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.
The debate in the media, and in political, circles over Edward Snowden–Right or Wrong–often doubles back on references to Bradley Manning, who was sentenced to 35 years in prison this morning. Too often (that is, most of the time), the value and import of the Manning/WikiLeaks disclosures are ignored or […]
Whenever there is some international action with regards to Syria, a United Nations security council meeting or a G8 conference, the Syrian insurgents create and/or propagandize some “massacre” that they allege to have been perpetrated by the Syrian government. On Monday UN chemical weapon inspectors arrived in Damascus to investigate […]
By Lindsay Jolivet | Daily Buzz – Tue, 20 Aug, 2013 Cue the halibut puns, a German angler has caught a 513 pound fish in Norway and it could make […]
Source: The Diplomat Blog By Sanjay Kumar “Remember Bangladesh is a young country and it is fighting hard to retain the spirit of secularism despite a looming threat from radical elements […]
WASHINGTON — President Obamawill offer a series of proposals this week aimed at making college more affordable by reshaping the way Americans pay for higher education, he said in an e-mail to supporters on Tuesday. In the message, Mr. Obama promised to take action to confront the financial challenges facing […]
Source> Dawn. Com CAIRO: An Egyptian court ordered Wednesday the release of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, but it is not yet clear if the ailing ex-leader will walk free after over two years in detention, officials said. Prosecutors may appeal the order, which comes following a hearing on charges against […]
Source: Undivided US Blog In the ongoing debate over Islam and democracy, Bangladesh, the eighth largest country in the world, with 164 million people—90 percent of them Muslim—is, oddly enough, seldom discussed. Yet Bangladesh has been a democratic, parliamentary republic since 1991. The country will hold new general elections no […]
Aside from sentiments or rhetoric of conspiracy, as opposed to fully-fledged political thinking, what happened and is happening to the Muslim Brotherhood is a tragedy of its own making. BY RAED OMARI AL ARABIYA In response to what happened to Egypt’s Brotherhood, Arabs, like many other people around the globe, […]
by Peter Siegenthaler, swissinfo.ch August 21, 2013 – 11:00 A Swiss commune’s decision to ban refugees from using an outdoor swimming pool has created a stir. The authority’s interference with asylum seekers’ freedom of movement is clearly an ethical disgrace, according to an ethics expert. At the beginning of August, […]
August 17, 2013 – 10:14 Record numbers of United States expatriates, including those resident in Switzerland, are turning their backs on their home country as the side-effects of aggressive anti-tax […]
JAMAL HALABY | AP ARABNEWS Published — Tuesday 20 August 2013 AMMAN: Jordan’s king warned Tuesday that ethnic and sectarian violence sweeping across several Arab countries could lead to the […]
JEDDAH: NADIM AL-HAMID ARABNEWS Published — Wednesday 21 August 2013 The first wave of Haj pilgrims are expected to arrive to the Kingdom beginning next week. This year 10,000 Syrians […]
By Editorial Board, WASHINGTON POST IN THE spring of 2011, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad responded to the first massive protests against his regime with unrelenting violence. Security forces opened fire on unarmed civilians who joined demonstrations. Proposals by Western governments and neighbors for democratic reforms or negotiations with the opposition […]
Urdu poet Mahfooz Ahmad Khan was absolutely ignorant of his Jewish maternal side, until one day he received letter from his London-based Jewish aunt Dr. Navras Jaat Aafreedi, Tazpit Published: […]
SHAFAQNA PAKISTAN (Shia News Agency) – Eighty bodies of outlawed Sipah-e-Sahaba’s terrorists have been brought from Syria to Pakistan. Shiite News has learnt reliably that the bodies of Sipah-e-Sahaba’s terrorists are being brought to Pakistan from Syria. Hundreds of bodies have been brought so far. Latest reports said that around […]
20 August 2013 , Source: Ghanaian Chronicle One of the Islamic organizations currently in the lead of promoting the training of children and adults to the highest level is the Ghana Muslim Mission. Established in 1957 this organization now boasts of 110 schools across the country including kindergartens, Primary and […]
Premiums for employer-provided health insurance increased by relatively modest amounts for the second year in a row, according to a new survey, further evidence that once-fierce health care inflation might be abating. The average annual premium for a family is now $16,351, up 4 percent from last year, according to […]
Documents Provide New Details on Mosaddeq Overthrow and Its Aftermath National Security Archive Calls for Release of Remaining Classified Record National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 435 Posted – […]
Source: BDNews 24 By Suliman Niloy Dhaka: Barrister Tureen Afroz, a prosecutor in former Jamaat-e-Islami chief Ghulam Azam’s case in the war crimes tribunal, has harshly criticised New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) for questioning the trial process in the most sensational war crimes case in Bangladesh. In a statement on Friday, […]
Summary The threat of experienced militants returning to Europe from combat in North Africa and the Middle East is fueling debate about immigration and integration in Europe and strengthening xenophobic and nationalist sentiments. It is not a new phenomenon for Europeans to travel abroad to fight. Reports have circulated for […]