Mullah’s Interpretation of Pakistani Cricket
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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.
Minaret in the sign of the rainbow – Mahmud Mosque in Zurich, Switzerland,shines in new colors.
The beautiful colors of the Zurich Mahmud Mosque is not due to a nightly Halloween action. It wants to show a sign. The Minaret of the first Mosque in Switzerland […]
Analysis: Comical versus outrageous
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Gibran Peshimam Published: November 12, 2013 The chief of the very same JI whose last leader termed the TTP’s struggle against […]
The Islamic World And Sectarianism: Asia International
The Islamic World and Sectarianism 1 BY MIRZA MOHAMMED ALI KHAN IN ASIA · INTERNATIONAL · MID-EAST & AFRICA · PAKISTAN — 11 NOV, 2013 Image courtesy of http://www.aimislam.com With the Syrian stalemate finally looking like it is drawing to a close thanks to a possible solution on the table, one can only hope for a long overdue […]
Insurers Press for Way Around Healthcare.gov
Some major health insurers are so worried about the Obama administration’s ability to fix its troubled health care website that they are pushing the government to create a shortcut that would allow them to enroll people entitled to subsidies directly rather than through the federal system. The idea is only […]
The U.S.-Iran Talks: Ideology and Necessity
Source: Stratfor. he talks between Iran and the Western powers have ended but have not failed. They will reconvene next week. That in itself is a dramatic change from the past, when such talks invariably began in failure. In my book The Next Decade, I argued that the United States and Iran […]
The JI has shown its true colours
Source: ET The JI has shown its true colours several times in the past, only we Pakistanis were slow in recognising these religious fascists for what they are: religious fascists. And now this! This really takes the cake and I simply have to ask Hassan a question that Senator Zahid […]
Muslim Polygamy is No Joke
Source: Jihad Watch But he was wrong. They won’t. Because they have been taught for years that any criticism of Islamic jihad terror and oppression, no matter how accurate, no matter how mild, is that most abhorrent of things, “racism.” And so they will most likely accept their subjugation with […]
Pakistan: New country with old laws
Nadeem Mumtaz Qureshi Published — Tuesday 12 November 2013 ARABNEWS It sounds like something out of Ripley’s Believe It or Not. Pakistan, in the scheme of things, is a young country. But the laws, which govern it, are old. Very old. Consider for example the country’s criminal law known as […]
Iran, Britain name envoys on path to restoring ties
TEHRAN: Iran and Britain on Monday named nonresident charges d’affaires to each other’s capital, in moves aimed at restoring diplomatic ties severed after the British Embassy was ransacked in 2011. Mohammad Hassan “Habibollah-zadeh will travel to London in the near future to examine the situation of Iran’s possessions and buildings […]
AGFUND chief lauds dedication of Filipinos
The Arab Gulf Program for Development (AGFUND) is planning to establish a micro-finance bank in the Philippines soon. AGFUND President Prince Talal said this during an exclusive interview with Arab News. He said Filipino expatriates have been working alongside Saudis with sincerity and dedication. Prince Talal pointed out that the […]
Single-minded Islamic Jihad grows in Gaza’s shadows
By Crispian Balmer and Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – Hours after Israeli special forces killed Mohammed Assi in a shootout last month in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad both tried to cloak themselves in his legacy. Underscoring their shared Islamist credentials, the two […]
Satan’s knowledge about man’s actions
Q. Does the shaitan (satan) know what crosses our minds, which no one knows except Allah, and thus whisper to us what is in accordance with our thoughts? A. Evidence suggests that the shaitan is close to man. Safiyyah bint Huyayy (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that the […]
Why Did So Many Wanted Nazis Convert to Islam: Front Page
Why Did So Many Wanted Nazis Convert To Islam? November 11, 2013 By Giulio Meotti 5 Comments Reprinted fromIsraelNationalNews.com. There are Nazi grafts in Arab-Islamic terrorism. At the top of the most wanted list of the Simon Wiesenthal Center there is a man who today would be one hundred years old. His name is Alois […]
Pakistan Private Schools Ban Malala Memoir: Voice of America
Pakistan’s Private Schools Ban Malala’s Memoir Malala Yousafzai gives a copy of her book “I am Malala”, to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth during a Reception for youth, education and the Commonwealth at Buckingham Palace in London October 18, 2013. Ayaz Gul November 10, 2013 ISLAMABAD — Managers of privately run schools […]
Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Addresses Historic Reception In Japan
Source: Press Release Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad directly conveys Islam’s peaceful teachings to people of Japan The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and Fifth Khalifa, Hazrat Mirza Masroor […]
In Dubai anything is possible
Source: Gulf News: Every week, Gulf News will give voice to stakeholders of Dubai to hear their thoughts on what makes Dubai special and why the emirate should host the 2020 World Expo. This week, we speak to Fiona Newson-Smith from the UK who has been living in the UAE […]
‘Sunni-Shiite divide is world’s biggest threat’
Source: Gulf News: Dubai: Tension between Sunni and Shiite Muslims is the biggest threat to world security, Iran’s foreign minister said in comments published on Monday, accusing Sunni Arab countries of “fanning the flames” of sectarian conflict. The increasingly sectarian civil war in Syria has drawn in regional powers with […]
North Korea publicly executes 80
Source: TOI SEOUL: North Korea publicly executed around 80 people earlier this month, many for watchingsmuggled South Korean TV shows, a South Korean newspaper reported on Monday. The conservative JoongAng Ilbo cited a single, unidentified source, but at least one North Korean defector group said it had heard rumours that lent credibility […]
Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community visits Mount Fuji
Source: press@amjinternational.org Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad on his second visit to Japan During his current tour of Japan, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa, […]