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.
Source: Morocco World News: In the letter, which was received by MWN reads: “I, Bensalem Loukili, born in 02.16.1978 in the village of Kermat Bin Salem, Zerhoun, under national identification card N: DS 4473, took the decision to renounce the Moroccan nationality and the Moroccan state has to take this […]
August 03, 2013 Childhood memories of wartime Lebanon and street scenes from revolutionary Cairo: Lena Merhej and Mohamed Shennawy embody a trend in contemporary Arab graphic novels that draws its inspiration from real-life events. Aged 35, Merhej has a German and Lebanese background and works as a graphic designer and […]
JEDDAH: SHAHRUKH JAMSHED | ARAB NEWS STAFF Published — Sunday 4 August 2013 Pakistan and India should sit down for serious talks on lingering issues for the benefit of their […]
An anonymous philanthropist has donated more than SR 2 million to the Directorate General of Prisons to help 63 prisoners reunite with their parents and families during Eid Al-Fitr. The donation will benefit prisoners convicted of crimes against the public interest in the cities and towns of Riyadh, Jeddah, Hail, […]
August 03, 2013 12:21 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star STORY SUMMARY Hold on to your seats, for the four most powerful and influential Arab countries – Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Egypt – are all experiencing significant, sometimes violent, internal changes that touch on the most basic […]
MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS Published — Saturday 3 August 2013 More than 1,300 volunteers work daily during the holy month of Ramadan to serve food on a plastic trail extending 4 […]
MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS Published — Saturday 3 August 2013 Heavy rains after noon prayer in Makkah were seen as blessings of the holy month’s last Friday. The downpour came as […]
Source: Front Page Mag: What does English have to do with anything? In what conceivable set of circumstances could his poor English skills have led him to repeatedly, but unintentionally, molest teenage girls? Sure. It’s a misunderstanding. He didn’t understand that in Australia, women are considered human beings and have […]
Source: ET Pakistan, with its predictable need to be at the centre of the world’s attention, is arguably the most critical battleground where the future of faith, as a religious and political force, will be determined. And yet, Pakistan’s national discourse avoids any meaningful discussion on religion and the role […]
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Source: Jahad Watch by Wasim Sr. “The President has got a good opportunity to ensure his place in Heaven by granting pardon to Qadri as God will be very happy with him (Zardari) for pardoning a faithful Muslim by using his discretionary powers.” Tiny Minority of Extremists Update: “1,000 Pakistani […]
Women who choose to dress in Western style say it does not compromise their commitment to religion By Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief Published: 15:12 August 2, 2013 GULF NEWS Manama: […]
‘Scoop’ World: Friday, 2 August 2013, 2:11 pm Press Release: Palestinian Centre For Human Rights Israeli Forces Continue Systematic Attacks Against Palestinian Civilians and Property In the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) · Israeli forces continued to fire at Palestinian civilians in border areas in the Gaza Strip. – 2 Palestinian […]
by Josh Dougherty 2 August 2013 On October 22, 2010, the group WikiLeaks released the Iraq War Logs, a series of nearly 400,000 classified military records, also known as “SIGACTs”. These documents have remained publicly available on the internet in various forms since the original release, and IBC has been […]
Introduction For the Zionists the Palestinian Christians represent an obstacle to their plan to create a Jewish State in Palestine that would be 100% Jewish. In 1948, the Zionists expelled […]
What is Catherine Ashton for? She couldn’t even tell us what Mohamed Morsi said to her. Or even if she called him “President Morsi” or “Mr Morsi”. Or maybe just “Sir”. And why, by the way, is she called a “High” Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security […]
Reuters / Jordan Times OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Pressured by Washington, worried about its international standing and perturbed by Middle East turmoil, Israel had many reasons to return to peace talks with the Palestinians this week after a three year hiatus. On the surface, Israelis saw little reason to jump back […]
Jordan Times AMMAN — Northern border troops on Thursday evening seized various weapons and large amounts of ammunition and drugs that were to be smuggled into the Kingdom, according to an official source from the Jordan Armed Forces. No further details were disclosed on the incident.
AFP, Washington The United States said it would close an unspecified number of embassies around the world on Sunday over security concerns. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf on Thursday called […]
Al Arabiya A sharia committee in a rebel-held area of Aleppo issued a fatwa deeming croissants ‘haram’ (forbidden in Islamic law) because of their “colonial” significance, pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat […]