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.
Jasser Auda ARABNEWS Friday 5 April 2013 In his well-known book, Al-Hikam (Words of Wisdom), Sheikh Ahmad Ibn Ataa’illah As-Sakandari says: “Save yourself from worrying. Somebody else already took care of your affairs for you.” Relying on Allah (tawakkul) is one of the important Islamic concepts that may be misunderstood […]
GENEVA: ARAB NEWS Saturday 6 April 2013 The UN gave its starkest warning yet yesterday that it would soon run out of cash to cope with the vast influx of Syrian refugees into Jordan and other neighboring countries. “The needs are rising exponentially, and we are broke,” Marixie Mercado, spokeswoman […]
By Gaelle Sundelin | Apr 04, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Thirty years of archaeological excavations culminated in the “groundbreaking discovery” of a bronze workshop in Jerash’s Temple of Zeus, adding to the Jordan’s rich heritage, according to a French archaeologist. Speaking at a seminar on Wednesday organised by […]
Source: ET via Wasim Srroya: ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is dangerously teetering on the brink of becoming a violent and undemocratic society, says a report of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). The HRCP launched its “State of the Human Rights in 2012” annual report in Islamabad on Thursday. “Societies where the […]
JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — A senior Jordanian official on Thursday dismissed as “baseless” reports that US Secretary of State John Kerry would meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Amman on Sunday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Kerry will meet Abbas in the West Bank city of […]
Source: TOI: VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis wants the Catholic Church to “act decisively” to root out sexual abuse of children by priests and ensure the perpetrators are punished, the Vatican said on Friday. Francis, in a meeting with the Holy See’s doctrinal chief, Archbishop Gerhard Muller, had declared that combating […]
Source: ET KASUR: Former president Pervez Musharraf’s nomination papers for NA-139 were rejected by the Election Commission of Pakistan on Friday, Express News reported. His papers were rejected following six objections made by advocate Javed Kasuri. One of the objections stated that the ex-general does not meet the criteria established in […]
Source: Huff Post by Sunil Sharan via Wasim Srroya The Afghan endgame is nigh, but India and Pakistan, instead of calming the region, are playing cat and mouse. As America cuts and runs from Afghanistan, Pakistan exults, having defeated a superpower for the second time in a quarter century. In […]
Source: CNN We saw a disturbing example this week when Egyptian TV host and comedian Bassem Youssef, frequently described as Egypt’s Jon Stewart, was charged with the crimes of mocking Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsy and insulting Islam. If convicted, Youssef could be fined and sentenced to prison. Now, before you […]
Source:CNN More than two dozen countries have nuclear power, but only a few have nuclear weapons or are suspected of pursuing nuclear weapons. Click on a country below to learn more about their nuclear programs. More:
Source: ET In extolling the seamless way in which the caretakers have taken over after the elected governments left office to pave way for the elections, I had noted in this space just last week that we had shown the world that “we are not a bunch of monkeys but […]
The snow that fell on the West Bank village of Urif on January 10 was the heaviest in years, enticing delighted children out of their homes. It is a deliberate policy of ethnic cleansing But snow was not the only thing to descend on the village that morning. As the […]
Petra | Apr 04, 2013 | 22:53 JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — A Russian aircraft carrying aid supplies for Syrian refugees landed in Jordan on Thursday. The aircraft was carrying 36 tonnes of food and other supplies, in addition to an electric power generator donated by the Russian government, according to […]
Source: BBC A French court has found Air France guilty of discrimination for removing a pro-Palestinian activist from a flight to Israel because she was not Jewish. The court also […]
KARACHI: ARAB NEWS Friday 5 April 2013 Last Update 5 April 2013 2:56 am Different Pakistani courts have put big question marks over the political careers of several former lawmakers who had deceived the system by using fake educational certificates to fulfill electoral conditions. The most recent wicket to fall […]
Source: Qama Ahamd Germany Ustad Aslam Roda International Hockey Tournament held in Frankfurt Attachment with Pakistani culture and youth-related endeavours should be appreciated: Consul General Pakistan Dr. Imtiaz A. Kazi Consul General of Pakistan. Frankfurt (Q. A. Ata): Four teams from UK, Holland and Germany took part in the first […]
BEKASI, Indonesia (AFP) – Indonesian authorities on Thursday shut down a mosque of the minority Muslim Ahmadiyah sect, in the latest sign of growing religious intolerance in the country. Dozens of followers of the sect scuffled with officials putting up a fence around the Al-Misbah mosque on the outskirts of […]
CNN) — Missile and launch components have been moved to the east coast of North Korea in the “last few days,” a U.S. official with direct knowledge of the information told CNN on Thursday. This comes as indications emerged that North Korea, which unleashed another round of scathing rhetoric accusing […]
Source: The Daily Beast: In a statement published Thursday by North Korea’s official news agency, North Korean military officials announced that they had final approval for missile strikes on the U.S., possibly involving nuclear weapons. More:
Source: The Daily Beast: A self-confessed peddler of nuclear weapons, a sport star turned messiah, a Saudi proxy who once wished to declare himself the Shadow of God on Earth—these are just some of the candidates in Pakistan’s upcoming national elections. A supporter of the Islamist party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl […]