‘Red-Dead project should be implemented away from politics’
by Gaelle Sundelin | Mar 18, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — With no funding secured yet for the Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance Project, the scheme needs the cooperation […]
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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.
10 years on, authors of Iraq invasion stand ‘discredited’
BY DAVE CLARK ARABNEWS WASHINGTON: They were the men who were to remake the Middle East, but 10 years on, the alliance of politicians and neoconservative thinkers who launched the […]
KSA goes tough on illegals
Saudi Arabia has announced new measures at the Cabinet meeting chaired by Crown Prince Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense. The Council of Ministers yesterday adopted a series of decisions to drive out illegal foreign workers who violate the Kingdom’s residency and labor regulations. The move also targets […]
Dutch Raise Terror Threat Over Syria Fighters
Citizens who go abroad to fight for Islamist militant groups are returning “radicalised” and “traumatised”, Dutch officials say. The Dutch government has raised its terror threat level over fears Dutch […]
A way to bridge the Muslim-Christian gap
By Ahmed Khan March 18, 2013 JOURNAL SENTINAL ONLINE MILWAUKEE USA “If any Church or other place of worship stands in need of protection, they will find us standing shoulder to shoulder with them.” His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad – the worldwide head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the fifth […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Celebrates 25 years in NZ
Press Release: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at NZ Inc: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Celebrates 25 years in New Zealand The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at (Community) of New Zealand will be hosting their Silver Jubilee Celebratory […]
Tenth Anniversary of Iraq Invasion: Lessons & Warnings for an Illegal War on Iran
by Muhammad Sahimi, March 18, 2013 March 19 is the tenth anniversary of invasion of Iraq by the United States, Britain and their allies. George W. Bush declared that the goals of the invasion were “to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction, to end Saddam Hussein’s support for terrorism, […]
To Reassure Investors, Fed Stresses It Will Not End Stimulus
WASHINGTON — Each time in recent years that the Federal Reserve has paused in its efforts to stimulate the economy, it has come to regret the decision as premature. Its leading officials say the recovery has been slower as a consequence of those pauses. It is a mistake they do […]
One Reason Women Stay Home: Because It’s Easier on Everyone
Courtesy: The Daily Beast One Reason Women Stay Home: Because It’s Easier on Everyone by Megan McArdle Mar 18, 2013 9:40 AM EDT Two career couples must constantly negotiate who does what. This article on women who stay home is undoubtedly going to trigger a lot of commentary on […]
Science and Religion – An event with Prof. Tom Kibble in Jamea (Islamic theology University) Germany
Source: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Germany By Bilal Aslam Picture (from R-L): Dr. Dawood Majoka, Prof. Tom Kibble & Dr. Mansoora Shamim The same Event as on March 1st held in Bensheim Germany, was also held next day in Jamea Germany, the islamic thelogical University of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in […]
Hundreds of New Yorkers protest political unrest in Bangladesh
source: pix11.com http://landing.newsinc.com/wpix/video.html?freewheel=91044&sitesection=wpix&VID=24614910 http://embed.newsinc.com/Single/iframe.html?WID=1&VID=24614910&freewheel=69016&sitesection=wpix&width=601&height=338 NEW YORK (PIX11)- Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the United Nations today. The group, predominantly Bangladeshi-Americans, came together over political unrest in Bangladesh. Life in the small South-Asian country has been disrupted over the past several months, many blaming Jamaat-e-Islami militant political group. The protesters outside of the […]
Joke of the week – the old lady and the groceries …
An elderly lady was well-known for her Iman and for her confidence in talking about it. She would stand in front of her house and say Alhamdulilah “Allah be praised” to all those who passed by. Next door to her lived an atheist who would get so angry at her […]
Joke of the Day – the old and the new Imam
An Imam shocked his community when he announced that he was resigning from that particular Masjid and moving to a drier climate. After the session, a very distraught lady came to the Imam with tears in her eyes, “Oh, Imam, we are going to miss you so much. We don’t […]
Costly Iraq war left US no stronger in Middle East (but allowed Israel to continue its settlement construction)
AFP | Mar 17, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES WASHINGTON — The US-led invasion of Iraq overthrew a dictator, but 10 years on the war is seen to have destabilised the Middle East, exposed the limits of military power and left America no stronger than before. With US forces having withdrawn […]
Jordan downplays tensions with Damascus
by Taylor Luck, Jordan Times AMMAN — Jordan downplayed reports of rising tensions with Damascus on Sunday, refuting accusations by Syrian officials of Jordanian support for rebel forces. Minister of […]
Born in war and poverty, youth don’t abandon Iraq (ten years after US invasion)
BAGHDAD: The 21-year-old college student in Baghdad lost her father during the Iraq War to gunmen from a rival Muslim sect. Now she dreams of an Iraq where all people […]
Is This Where the Third Intifada Will Start?
By BEN EHRENREICH NEW YORK TIMES On the evening of Feb. 10, the living room of Bassem Tamimi’s house in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh was filled with […]
Shocked and upset” after being deported from Sri Lanka for displaying a Buddha tattoo on his arm
Source: BBC.Com. Antony Ratcliffe, 42, from Nottingham, was turned back at Colombo’s main airport on Friday for allegedly showing a lack of respect for Buddhism. The authorities are tough on perceived insults to Buddhism – the religion of the island’s majority ethnic Sinhalese. But Mr Ratcliffe says the “inoffensive” body […]
This is blasphemy. Let’s kill this lover tomorrow
Source: Dawn.Com The young man entered the tavern and asked for a glass of wine. “Heart-red, soul-crystal or world-muddy?” asked the bartender. “I am colourblind,” said the client. “Quench my thirst, please.” The bartender gave him a glass of water and said: “Know your drink before you ask.” Now a […]
This ‘grandson of a Holocaust survivor’ is taking matters into own hands to ‘Talk Back to Hate’
Akiva Freidlin launches ad campaign to rebuke American Freedom Defense Initiative’s hateful, anti-Islamic subway posters NEW YORK DAILY NEWS by Clem Richardson Like many people, Akiva Freidlin found the American […]