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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.
Nanotechnology is the future: APJ Abdul Kalam
Source: The Hindu Convergence among multiple technological and scientific disciplines, coupled with making sustainable systems would define the “knowledge society” of the 21st century, the former President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, said here on Sunday. He was addressing students of the Indian Institute of Technology (Patna) during its first convocation programme. […]
Report indicates drastic increase in sectarian violence in 2012
Source: ET ISLAMABAD: The past year witnessed a 53% increase in sectarian violence, according to an annual report released on Friday by the Pakistan Institute of Peace Studies (PIPS). Non-sectarian attacks, on the other hand, decreased by 20%. More:
Row over ‘anti-Semitic’ journalist escalates
Source: The Local German journalist and publisher Jakob Augstein is one of the top ten worst anti-Semites in the world – at least according to the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a US Jewish human rights organisation which included him in their 2012 “top ten” offenders.The Simon Wiesenthal jury said it had […]
Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel
2012 Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel Highlights 2012 has been an exciting year for the growth of the cultural and academic boycott of Israel, a pillar of the global BDS movement. In what follows we would like to offer the main highlights of the year. This is far from […]
Oklahoma’s First Muslim Class Graduates .
OnIslam & Newspapers Saturday, 05 January 2013 00:00 CAIRO – Senior students at Oklahoma’s first Islamic high school are preparing to be the first graduation class in 2013, filled with hope to serve their community and act as role models for their country. “This has been a journey,” Imad Enchassi, […]
“WAR ON TERROR” ACTUALLY AIMED AT ISLAM: PRESS TV
‘War on terror’ actually aimed at Islam By Dr. Kevin Barrett And if “terrorism” means “the intentional slaughter of civilians,” the US and Israel commit thousands of times more terrorism than all the Muslims of the world put together.” Public opinion polls show that the vast majority of the world’s […]
ECP shuffles provincial election commissioners
Source: ET Sonu Khan Baloch named new K-P election commission chief. ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday shuffled provincial election commissioners for three provinces. According to the sources in the commission, heads of the election body were shuffled in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh. After the shuffle, K-P […]
My Take: New Year’s resolution – don’t get murdered
Source: CNN belief Blog via Wasim Sroya A man cries as he prays at the graves of the victims from the May Lahore attacks against Ahmadiyya community mosques July 14, 2010 in Chenab Nagar, Pakistan. January 5th, 2013 04:00 AM ET Editor’s Note: Qasim Rashid is a national spokesperson for […]
North Korea seeks German economic advice
Source: The Local North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is looking to Germany for advice on how to attract international investment to his isolated dictatorship in 2013, a newspaper reported on Saturday. More:
Indonesian city bans women straddling motorbikes
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: A city in Indonesia’s Islamic law stronghold of Aceh will ban women from straddling male drivers on motorbikes, its mayor said on Wednesday, dubbing the position “improper”. […]
Virtual Autopsies Provide New Insights into Death
Source: Spiegel By Frank Thadeusz Universität Zürich Institut für Rechtsmedizin It used to be that the cause of death could only be determined by cutting a corpse open. But a new, virtual procedure developed by Swiss researchers is providing new insights into dead bodies. It could help identify previously undiscovered murders. […]
Bang or whimper?
Source: Friday Times. Ba Najam Sethi Dr Tahir ul Qadri continues to hog the headlines. In ten days, however, he has progressively diluted his demands under relentless media scrutiny. Consider. Originally he insisted that the army and judiciary were “stake holders” who had a right to inform any caretaker government. […]
Long march: Administration shoots down MQI rally plan in capital
Source: ET ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration officials on Friday rejected a formal request by Minhajul Quran International (MQI) to hold a rally in front of parliament, citing overcrowding and capacity as bottlenecks. Instead, the administration suggested a change of venue for the MQI’s January 14 rally, proposing the lush […]
After two years of delays, Egyptian gas supplies resume ‘in full’
by Taylor Luck, Jordan Times AMMAN — Jordan’s Egyptian gas supplies have returned to “normal levels”, according to energy officials, after nearly two years of reduced supply due to political […]
Australian Muslims donate$1 million to Syrian refugees
Petra | Jan 03, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) office in the Kingdom on Thursday received $1 million donated by the Muslim community in Australia to support Syrian refugees in Jordan. According to an IRW statement, an Australian delegation presented the financial assistance to […]
Iraqi Shiite cleric al-Sadr visits church, Sunni mosque as anti-government protests rage
By Associated Press, WASHINGTON POST BAGHDAD — Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr reached out to Iraq’s religious minorities Friday, visiting a Baghdad church desecrated in a deadly 2010 attack and a […]
Solar-powered e-bikes for India
Source: The Hindu The Government could plan for 50,000 e-bikes with solar charging stations over two years in educational, business and public sector campuses. E-bikes and e-scooters, battery-powered and charged by solar energy, can transform transportation in India, making it fuel independent, environmentally friendly and affordable. Now is the time […]
Egyptian Jews: Essam el-Erian, Muslim Brotherhood Official, Urges Jewish Expats To Return
By SARAH EL DEEB 01/03/13 01:55 PM ET EST CAIRO — A leading Muslim Brotherhood member and adviser to Islamist President Mohammed Morsi created a stir in Egypt when he called on Egyptian Jews in Israel to return home because Egypt is now a democracy and because the Jewish state […]
2013: The Year France Confronts Islam?
How a New Year’s celebration reveals France’s divided society BY RICHARD PALMER Fireworks are the most traditional way to celebrate the New Year. But there are other traditions. In Japan, Buddhist monks hit a gong 108 times. In Spain, people eat 12 grapes. And in certain French cities, they burn […]