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.
Story Summary Hezbollah stands ready to defend Syria against U.S. and Israeli designs to control the Arab state and views its involvement in the crisis in Lebanon’s neighbor as “political […]
May 05, 2013 03:41 AM The Daily Star BEIRUT: An Israeli warplane was shot down by Syrian air-defense units during a raid near Damascus early Sunday, Hezbollah’s Manar television station reported, citing security sources in the Syrian capital. There was no independent confirmation of the claim and Israel did not […]
AFP, Rijeka-Croatia – Some 20,000 Muslims from Croatia and abroad gathered in the Adriatic port city of Rijeka on Saturday to inaugurate an Islamic center and the third mosque in […]
BEIRUT — Thousands of Sunni Muslims fled a Syrian coastal town Saturday, a day after reports circulated that dozens of people, including children, had been killed by pro-government gunmen in the area, activists said. The violence occurred as embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad made his second public appearance in a […]
by Susan Vogel-Misicka, swissinfo.ch May 2, 2013 – 11:00 Egyptian property developer and billionaire Samih Sawiris is confident his first venture in Europe, the Andermatt Swiss Alps resort, will be […]
CNN reports, citing two unnamed US officials, that Israel conducted airstrike into Syria on Thursday or Friday but Israeli planes did not enter Syrian airspace; CBS, NBC also report airstrike. […]
Source:Spiegel. In symbolic protest of growing anti-Semitism in Hungary, the World Jewish Congress will meet in Budapest this weekend. This has angered Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who plans to address the assembly about the criticism. But no amount of talk can erase the fact that right-wing extremism is on the […]
Source:LUBP KARACHI (30 April 2013): The political parties, which are being targeted by the Pakistani Taliban for having ‘secular views,’ late on Tuesday (30 April) said the coming May 11 polls are being hijacked by “local and international establishment,” DawnNews reported. It is believed that Pakistan army’s intelligence agencies (local […]
Source: LUBP Anybody saying it’s ‘fake’ should know that based on this evidence the SCP overturned a LHC decision and acquitted BB and AAZ, famously stating that the “bias is floating on the surface of the decision.” Resultantly the two LHC judges had to resign. More:
Source:ET PESHAWAR: A sense of fear prevailed among residents after the Taliban warned people not to cast their vote in general elections. They termed democracy as against the ‘teachings of Islam.’ Letters put up on walls in different locations, including the Hameed Khan Machine, Captain Tor Khan Kalay and Iqra Public […]
Source:The Local. Being happy is important for everyone. For some it’s a ray of sunshine falling on the petals of a spring flower, for others it’s a fancy yacht. For this week’s The Local list we looked at a recent survey of what puts a smile on German faces. More:
Source: The Local. Catholic women are determined to achieve equality in the lay section of the church – and told The Local the move made by Germany’s top bishop this week when he said the idea of women deacons was no longer taboo, was not enough. Read More:
Source; Godless Berlin-based shoe firm Atheist has enjoyed runaway success over the past year, and garnered orders from around the world – but it seems their faithless brand name is causing problems for shipments to the United States. More:
Source:DW.de via Wasim Sr. At a time when the world was hoping to see a shift in Pakistan’s policies towards Islamism, its military chief Kayani made sure that nobody should be under any illusions. Pakistan and Islam cannot be separated, he said. The Taliban have proven time and again that […]
Courtesy: The Economist Myanmar’s Muslims Kicked in the teeth May 3rd 2013, 12:17 by R.C. | PENANG <:aside sizset=”91″ sizcache=”4″> I AM in Malaysia for the election on May 5th, and up here in the north of the country quite a lot of the political to-and-fro is about […]
courtesy: The Econmist Affirmative action in Brazil Slavery’s legacy Apr 26th 2013, 12:27 by H.J. | SÃO PAULO TO SUM up recent research predicting a mixed-race future for humanity, biologist Stephen Stearns of Yale University turns to an already intermingled nation. In a few centuries, he says, we will […]
By Alan Strathern Oxford University BBC NEWS MAGAZINE Of all the moral precepts instilled in Buddhist monks the promise not to kill comes first, and the principle of non-violence is […]
Clean and Thoughtful Jokes The groom says to his lovely bride “Honey, I need to go to work, I’ll see you pretty soon?” The bride said with a sad voice “Why, don’t you see me pretty now?” JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ A reporter interviewed a 135-year-old woman. “And what do you think is […]
By Canan Tasci canan.tasci@ inlandnewspapers.com @ChinoValleyNow on Twitter CHINO — Ahmadiyya Muslim Community members are anxiously awaiting the arrival of their world leader in Southern California on Saturday. In his […]
May 2, 2013 – 12:39 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Switzerland for its help in organising a referendum on a peace treaty with the Palestinians. Netanyahu made the comments during talks with the Swiss Foreign Minister, Didier Burkhalter, on Thursday in Jerusalem. “Come to Switzerland and we will […]