Biking for free in Berlin
Source: The Local: One man has made it his mission to set up a bike-sharing network in Berlin, loaning out Fahrräder for free. Trust advocate Graham Pope spoke to The Local about cycling into the future. More:
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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.
Cameron Calls Colonial-Era Massacre in India ‘Shameful’
Source: NY Times. By GARDINER HARRIS NEW DELHI – Britain’s prime minister laid a wreath at the site of a notorious 1919 massacre that cost the lives of hundreds of Indians and has long been seen as one of the British Empire’s most shameful episodes. David Cameron was the first […]
A ‘must-watch’ youtube movie on the 9/11 investigation.
“Mohammad Atta and the Venice Flying Circus” documentary Please click on here: Three of the four terrorist pilots connected with the 9/11 tragedy learned to fly airplanes in the tiny […]
Thieves steal diamonds from Swiss aircraft
Eight masked gunmen have snatched some CHF46 million ($50 million) worth of diamonds from the hold of a Zurich-bound Helvetic Airways plane at Brussels airport without firing a shot, the […]
Students seek to alter stereotypes about Islam in interfaith discussions
by Muath Freij | Feb 19, 2013 | 22:09 AMMAN — Students from over 10 schools across the country on Tuesday reflected on their experience in exchanging views with their […]
Turkey defies allies to pursue energy ties with Iraqi Kurds
Fulya Ozerkan ARABNEWS Wednesday 20 February 2013 Turkey is defying Washington and Baghdad in developing a broad energy partnership with Iraqi Kurds as it pushes to secure affordable oil and […]
Jordan’s new political experiment
Osama Al Sharif ARABNEWS Wednesday 20 February 2013 For the first time in Jordan’s modern political history, a new process of selecting the kingdom’s next prime minister was launched this week amid confusion and speculation about the nature of the new “mechanism.” King Abdallah has asked his Chief of the […]
Is world witnessing decline of the West?
Gwynne Dyer ARABNEWS Wednesday 20 February 2013 You know the storyline by now. There are one million US-dollar millionaires in China. (“To get rich is glorious,” said former leader Deng Xiao-ping.) Seventy percent of the homes in China are bought for cash. China’s total trade — the sum of imports […]
EGYPT’S NEW GRAND MUFTI: MINA REPORT
EGYPT’S NEW GRAND MUFTI ELECTED FOR FIRST TIME EVER Category: Middle East Published on Tuesday, 12 February 2013 16:21 Written by Syarif Hidayat Hits: 46 Cairo, 2 Rabiul Akhir 1434/12 February 2013 (MINA) -Shawqi Ibrahim Abdel-Karim Allam is to become Egypt’s new Grand Mufti following a vote by members of […]
Islamic Dress explained at UTSA: Paisano reports
Muslim women at UTSA explain Islamic dress By Marcia Perales Courtesy of Will Tallent/The PaisanoCourtesy of Will Tallent/The Paisano Courtesy of Will Tallent/The Paisano Courtesy of Will Tallent/The Paisano Islam is not a culture– it is a religion. Muslims are not a race– they are believers of Islam. Muslim […]
Pakistan Hindu Refugees: HAF Press Release
“There is fear 24 hours a day,” Pakistani Hindu Refugee Tells HAF Team Washington, D.C. (February 19, 2013) — “There is fear 24 hours a day…Hindus see themselves as helpless,” recounted Chetan Ram, while describing life in Pakistan to the Hindu American Foundation’s Director & Senior Human Rights Fellow, Samir Kalra, Esq., […]
Lloyds fined by UK regulator over PPI payout delays
(Reuters) – Britain’s financial regulator fined Lloyds Banking Group 4.3 million pounds ($6.7 million) on Monday for not paying compensation quickly enough to customers wrongly sold insurance on loans and mortgages. The Financial Services Authority said that from May 2011 to March 2012, Lloyds did not pay compensation to 140,000 […]
SURRENDER? Vasella drops massive and controversial payout (or how to loose 72 million Swiss Francs in an instant)
by Chantal Britt, swissinfo.ch Feb 19, 2013 – 10:59 Outgoing Novartis chairman Daniel Vasella has chosen to forego a CHF72 million ($78 million) payout to prevent him from working for […]
Zero Hour at the Vatican: A Bitter Struggle for Control of the Catholic Church
Source: Spiegel Germany. With Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation drawing closer, the struggle for power in the Vatican has gotten underway in earnest. The church badly needs to reform itself, but with Ratzinger lurking in the shadows, will it be able to? More:
Aigner warns horse meat scandal may grow
Source: The Local: The scope of Europe’s meat scandal is likely to widen, German Consumer Minister Ilse Aigner warned on Monday, after it was revealed that horse and pork have been found in German döner kebabs. More:
Syrian human rights violators ‘should face court’ (or: one-sided justice is no justice!)
The International Criminal Court (ICC) should take on the cases of “very high officials” who have perpetrated human rights violations in Syria, according to Carla del Ponte, a member of a special United Nations Commission of Inquiry (CoI). Del Ponte, a former Swiss federal prosecutor who also served as prosecutor […]
7 suspects in Pakistan sectarian killings arrested
MAAZ KHAN | AFP arabnews Tuesday 19 February 2013 QUETTA, Pakistan: Pakistani forces on Tuesday killed four men and arrested seven others accused of killing Shiite Muslims, including an alleged […]
Jordan: Srour discusses Mideast peace with Palestinian lawmaker
AMMAN — Lower House Speaker Saad Hayel Srour on Monday received a letter of congratulations from the speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Aziz Dweik, presented by Palestinian Deputy Mohammad Al Ghoul, according to a Lower House statement. During their meeting, Srour reiterated Jordan’s support for Palestinians in their quest […]
EU will not lift Syria arms embargo, but offers rebels more aid
BRUSSELS — European Union foreign ministers on Monday stopped short of meeting Britain’s demand to lift an arms embargo on Syria but agreed to allow “non-lethal” aid and “technical assistance” […]
Better TV Habits Means Better Children
Source: Time – Health & Family Author: Bonnie Rochman If parents can’t limit their children’s TV time, then they can at least try to improve what youngsters are watching. That’s the if-you-can’t-beat-them-join-them approach that researchers in Seattle took in trying to address the issue of how much TV children, including […]