Islam’s Great Historian: The man who travelled for thirty years
ABU TARIQ HIJAZI ARABNEWS Friday 17 May 2013 Shamsuddin Mohammed, “Ibn Battuta”, the great Muslim adventurer of Morocco, was born on 17th of Rajab 703 AH (corresponding to Feb. 24, […]
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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.
Graft main Saudi Twitter topic
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Saturday 18 May 2013 Most Twitters users in Saudi Arabia are interested in local issues, particularly corruption cases, according to a study conducted last year. The study […]
Interfaith harmony: Imams to visit Auschwitz
WARSAW: ARAB NEWS Saturday 18 May 2013 A Saudi preacher is among 14 Muslim scholars from across the globe who will visit the former Nazi Auschwitz death camp in southern Poland next week as part of a Holocaust awareness and anti-genocide program, organizers said yesterday. “This is an opportunity for […]
Changing my religion – A British strand of Islam is emerging as more people become converts
Source: The Economist Muslim converts – Changing my religion A British strand of Islam is emerging as more people become converts MUSLIM converts have an image problem. A handful, like Richard Dart, a Dorset native jailed last month, have been implicated in terrorism. Samantha Lewthwaite, who was married to Germaine Lindsay, […]
Surplus fund comes as economic relief
Source: BDNews 24 DHAKA:Bangladesh registered a current account balance surplus of over $2.8 billion in the first nine months (July-March) of the current fiscal (2012-13). This is seen as a comfortable zone for the country with no need to borrow money for regular transactions. In case of debts, a government […]
Israeli official: We underestimated Assad regime’s strength
By BEN CASPIT, LIOR NOVIK Senior defense official: Israel thought Assad would fall sooner. Syrian President Bashar Assad heading a cabinet meeting in Damascus, February 12, 2013. Photo: REUTERS/SANA/Handout The debate over the situation in Syria and President Bashar Assad’s chances for survival has sharpened recently within the Israeli defense […]
What a teaching? “an attack against one Muslim is an attack against all”
Source: CNN By Hussein Rashid, Special to CNN Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of the Boston Marathon bomb suspects, reportedly wrote that “an attack against one Muslim is an attack against all” on the wall of the boat in which he was hiding from police last month. Variations of this refrain seem to […]
Pakistan may face international travel ban
Source: ET According to documents available with The Express Tribune, Minister for Information and Technology, Education and Trainings and Science and Technology Dr Sania Nishtar informed Caretaker Premier Justice (retd) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso and her cabinet colleagues that Pakistan was the only country in the world without a clear […]
Germany faces extremist Islamic threat
Source: RT Germany via Wasim Sr. Click HERE to watch the video in Youtube.
David Cameron should take Britain out of the EU after the Next Election
Source: The Conservative Papers by Peter Paton Prime Minister David Cameron should dissolve Parliament and call an early election later this year on taking Britain out of the EU. Summary of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 The Bill fixes the date of the next General Election at 7 May 2015, […]
IRS, DOJ, and Benghazi Expose Limits of Obama’s Big-Government Vision
Source: The daily Beast All successful political leaders have one or two very simple fundamental beliefs upon which they build both their popularity and their policies.For Ronald Reagan, it was limited government and more freedom. For Barack Obama, it is the unshakeable conviction that government can and must be a […]
Islam, the internet and privacy
Source: The Economist FOR young people of Muslim heritage, the internet can either be a deadly temptation or a breath of fresh air. At worst, for some frustrated kids with time on their hands, it opens a window into a world of extremism where all moderating influences from real life (parents, […]
The Words That Could Force Obama into War
Source: Spiegel There are few foreign policy mistakes as grave as this one: A president publicly draws a red line, telling his opponent he can go this far and no further without consequences. But when that line is crossed, he does nothing. This has been the scenario with United States […]
Pellet gun-toting man shot by Metro Police
Source: Las Wegas Sun A 29-year-old Las Vegas man was still in critical condition Thursday afternoon after being shot multiple times overnight by a Metro Police officer. The man, Miguel Alejandro Martinez, who was brandishing a pellet gun that was a replica of a Colt .45 handgun, was taken to […]
Pakistan’s next premier an Islamist comeback kid
Source: Las Wegas Sun via Wasim Sr The man set to become Pakistan’s next prime minister after historic elections over the weekend could be called the Islamist comeback kid. Nawaz Sharif has held the job twice before, but the last time didn’t end so well. The 63-year-old was toppled in […]
‘Mommy Merkel’:
Source: Der Spiegel. “There is no particular enthusiasm for (German Chancellor Angela) Merkel, but rather paralyzed consent.” During her eight years as chancellor, Angela Merkel has skillfully lulled Germans to sleep and used feel-good policies to switch their focus from politics to personal comfort. By starving Germany’s democracy of vibrancy, […]
Big pharma ‘human guinea pigs’ spark anger
Source: The Local. Revelations that Western drug companies colluded with East Germany’s communist regime to use more than 50,000 people as “human guinea pigs” in 1980s medical trials has sparked widespread outrage. More:
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad welcomed to Canada by Jason Kenney
Source: AMJ Press Desk UK: The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad arrived in Canada on 15 May 2013 as his tour of North America continued.His Holiness landed at Vancouver International Airport at 5.30pm local time and was greeted by Canada’s Minister […]
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Protest Draft In Jerusalem, Vow To Defy (PHOTOS) (VIDEO)
JERUSALEM, May 16 (Reuters) – Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews protested in Jerusalem on Thursday against plans to enlist men from their community into the military, a proposal supported by the secular majority pushing for a more equal share of the burden on Israeli society. A sea of black coats – […]
Pressure of War Is Causing Syria to Break Apart
CAIRO — The black flag of jihad flies over much of northern Syria. In the center of the country, pro-government militias and Hezbollah fighters battle those who threaten their communities. In the northeast, the Kurds have effectively carved out an autonomous zone. After more than two years of conflict, Syria […]