of God) to Sheikh Abdul Qader Al-Shaibi, its chief guardian. The newly built […]
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Rafiq A. Tschannen
Rafiq A. Tschannen is a Swiss national. He converted to Islam and joined the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at the age of 16 after reading the German translation of the Holy Qur'an. He worked in 15 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, first as Finance Director in the private industry and later as Chief Executive Officer of NGOs and International Governmental Organizations. He is now devoting his time to The Muslim Times as Editor for Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and Switzerland and as Associate Chief Editor.
Picture of the day: The city of Chur in Switzerland under a sea of fog
What looks grey and depressing from below appears magical from above. Lights from the city of Chur in eastern Switzerland illuminate a blanket of fog under a full moon on […]
MF Global ordered to repay customers $1.2B
More than two years after the failure of MF Global, customers are finally on the verge of getting all of their money back. The defunct brokerage, which had been run by former New Jersey governor and senator Jon Corzine, was ordered by a federal court to pay back more than […]
The real poison is to be found in Arafat’s legacy He placed vain trust in Israel and the US – mistakes that his people are still paying for
by Robert Fisk, The Independent I never much cared for Yasser Arafat. It wasn’t the scrubby beard or the protruding eyes or the fact that he’d done away with a few of his chums or even the way he once forbad a photographer friend from taking a picture of his […]
Mum fined in Zurich for circumcising infant son
An expat living in the canton of Zurich was fined 1,350 francs ($1,480) for circumcising her son without getting approval from the child’s father, 20 Minuten newspaper reported online on […]
Wahhabi impact on Indian Muslims
Source: LUBP By AJOY ASHIRWAD MAHAPRASHASTA The growing influence of Wahhabism, a radical stream of Islam, on Indian Muslims and on the political scene, especially south Indian politics, can cause further communal polarisation if the state fails to uphold the secular ethos. More:
Consenting Muslims in America: The scholar recounts his brief detention and interrogation at JFK airport.
by Hamid Dabashi Hamid Dabashi is Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. On the evening of November 13, I flew back from Gwangju, South Korea – where I was invited to participate in Gwangju Biennale – to JFK airport in New York. Upon exiting […]
Country readies for 6 million Umrah pilgrims
JEDDAH: NADIM AL-HAMID The Kingdom has plans in place to receive 6 million Umrah pilgrims this year, up from the over five million who came last season, according to Bandar […]
Baseless traditions in the month of Muharram
MUHARRAM is the month with which the Muslims begin their lunar Hijrah Calendar. It is one of the four sanctified months about which the Holy Qur’an says, “The number of […]
Religious Health-O-Meter (Infographic)
How It Works The Religious Health-O-Meter evaluates the overall health of America’s eleven largest religious organizations by comparing combined factors related to happiness and devotion. Each religious organization was ordered from highest to lowest by percentage of membership that meet the requirement in six categories. Each religion was scored on […]
World Economic Forum: Outlook on the Global Agenda 2014
The Outlook on the Global Agenda 2014 provides a top-of-mind perspective from the Global Agenda Councils on the challenges and opportunities of the coming 12–18 months. It offers a comprehensive […]
Must Wedding Bells Go Ka-Ching?
Posted by: Shaahima November 18, 2013 in Featured, Marriage, Society MUSLIMMATTERS.ORG When it was confirmed that I was to be married and the dates for the event set, family members […]
Myanmar Waqf-e-Nou Ijtema
In the Ahmadiyya Muslim Center in Myanmar the annual Waqf-e-Nou Ijtema took place recently. 80 persons attended the function. News by Mohammed Zafir, Myanmar
Myanmar Ansar and Khuddam Ijtema
This news is Khuddem and Ansar Ijtema ceremony in Myanmar. 100 people joined this ceremony. Huzur Annwal delegate Mr. Khalid sb also speech this event. And also include Ansar and […]
Nationwide vote Debate rages over ‘romantic’ family model
by Sonia Fenazzi, swissinfo.ch November 17, 2013 – 17:00 Should mothers work or stay at home? This question is being hotly debated in the run-up to a nationwide vote on families. At stake here, says one political scientist, is “an old romantic view”, which is out of touch with today’s […]
Germany – SPD declares themselves to be in solidarity with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
During the federal conference of the German Party SPD on 16. November 2013, they declared themselves to be in solidarity with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. This is a reaction to […]
Germany: Asylum Cases
The German newspaper “Süddeutsche“ reported on 13. November 2013, that the German parties CDU and SPD decided during their negotiation talks – for a great coalition government – to facilitate the conditions for asylum seekers in Germany. By law asylum seekers are not allowed to travel around the country (without […]
Deobandi ASWJ’s role in Rawalpindi riots
Source: LUBP There was a riot/clash in Rawalpindi on Friday (15 Nov 2013). A Shia procession commemorating Ashura was passing by a mosque belonging to the Deobandi-Panjpiri sect (the mosque was a known base of the supposedly banned Sipah e Sahaba Pakistan or SSP, now officially operating as ASWJ in […]
A Double Decline of Marriage and Religiosity: Why Does It Matter?
Source: The Conservative Papers: Analysts at a recent forum on the downward trends in marriage and religion in the United States agree that the two are not isolated phenomena but, in fact, influence and exacerbate one another. Brad Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project, has shown that family dissolution is linked to […]
“Islamophobia or anti-Muslim hatred is reaching worrying heights”?
Source: The Conservative Paper. According to the Muslim Council of Britain,“Islamophobia or anti-Muslim hatred is reaching worrying heights in Britain, across Europe and globally.” This statement is unsubstantiated. Muslim immigration to the UK is on an astronomical scale, Islam has made its way into the public school system, not to mention the existence of government-sponsored […]