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: Conservative Papers: I wrote an article 3½ years ago, at a low moment in Obama’s first term, when his ratings tanked and his party just lost Edward Kennedy’s senate seat to a Republican, that usefully suggested that Obama could “salvage his tottering administration” by taking “dramatic gesture to change […]
Source: TOI NEW YORK: Oops! PayPal, the online money-transfer company, has accidentally credited a man in Delaware a whopping $92,233,720,368,547,800, making him by far the richest man in the world. Chris Reynolds, 56, said he was shocked when he received his monthly statement via e-mail from PayPal last week, with […]
By MIHIR ZAVERI and LISA LEFF Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO—The University of California’s governing board confirmed its first Muslim student member Wednesday, despite some Jewish groups’ claims that she marginalized […]
July 16, 2013 – 22:08 Asylum requests in Switzerland fell by almost by a third during the first six months of the year when compared with figures for the same period of 2012. Officials are at a loss to explain why, but do not expect the trend to continue. Between […]
STORY SUMMARY Kurdish fighters expelled jihadists from the Syrian flashpoint frontier town of Ras al-Ain and the nearby border crossing with Turkey, activists said Wednesday, in escalating fighting that could signal another front in Syria’s fractious civil war.Kurdish fighters took total control of Ras al-Ain “after 24 hours of fighting. […]
STORY SUMMARY One of the worst recurring features of U.S. foreign policy is a process that might bluntly be described as “seduction and abandonment”. On June 13, the White House announced it would provide military aid to the Syrian opposition because the Assad regime had crossed a “red line” by […]
Epigraph: Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet. O ye who believe! you also should invoke blessings on him and salute him with the salutation of peace. (Al Quran 33:57) EDDAH: P.K. ABDUL […]
AFP | Jul 17, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s nominee for UN envoy Wednesday slammed the global body’s “unacceptable bias” against Israel, and pledged to lobby hard to get America’s closest Mideast ally a seat on the Security Council. Even as detractors criticise her past statements […]
It was the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s and the Bosnian War in the 1990s. Today’s superpowers are fighting in Syria, but lets be in no doubt as to their motivations So there was Malcolm Rifkind, harrumphing away on Newsnight last week about the need to arm the brave […]
STORY SUMMARY Iran’s president-elect has sent messages to Syria’s Bashar Assad reaffirming support for his ally. Iran also said Tuesday it would welcome cease-fire between rebel forces and the Syrian government during the holy month of Ramadan and reiterated that a national dialogue was the only way to resolve the […]
According to Haaretz, 15 July 2013, the government of Benjamin Netanyahu has backtracked on the issue regarding the delivery of weapons to the “rebels” in Syria [1]. Concerned about the consequences of a victory at the hands of the Assad government—backed by Hezbollah and Iran—and following the unrest in the […]
Collection of news items from Dhaka regarding Opposition protests for ICT verdict on Jamat e Islami leaders. Could Bangladesh protests upend the government? (+video) Christian Science Monitor Protests continued for a second day in Bangladesh after a war crimes tribunal investigating the country’s 1971 war of independence sentenced a top Islamist politician to […]
Source: DEVEX.COM Power Africa, President Obama’s $7 billion initiative to increase electricity access on the continent, is rallying supporters to generate some energy of its own.In the past week, both U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Rajiv Shah and Power Africa coordinator Andrew Herscowitz addressed concerns from Washington’s development and […]
by Terence MacNamee, swissinfo.ch July 17, 2013 – 11:00 Campaigns to abolish church tax on companies have triggered a wide-ranging debate on state support for religion in Switzerland. The future […]
By Frida Ghitis, on 11 Jul 2013 World Politics Review Qatar made a name for itself in recent years with its bold, headline-grabbing foreign policy. Among its many controversial moves, […]
Israel’s government needs to decide if it is ready to continue to endanger the country’s future for the sake of continuing the occupation. Haaretz Editorial | Jul. 17, 2013 | The European Union recently issued a directive stipulating that agreements between Israel and EU member countries will not apply beyond […]
Source. Spiegel via Bilal Aslam of Germany An individual doing flower business fro many years and a member of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Germany, Mr Munawwar Khan, has been interviewed by […]
Source: The Local German customs officers who uncovered a Trojan elephant drug smuggling ploy turned the tables on the would-be importers and sent the package to them – only to knock on the door shortly afterwards. More:
AFP | Jul 17, 2013 | 00:24 Updated: Jul 17, 2013 | OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israeli officials on Tuesday lashed out at the EU over guidelines barring its 28 member […]
Source: ET LAHORE: The police on Tuesday released three Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LJ) men in exchange for the release of eight policemen held hostage by Chotu Mazari, The Express Tribune has learnt. Sources said MPA Atif Mazari had struck the deal with Mazari’s aide Patt Umrani and secured the exchange. On Monday, Chotu’s […]