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: Lankaweb By A. Abdul Aziz, Press Secretary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at – Sri Lanka. According to our Press Department U.K., the Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at and Fifth Khalifa, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad delivered the keynote address at a special reception held in his honour at the Montage in […]
(Reuters) – Import prices fell in April due to a drop in oil costs, a positive sign for household finances that also pointed to benign inflation pressures. Import prices slipped 0.5 percent last month, the biggest decline since December, the Labor Department said on Tuesday. March’s data was revised to […]
Source: NY Times By ADAM DAVIDSON A couple of years ago, I was in an industrial park in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as a textiles executive pitched me on becoming a rich T-shirt manufacturer. It was easy, he said, to teach basic sewing to even the most poorly educated farmers. If I […]
by Daniel Denvir If you thought you knew all there was to know about the Vietnam War, you were wrong. For example: ever heard of the “Mere Gook Rule,” a […]
by Peter Siegenthaler, swissinfo.ch May 14, 2013 – 11:00 Saudi Arabia, a key player in the conflict in Syria, is an important Swiss trade partner but it regularly makes headlines due to human rights violations. Is conducting business with the desert state complicity, or another way of bringing about change? […]
Source: The Economist: IT IS still not official, but everybody knows Nawaz Sharif is set to become Pakistan’s next prime minister. Foreign leaders have dialled in congratulations. Pakistan’s bigwigs sniffing for jobs queue at his residence in Lahore. Three days ago everyone you met on the street was planning to […]
Source: Wasim Sr Click HERE for intresting video. Sorry only in Urdu.
Source: Rabia Khan of Germany. Click HERE to see the video in Youtube.
Two teenagers and a dog inspect protestors wrapped in plastic bags in central Lausanne on May 13. The flash action was organised by a group in canton Vaud which is […]
The results of the Pakistan elections are in – but how did a former exile win the vote? By promising airports to people who can’t afford bicycles, says novelist Mohammed Hanif SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN Link to video: Pakistan election: Nawaz Sharif’s Muslim League claims victory Here’s a little fairytale from […]
JEDDAH: IBRAHIM NAFFEE ARABNEWS Tuesday 14 May 2013 The perception that Saudis do not want to take up unskilled jobs is changing, according to Nidal Radwan, chairman of the National […]
Muslim Franck Ribéry was left “p****d off” after Bayern Munich teammates ignored pleas to soak him with beer during the Bundesliga champions’ title celebrations. Former Manchester City defender Jerome Boateng proved to be the Frenchman’s bête noire when he poured a large glass of Bavarian beer over Ribéry Ribéry said […]
Human Rights Watch has reviewed graphic evidence that appears to show a commander of the Syrian opposition “Independent Omar al-Farouq” brigade mutilating the corpse of a pro-government fighter. The figure in the video cuts the heart and liver out of the body and uses sectarian language to insult Alawites. The […]
Note: This post has the perspective of Sunni Muslims. Ahmadiyya perspective is argued in the comment section. ADIL SALAHI, ARAB NEWS Friday 3 December 2004 Last Update 3 December 2004 12:00 am Q. I have a query about Jesus. I do know that Jesus was raised to heaven before the […]
Note: This post has the perspective of Sunni Muslims. Ahmadiyya perspective is argued in the comment section. Source: ARABNEWS The following series of articles mention the Major Signs that will occur shortly before the end of the world and the coming of the Day of Judgment. This part is the […]
Courtesy: Conception Christian Cannuyer and Cibermaredsous.be Every Synagogue, Church and Mosque should have a copy to discuss the unity of the major three religions of the world which should lead […]
Source: City.data.com. “Your Holiness, welcome to the city of angels—a fitting name on this historic day. Los Angeles is a melting pot for all religious and ethnic groups. We are honored to host you.” Read more:
Source: NY Times/AP DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s government plans to raise the minimum wage for garment workers after the deaths of more than 1,100 people in the collapse of a factory building focused attention on the textile industry’s dismal pay and hazardous working conditions. A new minimum wage board […]
Source: The Conservative Papers. Click HERE for details.
Source: LA Times: Names and money, it turns out, have some correlation. According to a survey of top earners, the shorter the name, the higher the salary is likely to be. Or at least, people with high salaries tend to have very short names. Before you go changing your moniker […]