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.
RAMALLAH, April 28, 2013 (WAFA) – The “Freedom and Dignity” International conference Sunday adopted the launch of an international campaign to free Fatah leader and lawmaker Marwan Barghouti and all prisoners in Israeli jails, said a press release on Sunday. The Free Barghouti campaign said that Member of the African […]
By Sue Schneider April 29, 2013 Bright green leaves, flowers, birds, sunshine, rain… but spring wouldn’t truly be spring without the soft humming of bees. When people speak of bees, […]
Source: Scidev.net From: David Dickson Conservative traditions, rather than religious belief, seem to be the main barrier to modern science in Muslim countries, says David Dickson. Earlier this month, I […]
The INS Rahav, the Israeli Navy’s 5th Dolphin-class submarine, was inaugurated today by the IDF and Ministry of Defense at a ceremony in Germany Israel’s fifth Dolphin-class submarine, the INS […]
Source: NY Times. By JIM YARDLEY SAVAR, Bangladesh — The mother stood at the edge of the wreckage, pressing her lips to photos of her two children — Asma, who had worked in a garment factory on the fourth floor, and Sultan, who worked on the fifth. For five days […]
France24. France will keep its defence budget broadly stable for the next five years, after meeting stiff resistance from lawmakers and the army to proposed cuts, although the flat budget will mean 34,000 job losses by 2019. A five-year blueprint for military strategy published on Monday said, “in total, from […]
According to many media reports, the Islamist mob is backed by the brother of Tahir Ashrafi, chairman of the Pakistan Ulema Council. Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | Int’l Desk […]
By PETER BAUMANN / peterb@laramieboomerang.com • Sunday, April 28, 2013 Source: BOOMERANG Laramie High School senior Emily Simpson poses for a photograph with students of the T.I. Ahmadiyya Basic School […]
BY AFSIN YURDAKUL | APRIL 28, 2013 FOREIGN POLICY SOMEWHERE IN NORTHERN SYRIA — On a chilly morning in late March, I met the Free Syrian Army (FSA) Chief of […]
Source: ARABNEWS Colonel Donald S. Rockwell was born in Illinois, United States. He completed his studies in universities of Washington and Columbia where he received many honorary degrees. He was a poet, literary critic as well as editorial director at Radio Personalities. He gained the rank of colonel while participating […]
Hatoon Kadi ARABNEWS Monday 29 April 2013 Yes here I am, the sophisticated Ph.D. student writing about doing without domestic help after the morning marathon of, “kids put on your clothes now! Finish your breakfast and brush your teeth. Whaaat? You haven’t made your bed? Do it now before school!” […]
JEDDAH: Khadijah Habib ARABNEWS Monday 29 April 2013 The Ministry of Haj has warned hotels and other accommodation facilities against seizing passports of pilgrims under any circumstances, cautioning that punitive action will be taken if irregularities are detected. In a phone conversation with Arab News, Muhammad Al-Bijawi, director of the […]
JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah arrived home on Sunday from a working visit to US, where he held talks with US President Barack Obama that focused on […]
April 29, 2013 – 08:41 SWISSINFO BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halki survived a bomb attack that targeted his convoy in central Damascus on Monday, Syrian state media and Hezbollah’s al-Manar television reported. “The terrorist explosion in al-Mezze was an attempt to target the convoy of the prime […]
Source: Mondoweiss Brown University has released a new study: The cost of wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan are estimated at 225,000 lives and up to $4 trillion in U.S. spending, in a new report by scholars with the Eisenhower Research Project at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International Studies. […]
Source:TOI ISLAMABAD: The first general elections in Pakistan that will usher in a smooth democratic transfer of power in 66 years is likely to go down to the wire with no party expected to get a majority. With less than two weeks to go for the landmark election to choose […]
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Source: Spiegel. Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich officially confirmed for the first time that there were German “jihadists” in Syria. Friedrich particularly expressed concern about “calls for those Europeans who have been trained in battle (in Syria) to return home and pursue jihad.” More:
Source:The Local. What do you buy a multi-millionaire who also happens to be the leader of the free world? Angela Merkel gave him a set of golf putters – and presented his wife with six bottles of wine. More:
Source:The Local Uli Hoeneß is thought to have hidden millions of euros in Switzerland, safely out of sight of the German tax man. If he is proven guilty, the football legend will no longer be able to lead FC Bayern Munich as he has, comments ZEIT ONLINE‘s Oliver Fritsch. More: