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: The Local An alarming study has been revealed which suggests that soldiers in a German army guard battalion that performs in major state ceremonies are growing breasts – as a side effect of military drills. More:
Source: Spiegel: Are immigrants from EU states entitled to claim welfare benefits in Germany? Chancellor Merkel’s government has tried to prevent this from happening, but Germany’s Federal Social Court will soon rule on the issue — and potentially set a costly precedent. More:
Source: Spiegel: AFP German Chancellor Angela Merkel had some tough words for Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on Wednesday in Berlin. Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi paid a whistle-stop visit to Berlin on Wednesday to drum up foreign investment and convince Europe of his democratic credentials. The German media felt he sent […]
Source: Spiegel: Despite a low birthrate, the population in Germany is growing because of increasing immigration from other European Union countries. For the third year in a row, more people came to the Germany than left it in 2012. This development balances out the natural population decline from deaths and […]
Source: Yasmeen Aftab: On 28th January 2013 Copy of the Letter by Chairman NAB was released to the Media- addressed to the President of Pakistan: Please accept my gratitude for supporting unhindered execution of my mandate. Large recoveries have been made (about Rs 25 Billion). The Prevention activity of focusing […]
Gandhi, Islam and more The HinduNEW ARRIVAL: Vice-President Hamid Ansari (second from left) releasing a book titled “Faith and Freedom: Gandhi in History” authored by Professor Mushirul Hasan (left) along with former West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi (second from right) and renowned author Ashis Nandy (right) on the 65th […]
Gandhi, Islam and more T+ The HinduNEW ARRIVAL: Vice-President Hamid Ansari (second from left) releasing a book titled “Faith and Freedom: Gandhi in History” authored by Professor Mushirul Hasan (left) along with former West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi (second from right) and renowned author Ashis Nandy (right) on the […]
Source: The Local: Germany is considering expanding its support of France’s military campaign against Islamists in Mail to include airborne refueling of jets carrying out airstrikes. More:
Source: Asia Times: By Victor Kotsev The initial announcement on Wednesday that Israeli jets had bombed a target on the border between Syria and Lebanon recalled how the news of the Israeli raid on the Syrian nuclear reactor was broken. Back then, the Syrian government first said that Israeli planes […]
Source: Asia Times: By Syed Fazl-e-Haider KARACHI – Pakistan’s highest court reacted firmly to claims by the country’s anti-corruption chief that it overstepped its judicial powers by putting pressure on officials investigating allegations that last week prompted the court to order the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf. The […]
Source: TOI. BAMAKO: France called for peace talks between Mali’s government and “legitimate representatives” from the north, after French troops took up positions at Kidal, the last city held by Islamist forces. “This political process now has to advance concretely,” French foreign ministry spokesman Philippe Lalliot said Wednesday. He called […]
Source: Nasim Malik of Sweden.
by Julia Slater, swissinfo.ch Jan 30, 2013 – 19:39 An analysis of naturalisation decisions taken in more than 1,400 Swiss communes between 1990 and 2010 has found a dramatic increase […]
RIA Novosti / Alexey Kudenko The Russian State Duma has suggested simplifying the granting of Russian citizenship to direct descendants of nationals of the Russian Empire who now live abroad. […]
Admittedly, it is not hard to imagine how someone can predict a vision of hell in a country like Syria which has become a hornet’s nest of terrorism and that which is tumbling into further chaos and bloodshed. Lakhdar Brahimi, who represents the United Nations and the Arab League, has […]
URI North America is joining with Cooperation Circles and interfaith partners across the US for an Interfaith Call-in Day to Prevent Gun Violence Monday, February 4 As we celebrate World Interfaith Harmony Week this week from February 1-7 what better opportunity is there to demonstrate national interfaith solidarity than to […]
Israeli jets have attacked a convoy on the Syria-Lebanon border, unnamed security sources in the region have told news agencies. The attack came as Israel voiced fears that Syrian missiles and chemical weapons could fall into the hands of militants such as Lebanon’s Hezbollah. It is not clear what the […]
• Moaz al-Khatib says he is prepared to negotiate • UN exceeds record $1.5bn fundraising drive for Syria • Brahimi urges security council to help stop the destruction • Israeli warplane strike target on Syria-Lebanon border Syria • UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has appealed to all combatants in Syria’s civil […]
Timbuktu, Islam’s Ancient Seat Of Learning, Loses Priceless Manuscripts (PHOTOS) By KRISTA LARSON and MICHELLE FAUL 01/29/13 12:11 PM ET EST Al Qaeda, Islam, Scripture Commentary, Ahmed Baba Institute, Radical Islam, Timbuktu Manuscripts, Ancient Islam, Islamists, Mali, Quran, Scripture Study, Timbuktu, Religion News SEVARE, Mali — Timbuktu, the fabled desert city where retreating Muslim extremists destroyed ancient manuscripts, was a center of Islamic […]
Source: Niti Central Bangladesh’s Rajshahi district was on security alert after Jamaat-e-Islami activists warned of more political violence on Wednesday if the Government failed to release war crime suspects. The Rajshahi Metropolitan Police imposed section 144 on Tuesday night in four sections of the city, after Jamaati and Islami Chhatra […]