U.S. House of Representatives Testimony: Persecution of Ahmadies
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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.
Qadri’s Long March and democracy
Source: ET The only thing we know about Tahirul Qadri’s January 14 Long March in Islamabad is that it will be attended by a lot of people. We still don’t know who has gathered those people and if they are being paid to attend. We don’t know who is behind […]
Difference between India and Pakistan: A Nation who beheads Vs. A Nation that gives gift of life to ‘enemy’
Source: MSN Pakistan has one of the highest cases of liver diseases, and Delhi’s Apollo Hospital has played host to over 400 Pakistani patients in the last eight years New Delhi: When Pakistani raiders were beheading Indian soldiers, a group of Indian doctors were helping their Pakistani counterparts to do […]
Carl Medearis dedicates life to promoting peace between Christian, Muslim worlds
By Amy Banton abanton@aikenstandard.com Carl Medearis is a man of two worlds. Medearis, an international expert in the field of Arab-American and Muslim-Christian relations, spoke at Cedar Creek Church Saturday evening. He has dedicated his life to promoting peace between two different worlds and has worked with former state Gov. […]
Israeli Women Soldiers Have ‘Right Stuff’ For Border Watch
Source: Huff Post. By Dan Williams ISRAELI-EGYPTIAN BORDER, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Breaking cover from a lookout point disguised as a dune, four soldiers storm into the open, ploughing through the sand with rifles aloft. Their battle cries are like seagull calls, and from under their helmets, ponytails flap. Team […]
States committing crimes with impunity
Story Summary If the U.S. government can go around assassinating anyone it suspects is a criminal, can any other party do the same to Americans? A few years ago the U.S. government also obtained a court ruling allowing it to seize and kidnap any person in any country (the case […]
How Innocent Pakistani Kids Are Turned Into Suicide Bombers
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Kosovo wants all OIC states to recognize it
JEDDAH: JASSIM ABUZAID ARABBEWS Sunday 13 January 2013 Enver Hoxhaj, Kosovo foreign minister, paid a special visit to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) headquarters in Jeddah yesterday, meeting with […]
Saudi Arabia: 10.77 million visas issued last year
RIYADH – Saudi diplomatic missions abroad issued a total of 10.77 million visas last year. “This is a record figure compared to previous years, and the increase was 13.6 percent over 2011 and 79.7 percent over 2005,” said Assistant Foreign Minister Prince Khaled Bin Saud Bin Khaled. Speaking to the […]
Israel left wing sees Jewish state’s end (or: the end of the two-state-solution)
Saudi Gazette: TEL AVIV, Israel – An apocalyptic tone has crept into Israel’s hitherto muted election season, with opposition leaders and others sounding increasingly desperate warnings that a few more […]
Palestinians forcefully ‘evacuated’ from Bab al Shams village
earlier report: Israel orders activist to leave Bab Al-Shams village Mohammed Mar’i Saudi Gazette RAMALLAH – Israel has ordered Palestinian activists and their foreign supporters to leave the Bab Al-Shams […]
Hafiz Saeed had announced Rs.5 lakh reward on bringing Indian soldier’s head as trophy: Sources
Source: India Today Lashkar-e-Toiba(LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed had a major role in the recent attack on Indian Army’s patrolling team in Mendhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir. According to sources, days before the January 8 ambush, the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks’ mastermind had announced a reward of Rs.5 lakh for […]
Firing from Pakistan could be to push through militants into India: reports
Source: NDTV Srinagar: There were reports of fresh firing at the Line of Control in Poonch sector in Jammu and Kashmir last night. There had been a pause in the firing yesterday but reports suggest it started again late at night. Meanwhile, Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne has reiterated India’s […]
Bangladesh Begins World’s Second Largest Muslim Gathering
Source: BDNEWS24 Tongi Ijtema ,Dhaka generally occur just late of the December month or early of the January. It really is one of the yearly Tablighi Jamaat as well as all muslim congregation that is held at the bank of the river Turag.Ijtema held in two phase.The event concentrates on […]
Message for Pakistan: Don’t take India for granted
Source: MSN New Delhi: The Congress talked tough by saying India wanted peace with Pakistan but the neighbouring country should not take it as a sign of weakness. It also warned that if Pakistan did not stop violating the LoC (Line of Control), India would have to think of taking […]
India may have to look at options: Indian Air Force Chief Marshal to Pakistan
Source: Times Of India NEW DELHI: Asserting that repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistan are “unacceptable”, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne on Saturday warned that India may have to […]
Activists Killed in Paris – Murders Jeopardize Turkish-Kurdish Peace Talks
By Jürgen Gottschlich spiegel.de In recent weeks, a solution to Turkey’s long-running conflict with Kurdish separatists seemed near. But after three Kurdish activists were found murdered in Paris on Thursday, […]
Why Qadri jolts Pakistan politics before vote
Source:Huff Post LAHORE, Pakistan — To his supporters, Tahir-ul-Qadri is a savior of Pakistan’s fragile democracy who will right the country ahead of elections expected to take place this spring. To his detractors, he is a shady religious figure bent on derailing the vote, possibly at the behest of the […]