Ben Ali Funds: ʻNot a question of money but of dignityʼ
by Daniele Mariani, swissinfo.ch Tunis Apr 1, 2013 – 13:25 The funds of former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali frozen in Switzerland may soon return to Tunisia. But it […]
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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.
Historic Damascus synagogue looted
ALBERT AJI | ASSOCIATED PRESS ARABNEWS Tuesday 2 April 2013 DAMASCUS: A historic Jewish synagogue in Damascus has been damaged and looted as clashes have consumed the surrounding neighborhood, a […]
Pakistan’s Ambitious Program To Re-Educate Militants
Source: NPR via Wasim Srroya Enlarge image Pakistani men who worked for the Taliban attend a class at Mishal, an army-run rehabilitation center in Pakistan’s Swat Valley, on July 5, 2011. This and similar centers are trying to re-educate men taken in by the Taliban, who ruled Swat before the […]
Burmese Muslim school hit by deadly blaze in Rangoon
A fire at a Muslim school in the Burmese city of Rangoon has killed 13 children, officials say. Police blamed an electrical fault for the blaze. Most of the children […]
Pakistan: (Punjab) Sethi orders removal of provocative posters, banners
LAHORE: Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Najam Sethi has directed that the ban on wall-chalking should be implemented strictly and posters and banners creating hatred and provocation removed immediately throughout the province. He expressed these views while presiding over a meeting regarding security and law and order at Chief Minister’s Secretariat […]
UK: Does religion still have a place in today’s politics?
The recent row between Churches and state over welfare policy shows how the power of the clergy is waning, argues Paul Goodman By Paul Goodman The Church’s report was seen […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Delhi Celebrates MKA Platinum Jubilee
All praise belongs to Allah(swt)! Ahmadiyya Muslim Community celebrated platinum jubilee of establishment of it’s youth wing Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya(MKA) on 31st March 2013. Event comprised of sports competitions and competitions of religious nature.
Cologne divided over Jewish artefacts
Source: The Local An archaeological dig in the western Germany of Cologne has unearthed myriad traces of daily life in one of Europe’s oldest and biggest Jewish communities. Yet opinion […]
Scientists set sail in search of ‘fire ice’
Source: The Local A research vessel carrying German and Taiwanese scientists set sail for waters off the island’s southwestern coast over the weekend in search of methane hydrate, a potentially […]
Baribie as Rolemodel for girls? Life-Size ‘Dreamhouse’ Sparks Berlin Controversy
Source: Spiegel International A life-size Barbie Dreamhouse is set to open in Berlin in May, and leftist activists are up in arms. They plan to protest the opening to draw […]
Exclusive: How MI5 blackmails British Muslims – ‘Work for us or we will say you are a terrorist’
Source: The Independent BY ROBERT VERKAIK , LAW EDITOR THE INDEPENDENT Five Muslim community workers have accused MI5 of waging a campaign of blackmail and harassment in an attempt to recruit them as informants. The men claim they were given a choice of working for the Security Service or face […]
Analysis: World plans for a post-Assad Syria (what good did they do in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya?)
Countries around the globe are drawing up strategies for Syria in case the armed conflict takes a decisive turn. For more than two years, the world has stood by as the violence in Syria has intensified. Both Bashar al-Assad’s government and the opposition seem determined to fight to the death. […]
Taliban in Karachi: the real story
Source: Dawn.Com The activities of TTP have an enormous impact on life for the citizens of Karachi; criminal undertakings are their favored means for raising funds for the battle in the tribal areas. -Photo by AP ON the evening of March 13, Director Orangi Pilot Project Perween Rahman was shot […]
Zardari convinces Bilawal to return to Pakistan: sources
Source: Dawn.Com File photo from December 27, 2012 shows Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (L), son of assassinated former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, sitting next to his father, President Asif Ali Zardari, during the fifth anniversary of his mother’s death, at the Bhutto family mausoleum in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, near Larkana.—Reuters/File […]
Local Ahmadiyya Community Huddersfeld UK hosts meeting with Politicians.
Source: UK Times London For details click HERE
Bomb from Brussel.
Source: Spiegel. Should the Cypriot bailout become a model for the future? The mere suggestion sent markets tumbling last week. But increasing numbers of European politicians would like to see bank shareholders and investors bear a greater share of crisis risk. The EU may be changing its strategy. By SPIEGEL […]
537 killed in 54 bomb blasts across Pakistan during Jan-March
Source: English News.CN via Wasim Sroya. Pakistani Paramilitary soldiers inspect a damaged security forces vehicle at the bomb blast site in southwest Pakistan’s Quetta on March 31, 2013. At least 537 people were killed and 1,103 others got injured in 54 bomb blasts including 11 attacks of suicide nature that […]
Pope Francis and the Turin Shroud: Making sense of a Mystery
Source: The Economist: ON THE eve of his first Easter Sunday celebration as bishop of Rome, Pope Francis sprang another of his teasing little surprises. As the Shroud of Turin, which is probably the Christian world’s most hotly contested holy relic, was given a rare showing on television, he issued […]
Eve of Jewish Holiday, Muslims Hurl Rocks at Jews on Temple Mount
Source:The Conservative Papers: Once again, extremist Muslims tried but failed to prevent Jews from accessing the holiest site in the Jewish faith, with the threat of attacks. The Temple Mount Dozens of Arab teens hurled rocks Sunday morning at groups of Jews who were touring the Temple Mount. The site […]
Saudi Arabia may block Skype, Viber, WhatsApp, others
Source:CNN (CNN) — Saudi Arabia may block access to popular Internet messaging applications like Skype, Viber and WhatsApp if telecommunication providers there don’t comply with rules and regulatory conditions, according to the country’s official news agency, SPA. A statement from Saudi Arabia’s Communications and Information Technology Commission released via SPA […]