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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.
Separate voters list for Ahmadis: Court summons AG over discrimination complaint
Source: Dawn via Nasir Rajput The Supreme Court of Pakistan.— AFP/File Photo ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court made known on Monday its intention to take a decision, in the light of constitutional provisions and principles laid down in the 1993 Zaheeruddin case verdict, on a complaint that the election procedures discriminate […]
Britain could sidestep EU ban on arming Syria rebels: PM
LONDON — Britain would consider ignoring a European Union arms ban and supplying weapons to Syrian rebels if it would help topple President Bashar al-Assad, Prime Minister David Cameron said Tuesday. The EU last month amended its embargo to allow member nations to supply “non-lethal” equipment and training to the […]
No Holds Barred: Religious sexual repression and the Pope
By SHMULEY BOTEACH THE JERUSALEM POST Great crises often bring forth great men and it is my firm hope that the new pope will, with God’s blessing, rise to the occasion. Whoever the new pope is, he will have the chance to address the 900-pound gorilla staring down the Catholic […]
Church offers prayer space for Muslim community
By Shawn Smith / Correspondent | THE DAILY TARGUM While the University considers itself a diverse community, some students have felt left out of the equation — until now. The Second Reformed Church, located at 100 College Ave., will now offer a place for practicing Muslims to go for their […]
Islamist Media Digitally Cover Up Prominent Western Women
Source: The Conservative Papers: by Daniel Pipes Many Western political woman have acquiesced to Islamist customs and donned hijabs, a subject I have been following in some detail. But what happens when a woman covers insufficiently for the Islamists? Well, they do the job for her. This blog reports on […]
32 Signs Obama is Turning USA into a Prison
Source: Conservatie Papers. If you live in the United States of America, you live in a giant prison where liberty and freedom are slowly being strangled to death under Obama. In this country, the liberal control freaks that run things are obsessed with watching, tracking, monitoring and recording virtually everything […]
Breaking News: No Pope in First Conclave:
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Mission unaccomplished
Source: Asia Times. By: Peter Van Buren United States’ troops first entered Baghdad a decade ago next month. From that inglorious point to the moment in December 2011 when the last American combat unit slipped out of Iraq in the dead of the night, the mission was madness. And still […]
Falkland Islanders vote to stay British
Source: CNN British Prime Minister David Cameron was very pleased with citizens of the Falkland Islands Tuesday. The day before, they said overwhelmingly that they want to remain a part of the family. Residents of the island off the coast of Argentina voted almost unanimously to remain a British Overseas […]
Conclave to elect new pope begins
Source: CNN Members of the public waited in long lines Tuesday morning to join the Mass, which was open to all. As the service began, the morning’s brilliant sunshine came to an abrupt end, with the skies letting loose thunder, lightning and a torrential downpour. Applause echoed round St. Peter’s […]
Syrian war lures German Islamists
Source: The Local: Public broadcaster NDR said on Tuesday that several extremists from Germany were fighting in cities such as Homs and Aleppo, which have seen some of the fiercest battles between rebels and troops loyal to the Assad regime. NDR’s investigative magazine Panorama said it had no exact figures, […]
Heavy snow causes whole life disturbed in Germany. FFM Airport also clsoed.
Source. The Local: At least 100 vehicles were involved in a huge pile-up amid horrendous weather conditions in central Germany on Tuesday. Initial police information suggested dozens of people had been hurt, several seriously, on the A45 motorway north of Frankfurt. More:
NY Physician Receives the Nation’s Highest Volunteer Service Award
Dr. Tahir Khan, a second year resident at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center has received the “President’s Call to Service Award” from President Barack Obama. This is the highest volunteer service award given by the President’s Council on National and Community Service. The award was presented to Dr. Khan by New […]
Marwa’s story: 10 years since the bomb fell
By Kevin Connolly BBC Middle East correspondent As the US military fought their way into Baghdad 10 years ago, the life of one Iraqi girl was changed forever when she […]
American-Muslim makes it to Qatar despite name on no-fly list
An American-born Muslim man has finally returned to his family and job in the country of Qatar after being denied permission to travel by plane on multiple occasions by the […]
Afghan Police Officer embraces suicide bomber to save others
(CNN) — From Masoud Popalzai A policeman sacrificed his life for the sake of others, embracing a suicide bomber in southeast Afghanistan on Saturday morning to dull the blast as […]
Hamas’s Desengaño With Morsi
by Hussain Ibish, The Daily Beast English has by far the largest vocabulary of any language, but there are still times when we have to look beyond its confines to convey a particular meaning. There is a Spanish word, desengaño, which connotes a combination of disappointment, disenchantment, disillusionment and despair, […]
Afghans await justice a year after Kandahar killings
Last year’s massacre in Kandahar by a US soldier is far from forgotten. The families of the victims continue to demand justice and observers fear there could be an uprising. Samiullah cannot forget how the members of his family lay there in a pool of blood. The images continue to […]