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 asiatimes on line The Big Gaddafi has barely left the building – the Bab-al-Aziziyah compound – and the Western vultures are already circling overhead; the scramble is on to seize the “big prize” – Libya’s oil and gas wealth. [1] Libya is as much a pawn in a serious […]
Source/Courtesy:TheExpress Tribune KARACHI: A special meeting of the Sindh cabinet presided over by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday has decided to launch ‘surgical operations’ against suspects involved in the ongoing violence in Karachi. “We need to take action now; otherwise it will be too late and someone else would […]
by Frédéric Burnand in Geneva, swissinfo.ch In the first in-depth report of its kind, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has looked at the dangers facing medical staff in conflict zones. The report’s lead author, Robin Coupland, has spent seven years working as a war surgeon, and tells […]
PALESTINIAN NEWS NETWORK Bethlehem – PNN – The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) announced today its international campaign for the recognition of a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders. A statement released by the organization called for ‘the end of the Israeli occupation and the barbarity of the Israeli’s […]
By ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Plans are under way to publish literally the largest book on the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), which is expected to weigh 1,600 kg and contain 420 pages, each page with dimensions of four by five meters. The book, according to Shams Arabic daily, is […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah launched the national fundraising campaign for famine-hit Somalis by donating SR20 million. The telethon collected nearly SR100 million as of early Tuesday. The telethon has been extended to another day. Crown Prince Sultan, deputy […]
By Hani Hazaimehm Jordan Times AMMAN – Hundreds of Bangladeshi workers at El Hassan Industrial Estate have been on strike since Saturday, accusing their employer of violating their rights. A delegation comprising nine workers, who are employed by the International Business Garment Manufacturing Company (IBG), on Monday sought the assistance […]
Rfi France. Diallo’s lawyer says he expects the prosecutors to announce that they will drop all or some of the charges at the meeting, which comes the day before Strauss-Kahn is due to appear before a judge in a New York state court. The New York Post reported at the […]
Pravda Ru: Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey ………..let us see what the western corporate media is not saying. Let us try to forge a middle way between the myriad of conflicting evidence in the stories. Why then is NATO supporting terrorists? Why is NATO supporting those who have raped little girls? Why is […]
Citigroup Inc. (C) and Bank of America Corp. (BAC) were the reigning champions of finance in 2006 as home prices peaked, leading the 10 biggest U.S. banks and brokerage firms to their best year ever with $104 billion of profits. By 2008, the housing market’s collapse forced those companies to […]
DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Company and Toyota Motorsaid on Monday that they would jointly develop a gas-electric hybrid fuel system for pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles aimed at keeping larger models affordable as the automakers work to meet stricter fuel-economy standards. The companies said they did not plan […]
Source: AAAS When Martin Brasier discovered what looked like fossil cells in between the cemented sand grains of an ancient beach in Western Australia, he knew he had his work cut out for him. One of the biggest challenges for geologists is deciding when a fossil is really a fossil, […]
By AFRA NAUSHAD, LIFE.STYLE@ARABNEWS.COM Haji Noor Deen Mi Guangjiang is a Chinese calligrapher extraordinaire who has been producing Chinese-Arabic calligraphic art for over a decade. Born in 1963 in Yucheng, Shadong province of China, Haji Noor Deen was the first Chinese national conferred with the honorable Certificate of Arabic Calligrapher […]
ARABNEWS At the end of Sunday’s Mass, Benedict announced that the next World Youth Day will be in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2013 – a year early to avoid conflicts with the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Pope Benedict XVI returned to Rome on Sunday night after a four-day […]
by Clare O’Dea, swissinfo.ch Some of the most vulnerable members of society, frail and dependent old people, suffer physical and emotional abuse in their own homes – and the problem is growing. As life expectancy continues to rise, so do the numbers of people needing daily care and at risk […]
By WALAA HAWARI | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: Saudi detainees at Guantanamo Bay have expressed appreciation for the efforts of the Saudi Red Crescent (SRC) to connect them with their families. In a letter of appreciation to the Saudi Red Crescent Association in the Kingdom, detainee Ahmad Al-Darbi said his fellow […]
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA & MD RASOOLDEEN | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH/RIYADH: The Grand Mosque in Makkah is filled to the brim with worshippers these days as hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have come from all over the world to perform Umrah and attend taraweeh and qiyamullail prayers, seeking the blessings of Lailat Al-Qadr (night of power). The Civil […]
By LISA KAAKI, LISA.KAAKI@ARABNEWS.COM During the 19th century, many women, particularly Englishwomen, were fascinated by the Arab world. Most of these female travelers, like Lucie Duff Gordon, Lady Ann Blunt, Gertrude Bell, Isabelle Eberhardt and Freya Stark, to name but a few, are known to us through their impassioned travelogues. […]
By ABDULLAH AL-MOALLAMI | AL-MADINAH I am the woman … listen to me. Listen to the purr of my engine … it is starting. I am a woman fighting for the right, and I let the flag of the truth flutter high. I’m the woman … I know that you […]