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.
Assalmao Allaikum Wa Rahmatulla! This was sent my by good friend Iftekher Hai, president of United Muslims of American (interfaith wing, San Francisco Bay Area). LOVE FOR ALL, HATRED FOR NONE ( H. Koya) Why America’s Middle East Policy is Doomed By Chuck SpinneyJan. 30, 2013 The U.S. […]
Mr. Aslam Nasir (ex-Pakistani, now Australian, currently living and working in Tanzania) sent to me his ‘home treatment for Malaria and Food Poisoning’. Worth trying! Malaria: Every time you feel that your fever is rising drink one liter of water immediately and within 5 to 10 minutes you should sweat […]
Ministers will no longer have the power to decide appeals in extradition cases, under plans unveiled by Theresa May. The home secretary is seeking to change the law so that judges decide whether appeals on human rights grounds should be approved. Judges’ decisions on whether to extradite a suspect or […]
“Unlike in the rest of the world, employees in a tiny nation on Africa’s west coast can now enjoy an extended weekend of three days, beginning Friday. The reform introduced in the public-sector by Gambian President Yahya Jammeh came into force on February 1 ignoring Opposition protest”
by Daniel Burke, Religion News Service (RNS) Muslim and Christian views of the Apocalypse are remarkably similar, albeit with a different ending. As in the Bible’s Book of Revelation, Islamic tradition speaks of signs — unnatural disasters, wars and moral decay — that will portend the Last Days. And like […]
One day Molla fell seriously ill. His wife became very frightened and, thinking Molla might die, ran for the doctor. “Oh, Doctor, my husband is gravely ill. We’re very poor […]
By Jeremy Grant in Singapore When Tina Ward, a Singaporean mother of two, and her British husband realised they were outgrowing their cramped, government-built apartment in Singapore, they took a […]
Swiss foreign trade registered a new record surplus of SFr24.4 billion ($26.8 billion) for 2012 despite the gloomy global economy and strong franc, relying largely just on the watchmaking, chemical […]
By Antonio Pampliega DAILY STAR, LEBANON SUMMARY Syria rebels train ‘killing machine’ teenagers Bored at home and eager to join their older brothers and fathers on the frontline against President […]
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel risks sleepwalking into a crisis with its allies over relentless settlement-building in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem unless it realises that the international anger is genuine and adjusts its course. The next few months may prove crucial if Israel is to avoid diplomatic disaster, […]
By DECLAN WALSH NEW YORK TIMES LAHORE, Pakistan — Ten million dollars does not seem to buy much in this bustling Pakistani city. That is the sum the United States […]
MAKKAH: IRFAN MOHAMMED Thursday 7 February 2013 The Haj Ministry is planning to introduce an electronic data system soon for foreign pilgrims as part of its efforts to boost their security and welfare, says Haj Minister Bandar bin Mohammed Al-Hajjar. He said the ministry had initially planned to introduce the […]
فَلَعَلَّکَ تَارِکٌ بَعْضَ مَا یُوحَی إِلَیْکَ وَضَآءِقٌ بِہِ صَدْرُکَ أَن یَقُولُواْ لَوْلاَ أُنزِلَ عَلَیْہِ کَنزٌ أَوْ جَاء مَعَہُ مَلَکٌ إِنَّمَا أَنتَ نَذِیْرٌ وَاللّہُ عَلَی کُلِّ شَیْْءٍ وَکِیْلٌ They (disbelievers) imagine that thou art now perhaps going to abandon part of which has been revealed to thee; and thy bosom is […]
Source: The Daily Star By Sushmita S Preetha Forty-two years after the Liberation War, sentiments of liberation were rekindled as thousands yesterday refused to leave the street and go home until their demand for capital punishment for war criminals were met. The spontaneous agitation began on Tuesday afternoon shortly after a […]
The Media Line Staff Amman, Jordan (Adam Nicky The Media Lin – Street noises mix with a call to prayer coming from the King Hussein Mosque in downtown Amman, the city’s commercial center, while on a nearby street corner, Issam, a Syrian businessman, calmly answers a steady flow of phone […]
Huffington Post UK | By Michael Rundle Physicists say they are closer than ever to understanding a vast mysterious ribbon of particles at the edge of the Solar System. Nasa’s […]
By HAMZA HENDAWI HUFFINGTON POST CAIRO — Egypt’s presidential spokesman says an end to Syrian crisis is a condition to restore relations with Iran and that his country supports the […]
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2013 DRANCY, France (AP) — Dozens of French imams have visited a Holocaust memorial in Drancy in an effort to show that Islam is a tolerant religion. […]
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE ARABNEWS Wednesday 6 February 2013 BEIRUT: A suicide bomber on Wednesday attacked a military intelligence headquarters in the south-central Syria city of Palmyra, killing and wounding an unknown number of people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. “A powerful explosion rocked Palmyra this morning and according […]
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Wednesday 6 February 2013 RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: The Palestinian presidency hopes US President Barack Obama’s forthcoming visit will mark the beginning of a new US policy in […]