Syria says it’s ready for talks with armed rebels
Kerry urges Syrian opposition to attend Rome talks MOSCOW/LONDON — Syria is ready to hold talks with the armed opposition trying to topple President Bashar Assad, the country’s foreign minister […]
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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.
VIEW : Who will take a bullet for Sherry Rehman? — Qasim Rashid
No other logical choice exists but to unite as one community against religious discrimination, oppression of conscience, and violence Pakistan Ambassador to the United States of America, Sherry Rehman’s twitter […]
Turkey’s difficult choice in Palestine, Israel
by Ramzy Baroud AlArabiyya An Israeli-Turkish rapprochement is unmistakably under way, but unlike the heyday of their political alignment of the1990s, the revamped relationship is likely to be more guarded and will pose a greater challenge to Turkey rather than to Israel. Israeli media referenced a report by Turkish newspaper […]
Nation of Islam asks for gang protection: Washington Post
Nation of Islam asks for gang protection February 25, 2013 18:24 Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. (Reuters / Rebecca Cook) Tags Army, Religion, Security, USA Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan has a proposition for the members of Chicago’s gangs — and it doesn’t even involve getting them to put down their […]
FERIAL MASRY FIRST SAUDI AMERICAN IN US POLICITCS GETS ROUSING APPLAUSE AT 32 UMA CONVENTIONl: THE MUSLIM NEWS
I have uploaded The Muslim News here once more with the You Tube videos embded in it. I hope it comes out better this time. http://www.scribd.com/doc/127276209/FERIAL-MASRY-FIRST-SAUDI-AMERICAN-LADY-GETS-A-ROUSING-APPLAUSE-AT-32-UMA-CONVENTION?post_id=1244640626_590088107687816#_=_
Dhaka: Islami Bank seeks help from central bank
Source: BDNews24. Islami Bank has sought assistance from the Bangladesh Bank as it has plunged into a massive crisis in the wake of calls by activists of the Shahbagh movement to severe relations with any institution having links with war criminals. The call by the activists drew huge response with […]
Deconstructing the Shahbagh Square protests
Courtesy: DAWN.com Bangladeshi students and pro-government supporters gather during a rally demanding death to Islamic political party leaders who are on trial for alleged war crimes during the country’s 1971 independence war, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. Eight top leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami, the country’s largest Islamic party, are […]
Britain’s Economic Malaise Brought Ratings Downgrade
LONDON — At the root of Moody’s decision to downgrade Britain’s credit rating is a crucial economic reality: Britain has begun to trail its peers in Europe — even bailed-out euro zone economies — when it comes to bringing down its budget deficit and making it attractive for foreigners to […]
Nation of Islam Leader Farrakhan says black must curb spending: Washington Post
Nation of Islam leader Farrakhan says blacks should curb spending, pool … Washington Post CHICAGO — Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan on Sunday called on blacks nationwide to curb economic disparities by cutting back on excessive spending, pooling resources and investing in land — an action plan he laid out during a three-hour … See […]
Why the Next Pope Should Be African?
Source: Allafrica.com Over the decades that I have travelled in Africa I have met only four African atheists. Africans seem naturally networked to religion. All meetings – on politics, sport and even business – begin with a prayer. God is invoked on every occasion, private or public. Religion is comfortably […]
How do you become fluent in 11 languages?
Source: BBC Twenty-year-old Alex Rawlings has won a national competition to find the UK’s most multi-lingual student. The Oxford University undergraduate can currently speak 11 languages – English, Greek, German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, Afrikaans, French, Hebrew, Catalan and Italian. More:
Bersani leads Berlusconi in polls as Italy votes for new parliament
Source:CNN (CNN) — Italy’s parliamentary elections kick off Sunday, with polls suggesting the center-left — led by Pier Luigi Bersani — is on track to defeat controversial three-time prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. But Berlusconi’s rise in the polls in recent weeks, combined with widespread public disillusionment, means that nothing about […]
Should a disgraced archbishop help select the next Pope?
Source: The Economist: THE details will be wearily familiar to any observer of the abuse scandals that have rocked the Catholic church in recent decades. Priests accused of horrific crimes are treated by their superiors as victims, while the children who suffered at their hands are seen as administrative headaches […]
Shia-hunter Malik Ishaq gets free airtime on the BBC Urdu – by Sidq Maqaal
Source: LUBP: There are, of course, both moral and social grounds on which one can fault the BBC Urdu for airing an interview with Malik Ishaq who openly calls for Shias, a major Muslim sect, to be put to death. Allowing this Pakistani apostatizing militant and hatemonger free airtime on […]
Do we ever learn from history?
Source: ET LAHORE: “China will be the economic salvation of Afghanistan. The Chinese have bought mineral rights in Afghanistan and plan to build a railway there. India has also invested hugely in Afghanistan. Pakistan can also benefit, but it cannot do this alone. It can partner with India and China to […]
Philadelphia’s Burqa Crisis
Source: The Conservative Papers: N.B.: The Washington Times title is “When burqas become accessories to crime: Criminals can hide behind Islamic garb” and it contains small differences from this version Philadelphia, the city where I live, has quietly and unassumedly become the capital of the Western world as regards female […]
Can Obama Kill You?
Source: The Conservative Papers: Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of the Obama administration’s assassination program is the fact that they simply refuse to address if they claim the authority to kill Americans on US soil without charge or trial. While they clearly claim the authority to kill Americans abroad without requiring […]
Scandals and intrigue heat up at Vatican ahead of papal conclave
Source: TOI The drumbeat of scandal has reached such a fever pitch that the Vatican secretariat of state issued a rare pointed rebuke on February 23, 2013. (AFP photo) VATICAN CITY: As cardinals from around the world begin arriving in Rome for a conclave to elect a successor to Pope […]