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.
Source: Asia Times: By Pepe Escobar And the winner of the Oscar for Best Sequel of 2013 goes to… The Global War on Terror (GWOT), a Pentagon production. Abandon all hope those who thought the whole thing was over with the cinematographic snuffing out of “Geronimo”, aka Osama bin Laden, […]
21, 2013 – 17:17 Switzerland has pledged yearly aid of SFr30 million ($32.2 million) to Egypt under a three-year agreement to bring about democratic change in the post-Arab Spring era. The funding is primarily earmarked for infrastructure and job projects. According to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), some […]
The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) unearthed recently an ancient castle dating to the first century of Hijra (7th-8th centuries) in the Madinah province. SCTA’s archaeological excavation division […]
President Obama’s 2nd Inaugural Address The president vows to “give meaning to our freedom” in his 2nd Inaugural address.http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/inauguration-2013-president-obamas-2nd-inaugural-address-full-18274078
Expecting the unexpected: Rabbis, Islam, and the End of Days [ by Charles Cameron — strange intersections between Islamic, Judaic and Christian teachers around the end times, also Yehuda Etzion of the […]
I invite writers and editors to read this and visit American Thinker and post your comments. I my own brief comments in favor brother Harris Zafar. (Koya) Harris Zafar’s Islamic Intellectual Incoherence By Andrew E. Harrod Harris Zafar, national spokesperson for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, posted recently at the Washington Post’s […]
US engineer converts to Islam in Saudi Stuart says he liked seeing people kiss the head of the elderly Published Sunday, January 20, 2013 Stuart Elby (SUPPLIED) A US technology engineer in Saudi Arabia converted to Islam, saying he was impressed by the way people kissed the head of their seniors. […]
Defending Islam and Muslims-Response to ‘Laws and Religion – Some Concerns of Sinhala Buddhists’ Hameed Abdul Karim Shenali Waduge’s article on ‘Laws and Religion: Some Concerns of Sinhala Buddhists’ appearing in the Daily News on the 12th of January 2013 is the latest in a long series of scaremongering among Sinhala […]
Source: The Local. Using Facebook can trigger feelings of jealousy and dissatisfaction, German academics said on Monday after studying how the social network affects emotions. More:
Source: TOI BERLIN: In an extremely tight German state election that seemed to produce few clearcut winners, there was no argument over who the biggest loser was — Chancellor Angela Merkel. Her Christian Democrats (CDU), led in Lower Saxony by rising star David McAllister, had convinced themselves over the past […]
Source: TOI Three retirees are facing a dilemma. One is at the chemist shop, wondering if he should buy all the costly medicines his doctor has prescribed. Another is in a toy shop, weighing his options between the expensive gift his favourite granddaughter wants and the cheaper one his pocket […]
Source: ET Tahirul Qadri’s Long March has ended and it is not immediately clear whether it was with a fizzle or a bang. Last week saw days of high drama as Qadri and his supporters camped outside parliament and the Supreme Court ordered the prime minister’s arrest. Then, on January […]
RIYADH: ARAB NEWS Monday 21 January 2013 Saudi Arabia yesterday announced a contribution of $ 1.88 million toward UNHCR’s humanitarian program in Myanmar providing shelter to Rohingyas in Rakhine state. A memorandum of understanding to this effect was signed by Yousef Al-Bassam of the Saudi Fund for Development and Imran […]
GAZA, January 20, 2013 (WAFA) – Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak, is scheduled to spend few hours in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, according to sources. He will be the first non-Arab ranking official leader to visit the besieged Gaza Strip. Razak, who will be accompanied by his wife […]
Switzerland continues to support mediation between the Mali government and rebel Tuareg groups despite an escalation of the conflict following the French military intervention, Swiss diplomats told Sunday newspapers. “The mediation continues. Switzerland is staying on the ground in Mali with its own people and supports mediation efforts,” said Yves […]
Source: Dawn.Com. ISLAMABAD: Negotiations with Dr Tahirul Qadri were long and tedious but those who conducted them were firm on what they would concede and where they would adopt a tough stance. Background interviews with the participants of Thursday’s talks reveal that the leaders of government-allied political parties had ensured […]
MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court has directed the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) to treat people who have converted to Islam in the Backward Classes (Muslims) category during appointments.The order was passed on a PIL filed in the court alleging that converts to Islam were being treated as “other castes” […]
Dealers In Truffles Display Their Stuff In The Market And Attribute The Abundance Of Truffles To The Heavy Rains This Year. (KUNA) 4,815 People Embrace Islam In 2012Over 100 Preachers Participated In Campaign KUWAIT CITY, Jan 18: A total of 4,815 people of different nationalities embraced Islam in 2012 through […]
Source: onislam.net “Have they not considered how Allah begins creation and then repeats it? Indeed that, for Allah, is easy.” “Say, [O Muhammad], “Travel through the land and observe how He […]