Potential Role for Traditional Muslim Leaders to Counter Boko Haram
by Guest Blogger for John Campbell Counsel on Foreign Relations This is a guest post by Jacob Zenn, an analyst of African Affairs for the Washington D.C. based think tank, […]
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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.
PEW Report: Muslims back Islamic law, disagree on meaning
Source: USA Today By Cathy Lynn Grossman Devotion to Islam shapes the lives of most Muslims but their views on democracy, religious law known as sharia, and family life are varied, a new study finds. The research report on Muslim views on religion, politics and society was released Tuesday by The […]
Bangladesh risks losing EU market access
Source: CNN Money By Charles Riley Bangladesh must make its factories safer or risk the loss of privileged access to the country’s biggest market after a building collapse killed hundreds of garment industry workers. The warning from the European Union is the latest sign that governments and retailers are […]
(No low age for marriage, but:) FDA lowers age for buyers of Plan B pill to 15 (‘morning after pill’)
In a surprise twist to the decade-plus effort to ease access to morning-after pills, the government is lowering the age limit to 15 for one brand – Plan B One-Step […]
They may be fighting for Syria, not Assad. They may also be winning: Robert Fisk reports from inside Syria
Death stalks the Syrian regime just as it does the rebels. But on the front line of the war, the regime’s army is in no mood to surrender – and claims it doesn’t need chemical weapons Clouds hang oppressively low over the Syrian army’s front-line mountain-top in the far north […]
Robert Fisk: Assad sends his feared militia squads to the battlefront
Syria’s ‘ghost’ soldiers have been accused of torturing and killing civilians. Soon they will be controlling newly captured towns, reports our Middle East correspondent In a decision that is certain to arouse fear among the regime’s enemies, the Syrian government has decreed that thousands of volunteers loyal to President Bashar […]
U.S. hypocrisy
STORY SUMMARY In the two long years since the Syrian conflict erupted, the United States has unwittingly revealed much about its foreign policy preoccupations and motives, all of which point to a nation losing its superpower status and its reputation as the world’s policeman. It is depressingly easy to deduce […]
Most Muslims want Shariah law, split on interpretation: study
FABIENNE FAUR | AFP ARABNEWS Wednesday 1 May 2013 WASHINGTON: A majority of Muslims around the world want Shariah law to be implemented in their countries but are split on how it should be applied, […]
WORD IN THE NEWS: JIHAD
By Michael Lokesson · National Geographic News · Published April 30, 2013 The Boston marathon bombing has focused attention on the word “jihad.” Vice President Biden characterized the alleged bombers as knockoff jihadis.” The Associated Press reported that the elder brother had “vaguely discussed jihad” with his mother over the […]
Gay player story turns into discussion on Bible
by Michael Foust Baptist Press WASHINGTON (BP) — An NBA player Monday (April 29) made history by becoming the first player from a major American team sport to declare he’s […]
Ahmadiyyas underscore moderation, harmony
Source: www.indiannewslink.co.nz The Ahmadiyya Muslim community in New Zealand received kudos from a number of political and community leaders and officials at the Silver Jubilee celebrations of the Auckland based Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
Islam, Universal Human Rights, and Cairo Declaration
Epigraph: Permission to fight is given to those against whom war is made, because they have been wronged — and Allah indeed has power to help them — Those who […]
World Cup hosts Qatar face scrutiny over ‘slavery’ accusations
Source:CNN Zahir Belounis has spent the best part of the last two years without wages, a club or any prospect of returning home but the French Algerian footballer now faces his immediate future without the most basic of commodities.Food.”I will stop food, a hunger strike, I want to do that,” […]
Women elected speaker of Bangladesh’s parliament
courtesy: BBC News Women elected speaker of Bangladesh’s parliament Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury has close links with the governing Awami League party Bangladesh’s parliament has for the first time elected a woman, Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury, as speaker. Mrs Chowdhury is a member of the governing Awami League party and was […]
Why city skylines lack splendid synagogues
Judaism has found sanctity not in space, but in time. Our cathedrals are not buildings, but moments. By Rabbi Mark S. Glickman Special to The Seattle Times Faith & Values […]
Kutch dargah is India’s oldest Islamic bldg: Historian
by DNA correspondent Japanese historian Fukami Naoko claims Ibrahim mosque in Bhadreshwar has distinction of being oldest example of Islamic architecture in country. Heritage architecture in Gujarat will have one […]
Judgment Not Included
Coutesy: April 27, 2013 Judgment Not Included By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN AS police investigators peel away the layers of the Boston Marathon bombing, there are two aspects of this unfolding story to which I want to react: the mind-set of the alleged bombers and the role of the Internet […]
Well Done Ahmadiyya Community UK
Note by Editor: Very interesting Ahmadiyya news have been published by Daily Jang (30.04.2013) in its Europe news section. Muslim Time Editor Europe can look in to it for further details. Those intrested in Urdu can read the details by clicking the link given HERE.
Obama Knocks Over Podium After Speech
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Possibility of Deal for Boston Bombing!
Source: Conservative Papers. NBC News is reporting that attorneys for accused Boston Marathon Bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are discussing a possible deal in which federal prosecutors might consider waiving the death penalty in exchange for a “full accounting” of the attack that left three people dead and 264 people injured. […]