Anglican nuns praised for joining Catholic Church
Oxford, England, Jan 8, 2013 / 02:02 am (CNA).- A group of 11 Anglican nuns who were received into the communion of the Catholic Church Jan. 1 were lauded for […]
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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.
Sweden: Centre Party faces internal rebellion (trying to legalize polygamy, among other things…)
Resistance is growing within the ranks of the Centre Party over a radical new party programme which includes proposals on free immigration, polygamy and an end to compulsory schooling. Several regional party chapters in southern Sweden are now organizing against the proposed 2013 party programme, reports the newspaper Dagens Nyheter. […]
The murder of Saad Farooq in Pakistan
Source: New Religion via Nasim Malik of Sweden. Ummad Farooq speaks out against sectarian violence in Pakistan, weeks after his brother was murdered for being an Ahmadi Saad Farooq (left) with younger brother Ummad Farooq (right) By S. Taalay Ahmed I’m sitting across the table from Ummad Farooq in a small […]
Cameron Succumbs to Growing Europhobia
Source: The Spiegel By Christoph Scheuermann REUTERS Cameron speaks on the BBC’s ‘Andrew Marr Show’ on Sunday. Britain’s right-wing conservative movement is making life difficult for Prime Minister David Cameron. The UK Independence Party wants to lead the country out of the EU, and its approval ratings are higher than […]
Hagel sets early challenge for Israel lobby
Source: Asiatimes: Former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel’s likely nomination as US defense secretary creates a dilemma for the Israel lobby. Opposition would risk ties with President Barack Obama and failure threaten its “invincible” aura in Washington’s corridors of power. Acquiesce, and it would have to deal with a fiercely independent […]
The Crisis of the Middle Class and American Power
Source: Stratfor. By George Friedman Last week I wrote about the crisis of unemployment in Europe. I received a great deal of feedback, with Europeans agreeing that this is the core problem and Americans arguing that the United States has the same problem, asserting that U.S. unemployment is twice as […]
Halt hate speech now
Source: ET SSP rally had spread hate speech against Shias. PHOTO: EXPRESS/IRFAN ALI We are our biggest enemies. This is something many fail to see because they believe external forces are to blame for Pakistan’s problems but the recent filing of a first information report (FIR) in Multan against members […]
The Politics Of Orthodox And Ahmadiyya Muslims In Wa (Ghana)
The political and religious temperature is fast boiling in Wa municipal. 2008-2012 tested our weak political and religious credentials in the Wa municipality. We involved in political violence and overthrow of ministers and religious violence to some extent, what about this time round. The question is who really care about […]
Finally a Syria transition plan with real prospects
by David Ignatius, The Daily Star, Lebanon Story Summary To help oust President Bashar Assad, a Syrian opposition group has drafted a plan for a transitional justice system that would impose harsh penalties against diehard members of his inner circle but provide amnesty for most of his Alawite supporters. To […]
Jordan: Man finds, returns JD320,000 ($450’000)
Petra | Jan 07, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES ZARQA — A man on Monday found JD320,000 in a bag in Zarqa Governorate. Zarqa Police Department Director Brig. Gen. Mohammad Thaher said the man called a radio station and informed them about the money he had found. He noted that the […]
US senator calls for gradual cut in aid to Israel
ARON HELLER | AP ARABNEWS Tuesday 8 January 2013 .JERUSALEM: US Sen. Rand Paul on Monday called for a gradual reduction of American foreign aid, delivering the message in an unlikely venue — since Israel is among the top recipients of American assistance. Paul, a Republican from Kentucky, told reporters […]
7 Reasons Your Neighbors Have More Money Than You
Source: Moneyning.com by VINCENT KING You look out the window of your home each night after dinner, staring across the street at your neighbors. You long for their fancy cars, their manicured lawns, and even the vacations they seem to take several times a year. You’re not alone. I […]
Tourism threat to Bangladesh island
Source: BBC News Situated in the blue waters of the Bay of Bengal, St Martin Island is one of the most beautiful places in Bangladesh. Popular with both local and foreign tourists, it is a coral island of sandy beaches, coconut palms and bountiful marine life. The island does […]
German bigotry shifting from race to religion
A new study warns that Islamophobia in Germany is becoming culturally acceptable, as bigotry leaves the confines of ethnicity and moves towards religious bias against Muslims. More:
Inauguration of Jamia Ahmadiyya Germany (Urdu)
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Bank of America in $10 billion settlement with Fannie Mae
Bank of America has reached a $10.3 billion settlement with Fannie Mae to deal with questionable home loans it sold to the government-backed mortgage financer during the housing bubble. BofA (BAC, Fortune 500) will pay $3.55 billion in cash to Fannie as part of the deal. It will also repurchase 30,000 questionable mortgages […]
Incitement: Hate speech case lodged against SSP leaders
Source: ET A case was registered on Saturday against several members of a banned militant organisation Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), calling Shias and inciting violence against them. The First Information Report was registered at the City police station at Jalalpur Peerwala on the basis of a Special Branch report. It said […]
Stop war in Syria before it becomes ‘field of ruins’: pope
Pope Benedict XVI celebrates the Epiphany mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, in Vatican, on January 6, 2013. VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict on Monday urged the international community to end what […]
Kids need a dignified mother, not a society woman (by Lauren Booth, Tony Blair’s sister-in-law)
ARAB NEWS Friday 4 January 2013 Lauren Booth, broadcaster and journalist, is former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s sister-in-law, who converted to Islam in 2010. Here below is her journey […]
Gaza blasts donors for holding back funds
ASSOCIATED PRESS Monday 7 January 2013 RAMALLAH, West Bank: The Palestinian self-rule government is close to being “completely incapacitated,” largely because Arab countries haven’t delivered hundreds of millions of dollars in promised aid, the Palestinian prime minister said in an interview yesterday. If allowed to continue, the Palestinian Authority’s unprecedented […]