Haj jets ‘should fly out stuck expats’
JEDDAH: IRFAN MOHAMMED ARABNEWS Published — Monday 9 September 2013 Several thousands of illegal Asian expats who wish to be repatriated are missing out on an opportunity to go home […]
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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.
Muslims have ‘victim mentality’
British Muslims are guilty of a “victim mentality” and should take greater responsibility for their lives, a Muslim Labour MP has argued. Sadiq Khan also said more British Muslims must tackle sexism, learn English and condemn forced marriages. The representative for Tooting, south London, made his comments in a report […]
Document confirms World Zionist Organization allocates land to settlers in Jordan valley
Government coordinator in the territories confirms: Settlers farming over a thousand acres of lands belonging to absentee owners in Jordan Valley. By Chaim Levinson | Sep. 9, 2013 An internal […]
Bangladesh indicts 4 for posting on Islam
Bangladesh indicts 4 for postings on Islam DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A court in Bangladesh’s capital indicted four bloggers Sunday for their allegedly inflammatory writings about Islam and its Prophet … bigstory.ap.org/article/bangladesh-indicts-4-postings-islam
Same War, Different Country
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Published: September 7, 2013 SAY, did you see the news from Libya — the last country we bombed because its leader crossed a red line or […]
When will the media notice that Al-Jazeera America is the Muslim Brotherhood Channel?
SEPTEMBER 07, 2013 5:00 AM • BY DIANA WEST “Al-Jazeera America”: The very name gives me the heebie-jeebies. What does Al-Jazeera have to do with America? Everything, if the cheers and happy talk of the American press corps are any measure. Entranced, media critics have greeted the rollout of “AJA” […]
SYRIA; Pope Francis Leads Global Prayer Vigil for Syria
By Elizabeth Dias @elizabethjdiasSept. 07, 201314 Comments Pope Francis isn’t eating much today—he’s fasting and praying for Syria, and hundreds of thousands of Christians across the globe are joining him. Today, during a five-hour evening prayer service for Syria in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis challenged the tens of thousands […]
‘Only authorized preachers can deliver sermons’
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Published — Sunday 8 September 2013 The Ministry of Islamic Affairs Endowments, Call and Guidance branch in Makkah has completed preparations to welcome pilgrims for this Haj season. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, director of the branch in Makkah, said the objective is to involve state agencies to […]
Conditions for Saudi citizenship to be eased
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Published — Sunday 8 September 2013 Authorities are weighing the prospects of canceling a key condition stipulating that the grandfather of a Saudi mother should be Saudi for granting citizenship to her children, a high-level source has said. Mohammed Al-Jasser, a spokesman from the Civil Affairs Department, […]
Vladimir Putin will happily let Obama sweat it out alone in Syria There is many a cautionary tale for Arab leaders – and for arrogant Western ones – about Moscow’s dealings with the Middle East
by Robert Fisk, The Independent Not many years ago, a Russian President held a late-night meeting with his special representative and asked him to fly at once to meet with an Arab dictator – to give him a personal warning on an impending American attack. If the Arab autocrat would […]
Syria’s religious authority calls for prayer in face of U.S. Congress vote
Al Arabiya Syria’s religious authority has urged its people to fast and pray on Monday to face the anticipated U.S. congressional vote, which could authorize President Barak Obama to execute […]
A Congressional veto of Obama on Syria would harm Israel and its supporters
By ‘going all out’ in favor of a U.S. attack on Assad, AIPAC and other Jewish groups run the risk of sustaining long term damage to their own ‘power of […]
AIPAC to deploy hundreds of lobbyists to push for Syria action
Pro-Israel lobby says 250 activists will meet with their senators and representatives in Washington in a bid to win support Congressional support for military action in Syria. The influential pro-Israel American Israel Public Affairs Committee will deploy hundreds of activists next week to win support in Congress for military action […]
Miss World moved to Bali after Muslim protests in Jakarta
INDONESIA says the final of Miss World later this month will take place on the Hindu-majority holiday island of Bali instead of near the capital, after days of Muslim hardline […]
Petitioning Dr Margaret Chan World Health Organization and Iraqi Ministry of Health: #Act4Iraq and release birth defect data
My name is Dr Samira Alaani and I am a pediatrician working in Fallujah General Hospital. In the years since US forces attacked our city my colleagues and I have recorded a horrifying increase in the numbers of babies born with congenital defects: spina bifida, heart abnormalities and defects that […]
Earth and space created in wonderful layers
Say (O Muhammad): ‘Disbelieve ye verily in Him, Who created the earth in Two Days, and ascribe to Him rivals? He Is the Lord of the worlds’.” “He placed therein […]
West struggles to cope with online recruitment for Syria jihad
PARIS — “I am French”, explains the young man in the YouTube video carrying a Kalashnikov and wearing a kufiya cotton headdress as he sits in front of a waving […]
Foreign Hajis to have more space in Mina
Haj Minister Bandar Hajjar has instructed his officials to provide extra space to foreign pilgrims at Mina and other holy sites by allotting them 50 percent of tent space dedicated […]
INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP – NEW STATEMENT on SYRIA
INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP – NEW STATEMENT Syria Statement Assuming the U.S. Congress authorises them, Washington (together with some allies) soon will launch military strikes against Syrian regime targets. If so, it will have taken such action for reasons largely divorced from the interests of the Syrian people. The administration has […]
Muslim Bloggers in Germany – Creating a Counter-public to Traditional Media
Source: Qantara.de Author: Canan Topçu Germany’s Muslim bloggers offer alternative opinions and perspectives on Muslim life. In so doing, they correct the image of Muslims that is portrayed in traditional media. […]