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.
Synopsis of Friday Sermon (1-Feb-13) prepared by Sister Shermeen Butt In today’s Friday sermon Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih gave a discourse based on the writings of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) that illustrated the profound, sincere and ardent love and devotion he had for the Holy Prophet (peace and […]
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Source: LUBP. Editors note: We received the following information from social network and would like to publish this. The information is about a documentary project on the great Pakistani muslim scientist, the late Professor Abdus Salam. We encourage all our readers to support this much needed endeavour. The trailer for […]
Source: The Local: Customs officers confiscated a foreign currency cheque worth €54 million on Friday after catching an Iranian man trying to smuggle it illegally into the country at Dusseldorf airport. More:
Source: Nasim Malik of Sweden. — File Photo by Malik Siraj Akbar ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s government has failed to act against abuses by the security and intelligence agencies, which continued to allow extremist groups to attack religious minorities, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2013. The authorities did […]
Rfi. The European court ordered the French exchequer to pay 3,636,437 euros to two groups set up by the Aumism cult, founded by Gilbert Bourdin in 1969 and based at the “holy city” of Mandarom in the French Alps. The two groups collected money for the construction of temples at Mandarom, […]
France24. By Joseph BAMAT . Amnesty International said on Friday that Malian civilians have faced grave danger from warring Malian troops and Islamist fighters, but also potentially from French forces during the ongoing conflict in the West African country. Malian soldiers have committed human rights violations, including extrajudicial executions of civilians, before […]
A student is demanding Dhs100,000 in compensation from an airline for misplacing his bags, twice. The Arab youth told Abu Dhabi Civil Court that the regional airline with offices in the UAE caused him to miss the opportunity to register for university last year after they lost baggage carrying his academic […]
RIYADH: ABDUL HAMEED AL-ANSARI ARABNEWS Friday 1 February 2013 There is a conflict between Shariah authorities and non-Shariah legal experts in areas such as legal studies, methodology and execution of law in Kingdom, according to Ahmed Al-Saqih, a Saudi legal expert. He stressed the need to close the widening gap […]
Aisha Stacey ARABNEWS Friday 1 February 2013 God created human beings to worship Him and a practicing Muslim, in essence, should be able to worship God in every second, every […]
RODOLFO ESTIMO JR. | Arab News Friday 1 February 2013 RIYADH: Filipino expats in the Kingdom expressed gratitude late yesterday following a Saudi government decision to shoulder the unpaid balance […]
GENEVA — Israel must immediately start withdrawing its settlers from the Palestinian territories, the United Nations said on Thursday in a report that Tel Aviv immediately dismissed as “biased”. “Israel […]
US to provide $31 million to refurbish over 60 schools Petra | Jan 31, 2013 AMMAN — The US on Thursday commended the Ministry of Public Works and Housing’s “transparent procurement and tendering procedures”. Speaking at a press conference, US Ambassador to Jordan Stuart E. Jones said the ministry had […]
Source: Hindustan Times SERIOUSLY INCLINED JOURNALISTS ARE CONVINCED THAT THE ONLY TIME MALIK ISN’T PUTTING HIS FOOT IN HIS MOUTH IS WHEN HE ISN’T TALKING Pakistan’s portrayal of Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) as a victim of the majority community’s distrust of Muslims is nothing but a dogmatic reassertion of MA […]
Written by Ram Puniyani The violence in Dhule Maharashtra seems to be the new face of communal violence in India. As per the report of a major national daily (Jan 26, 2013), the evidence with the newspaper shows the evidence of police looting and destroying the property. The video clips […]
Source: Hindustan Times When Harish Rawat joined Jabong, an e-commerce start-up in April 2012, it was a tough decision. The 31-year-old alumni from IIT Kanpur and IIM Ahemdabad was in a comfortable position at Nokia, one of the world’s largest telecom manufacturers. While, Jabong was in operations for only three […]
Source: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Germany Year 2012 witnessed incredible discovery of Higgs Boson. To applause this historic milestone, the co founder of Higgs Theory, Professor Tom Kibble of Imperial College […]
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Javed Chaudhry Published: January 31, 2013 LAHORE: Former president of Pakistan, General (retd) Pervez Musharraf has responded to allegations made recently by […]
Source: economist.com After centuries of stagnation science is making comeback in the Islamic world THE sleep has been long and deep. In 2005 Harvard University produced more scientific papers than […]
INSS Insight No. 399, January 29, 2013 (Institute of National Security Studies, Tel Aviv, Israel) Magen, Zvi A joint Russian naval exercise in the eastern basin of the Mediterranean Sea, […]