‘Terminator’ Rajapaksa storms to victory in Sri Lanka
AFP November 17, 2019 Gotabaya Rajapaksa conducted a nationalist campaign with a promise of security and a vow to crush religious extremism His triumph will, however, alarm Sri Lanka’s […]
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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.
Far right network orchestrated synagogue attacks, FBI says
Richard Tobin of New Jersey directed group’s members hundreds of miles away to deface synagogues in Michigan and Wisconsin Jason Wilson @jason_a_w Sat 16 Nov 2019 A synagogue in […]
‘Show no mercy’: leaked documents reveal details of China’s Xinjiang detentions
More than 400 pages leaked to New York Times by Chinese political insider document brutal crackdown on Muslim minority Lily Kuo Sun 17 Nov 2019 More than 1 million […]
Looking back to the year 1999: The reality of the current (1999) predicament in Kosovo
by Rafiq A. Tschannen The impressions a traveller receives when visiting Kosovo these days are bound to be manifold. One will come across many shocking scenes of destruction and atrocities, […]
‘Plan B’: Pakistan anti-government protesters leave capital to block roads countrywide
Nov 13, 2019 – swissinfo.ch By Syed Raza Hassan and Alasdair Pal ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Anti-government protesters in Pakistan called off a two-week sit-in on the capital’s main highway on […]
Erdogan’s ethnic cleansing of the Kurds is still happening now – and we have Trump to thank
Making life impossible for a civilian population can take other effective but less dramatic forms than the use of white phosphorus or roadside killings Patrick Cockburn @indyworld Mass expulsion or […]
Trump pardons military personnel accused of crimes overseas
President intervenes in military justice cases of service members accused of killings in Afghanistan Associated Press Sat 16 Nov 2019 Donald Trump has pardoned a former US army commando set […]
‘There will be no hope’: Muslims fear Rajapaksa win in Sri Lanka election
Since the Easter bombings, the community has faced violence and vilification. Many think there may be worse to come by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Colombo Fri 15 Nov 2019 The […]
Sri Lanka presidential election: gunmen fire on buses carrying Muslim voters
Police say convoy of more than 100 vehicles attacked but there are no reports of casualties Agence France-Presse Sat 16 Nov 2019 Gunmen have fired on buses carrying minority […]
‘We failed to reach Europe – now our families disown us’
By Tim Whewell BBC World Service 14 November 2019 Most of the West African migrants who fail to reach Europe eventually return to their own countries, but it can […]
Mujahid Yusof Rawa: Malaysia needs a new narrative of Islam
Video Malaysia’s Minister for Islamic affairs Mujahid Yusof Rawa has said his government is proposing “a new narrative” of “compassionate Islam”. Malaysia has one of Asia’s most vibrant economies and […]
Egyptian woman fights unequal Islamic inheritance laws
Source: Al Jazeera Case involving Coptic Christian woman comes as calls for equal inheritance rights reverberate across the Arab world. An Egyptian woman is taking on the country’s inheritance laws […]
Four countries discuss ‘tolerance in multiculturalism’ at UAE summit
Source: Arab News By Jumana Khamis Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi was appointed minister of tolerance in 2016, reinforcing the UAE’s commitment to eradicate ideological, cultural and religious bigotry in society […]
War crimes court OKs probe into deportation of Myanmar’s Rohingya
Nov 14, 2019 – http://www.swissinfo.ch THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court said on Thursday it had approved a prosecution request to investigate crimes against humanity against Myanmar’s Rohingya […]
100 years of Multilateralism, Geneva exhibition examines human struggle between war and peace
By Frédéric Burnand in Geneva Nov 13, 2019 – swissinfo.ch Is war the future of man? This philosophical question is at the centre of an exhibition on war and […]
Much of Kashmir violence by outfits linked to Jamaat-e-Islami: US Congressman
14 November 2019 By Lalit K Jha Washington, Nov 14 (PTI) Much of the violence in Kashmir is tied to organisations linked to separatist outfit Jamat-e-Islami and its partners, an […]
Saudi Arabia discussing Yemen truce in informal talks with Houthis – sources
Nov 14, 2019 – 13:21 REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo (reuters_tickers) By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Michelle Nichols DUBAI/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia is intensifying informal talks with the Iran-aligned Houthi […]
Turkey will never let Northern Cyprus’ rights be extorted, Erdoğan says on country’s anniversary
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published 14.11.2019 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in his congratulatory message for the country’s 36th anniversary late Thursday, said Turkey will never let the Turkish Republic of Northern […]
Was Blackwater behind the collapse of Afghan peace talks?
SYED FAZL-E-HAIDER Published 14.11.2019 Pakistan’s diplomatic push to bring the Afghan peace process back on track has paved the way for the resumption of peace talks between the U.S and […]
Hundreds of Israel settlers raid Al-Aqsa Mosque
November 14, 2019 November 14, 2019 Protected by the Israeli police, 244 Israelis today raided Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Palestinian Ministry of Religious Endowment said. According to a statement […]
