You know someone who is gay, but do you know a polygamist?
Since the U.S. Supreme Court made largely favorable rulings for gay marriage last month, there has been hope in some quarters, even predictions, that polygamy is next. The thinking, by […]
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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.
Ramadan cannon was ‘born by chance’
JEDDAH: KHADIJA HABIB ARABNEWS Thursday 11 July 2013 It appears to have come about by accident that the Ramadan cannon is now emblematic of the ninth month of the Muslim […]
British public wrong about nearly everything, survey shows
Research shows public opinion often deviates from facts on key social issues including crime, benefit fraud and immigration JONATHAN PAIGE TUESDAY 09 JULY 2013 THE INDEPENDENT A new survey for the Royal Statistical Society and King’s College London shows public opinion is repeatedly off the mark on issues including crime, […]
Saudi princess accused of holding Kenyan servant captive in California
July 11, 2013 – 05:00 By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Prosecutors in Southern California charged a Saudi Arabian princess on Wednesday with human trafficking and accused her of bringing a Kenyan woman to the United States and holding her against her will as a servant. The accused woman, […]
Syria activists protest rebel siege of Aleppo districts
STORY SUMMARY Activists in Aleppo have held protests calling for the lifting of a rebel siege of regime-held districts of Syria’s second city that has created food shortages, activists said […]
World-class pilgrim city in Makkah soon
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS STAFF Thursday 11 July 2013 A full-fledged pilgrim city with state-of-the-art facilities will be set up in Makkah, similar to the one planned […]
Jordan: Experimental pumping from Disi aquifer starts
by Hani Hazaimeh | Jul 10, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES Note by the Editor: Please forgive me for posting this News. It is of little interest to readers ‘soaked in […]
‘Qatar losing Mideast ground to Saudi Arabia‘ (and you thought there was a ‘Sunni-Shiah conflict’?)
AFP | Jul 10, 2013 | ARABNEWS DUBAI — Qatar, a key supporter of Islamists who rose to power in Arab Spring countries, is losing ground in regional politics to Saudi Arabia which appears to have seized the reins on key issues, notably Egypt and Syria. The decline in Qatar’s […]
Bangladesh Forex reserve over $15 bln
By Abdur Rahim Harmachi Chief Economics Correspondent, bdnews24.com For the first time, the central bank’s foreign exchange reserve has remained above $15 billion-mark after paying dues of the Asian Clearing Union (ACU). The reserve had come down to $14.78 billion after clearing ACU’s $718 million on Monday. Bangladesh Bank’s Forex […]
Ahmed Assem: the Egyptian photographer who chronicled his own death
The grainy film captures the soldier as he shoots from his vantage point on top of the yellow stone building. By Robert Tait and Magdy Samaan, Cairo9:30PM BST 09 Jul 2013 He fires more than once and then, suddenly, turns the rifle and points toward the camera lens. The film […]
Gulf Support for Mohamed Morsi’s Ouster in Egypt
Erin Kilbride* Gulf leaders love a good revolution as long as it is someone else’s. Messages of congratulations and praise for Egypt’s armed forces have been pouring out of Gulf states since the military-led ouster of former President Mohammed Morsi on Wednesday, July 3. Many of these statements have incorporated […]
Blessings of Ramadan
Blessings of Ramadan Summary of Friday Sermon delivered by the Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community October 7th, 2005 (NOTE: Alislam Team takes full responsibility for any errors or miscommunication in this Synopsis of the Friday Sermon Back home from his European tour Huzuraba delivered Friday sermon at Bait ul […]
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood rejects transition plan
Maggie Michael, Associated Press USA TODAY CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood on Tuesday rejected a new timetable announced by the military-backed interim leadership that sets a fast track for amending the Islamist-drafted constitution and holding new parliamentary and presidential elections by early next year. The quick issuing of the […]
Fugitive Snowden likely Venezuela bound – US journalist
July 10, 2013 – 02:57 By Paulo Prada SWISSINFO.CH RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Fugitive former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden will likely accept asylum in Venezuela to escape prosecution in the United States, said Glenn Greenwald, the U.S. journalist who first published the secret documents that Snowden leaked. In […]
Fasting is healthy (Part 1)
MARIAM ALIREZA ARABNEWS Wednesday 10 July 2013 Before I begin, I would like to wish you all a blessed month of Ramadan. As this month of fasting is very special, […]
Tax threat: Saudis with US citizenship fear losses
JEDDAH: DIANA AL-JASSEM | ARAB NEWS STAFF Wednesday 10 July 2013 Saudi nationals with US citizenship are set to pay a 30 percent tax on bank deposits over $ 50,000 […]
Kingdom (of Saudi Arabia) ‘will not tolerate extremism’
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Wednesday 10 July 2013 Saudi Arabia yesterday urged the international community to play a decisive role to end the bloodbath in Syria, giving ethics priority over politics. […]
New Haram annex opens for pilgrims
MAKKAH: AHMAD WAHAJ SIDDIQUI ARABNEWS Wednesday 10 July 2013 Three floors of the newly constructed annex of the Grand Mosque have been opened to accommodate 400,000 more worshippers this Ramadan. […]
A Complete Analysis Of Egypt’s Textbook Coup
Source: BUSINESS INSIDER by MICHAEL KELLEY JUL. 9, 2013, 11:00 AM 949 1 On July 3, as the Egyptian military prepared to oust President Mohamed Morsi, FT’s Joseph Cotterill tweeted […]
Fasting for longer: the challenge of Ramadan in (northern) Europe
Oh people! A great month has come over you; a blessed month; a month in which a night is better than a thousand months; a month in which Allah has […]