Jordan’s King Finds Fault With Everyone Concerned
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK THE NEW YORK TIMES Published: March 18, 2013 CAIRO — King Abdullah II of Jordan leads one of the smallest, poorest and most vulnerable Arab nations. […]
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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.
You Wouldn’t Believe How Fast Americans Are Losing Their Religion — But the Fundamentalists Have a Plan
As their power declines in America, fundamentalists are moving to developing countries not as far along the secularization curve. And they’re causing massive damage. March 15, 2013 | Sometime last […]
Dear George Bush and Dick Cheney, You Are Guilty of Murder: A Letter from a Dying Veteran
“I hope that before your time on earth ends, as mine is now ending, you will find the strength of character to beg for forgiveness.” March 19, 2013 | To: […]
Rebels pick US citizen as Syrian prime minister
By BEN HUBBARD | Associated Press YAHOO NEWS ..ISTANBUL (AP) — The man chosen to head the Syrian opposition’s new interim government is a Syrian-born American citizen who has spent […]
Fed meeting: Bracing for Bernanke buzzkill
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Stocks are rallying, job growth is strengthening and a housing recovery is well underway — but don’t expect the Federal Reserve to back away from its stimulative policies just yet. If anything, the Fed is likely to deliver a buzzkill after its two-day meeting wraps up Wednesday. […]
Silence
Source: ET The most important thing that I learned under those tragic circumstances was that bigotry and hatred are not the most urgent problems. The most urgent, the most disgraceful, the most shameful and the most tragic problem is silence. More:
The Christians of Pakistan mean nothing to the pope
Source: ET The election of the new pope has been the talk of the town and the air is buzzing with excitement everywhere except in Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS The last Pope, Benedict XVI, elected at the age of 78, was the oldest person to have been elected as pope since […]
Welcome to the 10th Annual Ahmadiyya Peace Symposium, in London, 23rd March
Source:http://www.peacesymposium.org.uk/ About the event The National Peace symposium, held at the largest mosque in Western Europe, is a key event of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and 2013 marks the 10th symposium to date. […]
‘Red-Dead project should be implemented away from politics’
by Gaelle Sundelin | Mar 18, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — With no funding secured yet for the Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance Project, the scheme needs the cooperation […]
10 years on, authors of Iraq invasion stand ‘discredited’
BY DAVE CLARK ARABNEWS WASHINGTON: They were the men who were to remake the Middle East, but 10 years on, the alliance of politicians and neoconservative thinkers who launched the […]
KSA goes tough on illegals
Saudi Arabia has announced new measures at the Cabinet meeting chaired by Crown Prince Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense. The Council of Ministers yesterday adopted a series of decisions to drive out illegal foreign workers who violate the Kingdom’s residency and labor regulations. The move also targets […]
Dutch Raise Terror Threat Over Syria Fighters
Citizens who go abroad to fight for Islamist militant groups are returning “radicalised” and “traumatised”, Dutch officials say. The Dutch government has raised its terror threat level over fears Dutch […]
A way to bridge the Muslim-Christian gap
By Ahmed Khan March 18, 2013 JOURNAL SENTINAL ONLINE MILWAUKEE USA “If any Church or other place of worship stands in need of protection, they will find us standing shoulder to shoulder with them.” His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad – the worldwide head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the fifth […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Celebrates 25 years in NZ
Press Release: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at NZ Inc: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Celebrates 25 years in New Zealand The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at (Community) of New Zealand will be hosting their Silver Jubilee Celebratory […]
Tenth Anniversary of Iraq Invasion: Lessons & Warnings for an Illegal War on Iran
by Muhammad Sahimi, March 18, 2013 March 19 is the tenth anniversary of invasion of Iraq by the United States, Britain and their allies. George W. Bush declared that the goals of the invasion were “to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction, to end Saddam Hussein’s support for terrorism, […]
To Reassure Investors, Fed Stresses It Will Not End Stimulus
WASHINGTON — Each time in recent years that the Federal Reserve has paused in its efforts to stimulate the economy, it has come to regret the decision as premature. Its leading officials say the recovery has been slower as a consequence of those pauses. It is a mistake they do […]
One Reason Women Stay Home: Because It’s Easier on Everyone
Courtesy: The Daily Beast One Reason Women Stay Home: Because It’s Easier on Everyone by Megan McArdle Mar 18, 2013 9:40 AM EDT Two career couples must constantly negotiate who does what. This article on women who stay home is undoubtedly going to trigger a lot of commentary on […]
Science and Religion – An event with Prof. Tom Kibble in Jamea (Islamic theology University) Germany
Source: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Germany By Bilal Aslam Picture (from R-L): Dr. Dawood Majoka, Prof. Tom Kibble & Dr. Mansoora Shamim The same Event as on March 1st held in Bensheim Germany, was also held next day in Jamea Germany, the islamic thelogical University of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in […]
Hundreds of New Yorkers protest political unrest in Bangladesh
source: pix11.com http://landing.newsinc.com/wpix/video.html?freewheel=91044&sitesection=wpix&VID=24614910 http://embed.newsinc.com/Single/iframe.html?WID=1&VID=24614910&freewheel=69016&sitesection=wpix&width=601&height=338 NEW YORK (PIX11)- Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the United Nations today. The group, predominantly Bangladeshi-Americans, came together over political unrest in Bangladesh. Life in the small South-Asian country has been disrupted over the past several months, many blaming Jamaat-e-Islami militant political group. The protesters outside of the […]
Joke of the week – the old lady and the groceries …
An elderly lady was well-known for her Iman and for her confidence in talking about it. She would stand in front of her house and say Alhamdulilah “Allah be praised” to all those who passed by. Next door to her lived an atheist who would get so angry at her […]