Obama golfs, Kerry lectures, Egyptians die in droves
By Jennifer Rubin, Published: August 15, 2013 Put it this way: President Obama’s Egypt policy is about as effective as his Syria policy. And for the first time Wednesday, with […]
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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.
Sri Lanka told to prosecute mobs who attacked mosque
COLOMBO: The US Embassy urged Sri Lankan authorities on Sunday to arrest and prosecute those responsible for vandalizing a mosque in the national capital. An Agence France Presse (AFP) report […]
Robert Fisk: Bloodbath marks the day when democracy drew its dying breath
15 AUGUST 2013 The Egyptian crucible has broken. The “unity” of Egypt has melted amid the massacres of yesterday’s suppression of the Muslim Brotherhood. A hundred dead – 200, 300 […]
Robert Fisk: Any other ‘statesman’ who negotiated peace like John Kerry would be treated as a thief Kerry isn’t on their side. He’s going all out for ‘peace’ on Israeli government terms
Has John Kerry no shame? First he cuddles up to both Palestinians and Israelis and announces the renewal of a “peace process” which the Palestinians don’t trust and the Israelis […]
SR300bn Makkah projects to expand pilgrim services
JEDDAH: P. K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS STAFF New projects worth more than SR300 billion are being implemented in Makkah to improve services being rendered to millions of pilgrims […]
Stop distorting Jinnah’s words
Source: ET It is a sad statement about Pakistan that 67 years after its founding, our education system and public culture continue to distort key ideas enunciated by Mohammad Ali Jinnah to govern the country. To make matters worse, even his words end up being mutilated. In his landmark speech […]
Genetic map of cancer reveals trails of mutation that lead to disease
Souce: The Guargian Genetic map of cancer reveals trails of mutation that lead to disease Map shows how 20 patterns of mutation drive 30 cancer types, pointing the way to prevention and treatment strategies Researchers at the Sanger Institute explain how they identified the patterns of mutation underlying cancer The […]
AI urges Bangladesh to restore indigenous people’s land rights
The Amnesty International has urged the Bangladesh government to restore land rights of the indigenous people in the country, said a blog post of Live Wire, the … See all stories on this topic » http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/bangladesh-must-restore-land-rights-of-indigenous-people-says-ai/
The Ahmadis are one of the worst sufferers!
Source: Dawn.Com The Ahmadis are one of the worst sufferers as horrors are being visited on them.Qasim Rashid, a 31-year old Pakistani-American who migrated to the US when he was five, returned home to explore his roots and learn more about the status of his community, the Ahmadis, in the […]
Breaking News: Death Toll in Egypt Violence Climbs to 525, Health Ministry Says
Source: NY Times: The death toll from Egypt’s bloody crackdown on supporters of the deposed president, Mohamed Morsi, soared beyond 500 across the land on Thursday with over 3,700 people injured, the Health Ministry said, in a further sign of the extent and the ferocity of Wednesday’s scorched-earth assault by […]
Cairo massacre: After today, what Muslim will ever trust the ballot box again?
Source: The Independent: The Egyptian crucible has broken. The “unity” of Egypt – that all-embracing, patriotic, essential glue that has bound the nation together since the overthrow of the monarchy in 1952 and the rule of Nasser – has melted amid the massacres, gun battles and fury of yesterday’s suppression […]
Talent Lies Within. But Where?
Source: NY Times: As an 800-meter runner at Columbia University, David Epstein often tested himself against his training partner, Scott. Mr. Epstein was a walk-on who had clawed his way onto the varsity team. Scott, the son of two Canadian track standouts, had set a national age-group record in 1997, […]
Arms Shipments From Sudan to Syria Rebels
Source: NY Times: Syrian rebels, frustrated by the West’s reluctance to provide arms, have found a supplier in an unlikely source: Sudan, a country that has been under international arms embargoes and maintains close ties with a stalwart backer of the Syrian government, Iran.In deals that have not been publicly […]
The four-hour meeting between Saudi Bandar and Russian Vlad Putin!
Source: Asia Times: The four-hour meeting between Bandar Bush and Vlad the Hammer by now has acquired mythic status. Essentially, according to diplomatic leaks, Bandar asked Vlad to drop Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and forget about blocking a possible UN Security Council resolution on a no-fly zone (as if Moscow would […]
Taliban warn of reprisal if PML-N govt hangs militants
Source: Dawn.Com PESHAWAR: The outlawed Punjabi Taliban, an offshoot terrorist organisation of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), on Monday warned the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government of dire consequences if it carries on with its plan of executing some convicts on death row. In a pamphlet, distributed in southern Punjab and […]
“The word ‘messiah’ is a title
Source: ET “The word ‘messiah’ is a title, and it’s a title that has only been earned by one person, and that one person is Jesus Christ,” Ballew told WBIR. Ballew, who could not be reached for comment on Sunday, said the child would likely struggle with his given first […]
Egypt’s top sheikh begins mediation efforts – Head of leading Islamic institute Al-Azhar calls on political powers to attend reconciliation talks.
The head of Egypt’s leading Islamic authority Al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, has begun calling on political powers and public figures to attend a national reconciliation meeting later this week. The […]
Global Viewpoint : Kerry’s support for military coup in Egypt undermines US position in Middle East
Secretary of State John Kerry’s said the military coup in Egypt was ‘restoring democracy.’ This view confirms Muslim Brotherhood claims that the US would rather prop up a military dictatorship than accept an elected Islamic government. Leaders must choose their words accurately. By Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Op-ed contributor, Bernard-Henri Levy, […]
U.S. wholesale inventories fall for second straight month
(Reuters) – U.S. wholesale inventories unexpectedly fell for a second straight month in June, prompting economists to trim their second-quarter economic growth estimates. The Commerce Department said on Friday wholesale inventories fell 0.2 percent after declining 0.6 percent in May. This was weaker than the government had assumed in its […]
New Muslims: Marry a Born-Muslim or Revert?
By Sadaf Farooqi Freelance Writer- Pakistan Monday, 12 August 2013 onislam.net Born Muslims did not strive hard and swim against a social tide to become Muslim against all glaring odds. […]