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.
Jeddah: Ibrahim Naffee Sunday 31 March 2013 The head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation announced yesterday that ministers from OIC states will meet on April 14 in Saudi Arabia to discuss violence against Muslims in Myanmar. Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said the organization was “ready to take all necessary measures […]
AFP JORDAN TIMES KHARTOUM — People power may have come to modern-day Egypt and not Sudan, but the unearthing of ancient pyramids in Egypt’s southern neighbour shows that greater social […]
by Muath Freij JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — When Syrian refugee Hamidah Al Harsha arrived in Jordan six months ago, she was anxious to get the weight of the ordeal she […]
courtesy; nytimes By SHAHIDUL ALA DHAKA, Bangladesh FOR the past month, tens of thousands of Bangladeshis have filled Shahbagh Square here, demanding justice for crimes committed in 1971, when Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan) attained its independence from Pakistan. Ordinary people — grandparents, people in wheelchairs, men with beards, women in hijab, […]
Israeli troops fire tear gas in West Bank to disperse participants in event commemorating deaths of protesters in 1976. Palestinian protesters have clashed with Israeli soldiers as they demonstrated in the occupied West Bank before the 37th anniversary of Land Day. Palestinian Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank and […]
Source: The Economist: PITY the pontiff. Not only does he face the urgent task of sorting out sordid power struggles in the heart of the Vatican; in the wider world of Catholicism, rival political camps are eagerly looking forward to his first pronouncements on social and economic questions. On the […]
Source: TOI WASHINGTON/SEOUL: The White House said on Saturday that it takes North Korea’s latest saber-rattling threats seriously while cautioning that Pyongyang has a long history of bellicose rhetoric. North Korea’s latest bout of angry rhetoric included a vow that it is entering a “state of war” with South Korea […]
Source: TOI VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has won over many hearts and minds with his simple style and focus on serving the world’s poorest, but he has devastated traditionalist Catholics who adored his predecessor, Benedict XVI, for restoring much of the traditional pomp to the papacy. Francis’ decision to disregard […]
Source: Mr Abid Khan London The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, yesterday inaugurated the Baitur Rahman Mosque in Valencia. It is the second Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque to be built in Spain, following on from the historical Basharat Mosque in Pedro […]
Mar 28, 2013 – 15:06 Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli has lost a court battle to protect its gold foil-wrapped Easter bunnies being imitated by a German rival. Lindt, […]
Source: Dawn.Com THE thought itself may smack of fun: Musarrat Shaheen taking on Maulana Fazlur Rehman in a Dera Ismail Khan constituency is material for just as much lighthearted commentary as there was when the former actor and the maulana squared off in an election in 1997. Both, together with […]
March 29, 2013 – By Bassem Mroue – Daily Star, Lebanon Story Summary Syrian rebels on Friday captured a strategic town near the border with Jordan after a day of […]
Saudi Arabia is focusing on the need to make joint efforts to reduce global poverty. “The Kingdom has always stressed the significance of cooperating in all efforts at international level for cheap and reliable availability of fuel to guarantee sustainable development that would cut poverty by half in the world […]
RIYADH: SHAJA AL-BUQAMI ARABNEWS Saturday 30 March 2013 Twitter users beware. The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) is currently studying the possibility of linking the access to microblogging site with the personal identification of social media users, according to sources. The move is likely to create ripples in the […]
Critical Muslim Studies: Decolonial Struggles, Theology of Liberation and Islamic Revival Granada, Spain-June 10-21, 2013 FINAL ROUND APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 15, 2013 The international Summer School, Critical Muslim Studies: Decolonial Struggles, Theology of Liberation and Islamic Revival, is an intensive seminar composed of several courses (all of them held in […]
Source: Spiegel International Germany is home to some 4 million Muslims. With the long Easter weekend around the corner, a leading member of the country’s Muslim community has called for legal recognition of two Muslim holidays, drawing criticism from among Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling conservatives. In 2010 former German President Christian […]
Why is olive oil, the crown jewel of the Mediterranean diet, so good for your health? Nutritionists point to its abundance of antioxidants and oleic acid, a monounsaturated fat that protects the heart. But new research suggests that some of the benefits of olive oil might be contained in its […]
By J. DAVID GOODMAN and WENDY RUDERMAN The New York Times Published: March 28, 2013 Looking to avoid troublesome social media postings by its officers, the New York Police Department has issued strict guidelines and ordered its members to comb through their personal profiles on Facebook, Twitter and other Web […]
Source: TOI SEOUL: Tens of thousands of North Korean soldiers and civilians held a huge rally and march in Pyongyang on Friday, in a mass display of support for a possible military strike against the United States. The rally in Pyongyang’s giant Kim Il-sung square was attended by soldiers, veterans, […]
Source: Jakarta Globe: A 30-year-old man has died after setting himself on fire in his East Jakarta office after a married co-worker rejected his affection, Cipayung Police said on Thursday. Mochamad Zikra, who worked in the finance department of Indah Cargo Logistic in Setu, East Jakarta, doused himself in some […]