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: TOI Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd R) and his wife Lyudmila (R) walk after an inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, on May 7, 2012.(File Photo) MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila announced their divorce on Thursday after nearly 30 years of marriage. The Putins […]
Source: Asia Times: There’s absolutely no way Qusayr can be spun in the West as yet another “tactical withdrawal” by the FSA. The rebels insist they “withdrew”. Nonsense. It was a rout. This, in a nutshell, is how it happened. Qusayr had been under control of the Homs-based al-Farouk brigade, […]
Source: LUBP One more time, Pakistan seems to have come under the full control of the ruling Saudi elite. As an arm of the U.S defense establishment, the brutal and repressive Saudi elites have been a major cause of instability in Pakistan, particularly during the past three decades. Saudi Arabia is an […]
Source: LUBP According to a pro-Saudi technical advisor of PML-N namely Miftah Ismail, the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project would mean multiplication of circular debt by additional billions of rupees if the average present tariff of five dollars per mmcfd remains in place in contrast with the Iranian gas import costing […]
Islamic hardliners vowed on Thursday to stop the “immoral” Miss World beauty pageant taking place in Indonesia even after organisers agreed this year’s contestants would not wear bikinis. The Hizb […]
On Twitter by Shahzad Raza: Persecution of Ahmedis, Shias and other religious minorities has killed the true essence of secularist ideology of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who never envisioned creating a […]
Thursday, 6 June 2013, 2:51 pm SCOOP.world Press Release: US Government USGov: Testimony of Deputy Asst Secy Baer At Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing Deputy Assistant Secretary Baer at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing on Indonesia, May 23, 2013 Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, […]
On board the cruise ship, the Palestinian boys who murdered a wheelchair-bound American pensioner had seen a lifestyle they knew nothing of, according to new research The was an Italian […]
STORY SUMMARY Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri urged Syrians to unite to bring down President Bashar al-Assad and thwart what he said were U.S. plans to set up a client […]
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Qamar Zaman Published: June 6, 2013 ISLAMABAD:Partly scripted and partly extempore, Nawaz Sharif’s 30-minute speech, his first as the prime minister, […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syrian government forces and their allies in Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group, seized most of the strategic crossroads town of Qusayr early on Wednesday, a painful defeat […]
by Laura Smith-Spark, CNN London London (CNN) — Police are investigating whether anti-Muslim sentiments were behind a fire early Wednesday that caused extensive damage to a Somali community center in north London. The fire, in the Muswell Hill neighborhood, is being treated as suspicious, the Metropolitan Police said in a […]
Erdogan has been pushing for an end to alcohol, kissing and other hallmarks of secularization, with disastrous results. by CINAR KIPER The Atlantic It has been a long time, ninety […]
(Reuters) – A U.S. Army sergeant charged with killing 16 Afghan civilians in cold blood was due in court on Wednesday for a court-martial proceeding in which he is expected to plead guilty under a deal with military prosecutors to avoid the death penalty. Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, a decorated […]
Source: Asia Times. By Charles Recknagel and Muhammad Tahir Few people in Turkmenistan dare to speak about the pressure the government puts upon those suspected of Islamist leanings. But Merdan, who gives only his first name, wants to be heard. He claims his family was subjected to threats when he […]
Source: Asia Times: THE ROVING EYE Meet the ‘Friends of Jihad’ That about 70% of the Syrian people support President Bashar al-Assad is something the “Friends of Syria” prefer to trample under the nearest Persian rug. As Western governments – notably Britain and France – “lead from behind” to play […]
Source: Asia Times: By M K Bhadrakumar One thing that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said before pushing ahead on Tuesday with a four-day tour of the Maghreb tour still hangs suspended in the air. Hardly anyone picked it up. He said Turkish intelligence is looking into possible links […]
Source: ET It is amazing how fear can induce individuals, groups, even entire societies to lie, dissemble, surrender their will, and hide from the ugly reality. Fear generates pusillanimity, grotesqueries, chicaneries and charlatans. Take the example of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and us. Since a drone strike took out Waliur […]
Source: The Local Large sections of Germany remained underwater on Wednesday morning, forcing thousands of people from their homes. But as the waters receded in Passau, the eastern part of country was bracing for a flood wave. More:
Jail for woman inciting honor killing A Turkish woman has had her appeal overturned by the Federal Court and will serve a jail term for attempting to incite an honor killing. The appeal refers to a case heard in the High Court in Bern. It relates to a Turkish woman […]