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.
A breakdown of US intelligence’s multi-billion dollar “black budget” has been revealed in files disclosed by leaker Edward Snowden to the Washington Post. The CIA’s budget is the most expensive, $14.7bn (£9.5bn) out of a $52.6bn in total for 16 intelligence agencies, according to the files. Two of those agencies […]
Source: Asia Times: By Ramzy Baroud How many Egyptians have been killed since the January 2011 revolt? Various sources suggest all sorts of numbers. It is as if the life of the ordinary Egyptian doesn’t matter on its own, only within a larger context to prove a political point. The […]
Source: Asia Times. By M K Bhadrakumar President Barack Obama is setting a new precedent in America’s history as an imperialist power. He is all but apologizing before he orders a military attack against a sovereign country with which the United States is not at war and which has not […]
Source: NY Times: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A Pakistani judicial official on Thursday overturned the convictionof a Pakistani doctor who helped the C.I.A. while it was searching for Osama bin Laden, and ordered a retrial. The official, Sahibzada Muhammad Anis, who presided over an appellate court hearing the case, ruled that […]
Source:NY Times. WASHINGTON — President Obama is prepared to move ahead with a limited military strike on Syria, administration officials said Thursday, despite a stinging rejection of such action by America’s stalwart ally Britain and mounting questions from Congress. More:
Source: NY Times. Prime Minister David Cameron said that Britain would not participate militarily in any strike against Syria after he lost a parliamentary vote on Thursday on an anodyne motion urging an international response by 13 votes. It was a stunning defeat for a government that had seemed days […]
Anyone legally married to one wife and also attempting to have a common-law marriage relationship with another, is committing the crime of polygamy and open to prosecution resulting in imprisonment and fine or both. Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | US Desk Source/Credit: Wikipedia / Various By Staff report | […]
Swedish prosecutors have decided to charge a 22-year-old man for honking his horn outside the Fittja mosque in Stockholm, citing his intention to disturb the Muslim congregation. Prosecutor Christina Weilander […]
Source: Tariq kareem Arif. Alhamdolillah the Adventure Group of Germany reached safely UK Jalsa Gah on Wednesday evening. Mobarak to participants.
By Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew Osborn LONDON | Thu Aug 29, 2013 9:40am EDT (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron’s plans for an imminent military strike on Syria were in disarray on Thursday after a revolt by lawmakers warning him to heed the “lessons of Iraq”. After imploring the world […]
by Simon Bradley, swissinfo.ch August 28, 2013 – 17:50 The United States, Britain and its allies are gearing up for a probable military strike against Syria that could come within days. Political scientist Markus Kaim says one of their underlying aims is to force parties to the negotiating table. According […]
AMMAN — Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications Mohammad Momani on Wednesday said that Jordan wants a political solution for the Syrian crisis that guarantees its territorial unity and the safety of its people. “Our position regarding the Syrian crisis is based on our concern for Jordan’s higher […]
LISA KAAKI Published — Wednesday 28 August 2013 Ever since 9/11, the perception of Islamic groups has been anything but positive and this has also reflected negatively on Islam as […]
JTA, Wednesday, August 28, 2013 The directors of the Jewish Community Center of Krakow and the Krakow Islamic Center are joining forces to fight Poland’s ban on Jewish and Muslim ritual slaughter. Jonathan Ornstein, the JCC’s executive director, and Dr. Hayssam Obeidat, director of the Islamic Center, issued a joint […]
The Media Review Network (MRN) is appalled and condemns in the strongest possible terms the dastardly and wicked chemical attack on the civilian population in Syria. We are also concerned at the sabre-rattling by the US and her Western and regional partners in the Syrian crisis. The threat of a […]
Source: Dhaka Tribune By Hasibur Rahman Bilu, Archaeologists from Jahangirnagar University (JU) have excavated an ancient Hindu temple at Belwa village of Ghoraghat upazila in Dinajpur. The massive brick structure has […]
Source: Dr Shoaib Rana Note by the Editor: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Germany is blessed with lot many young male and female upcoming scientists. Each year large number is engaged in research and getting PhD degrees. It is clear proof that Muslim World is not void of talents. Effort will be […]
BY PR NEWSWIRE LONDON, August 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — A dynamic Islamic group is to give thanks for 100 glorious years in Britain by raising the Union Jack and celebrating […]