Saudi visit signals Putin’s growing Middle East influence
Oct 14, 2019 – swissinfo.ch By Olesya Astakhova and Stephen Kalin RIYADH (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin signalled Moscow’s growing Middle East clout on Monday on his first visit to […]
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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.
Trump is right to take troops out of Syria. Now they must leave Iraq and Afghanistan
Simon Jenkins The president’s motive for abandoning the Kurds is unclear, but the continued US presence in foreign wars is a disaster Mon 14 Oct 2019 Donald Trump is right […]
Like the US before it, Iran is learning the perils of foreign intervention in Iraq
America has learned and relearned its lesson the hard way several times over the last 50 years, now it’s time for another nation to get a taste of its own medicine Borzou Daragahi @borzou Some four years ago in Iraq’s Anbar province, a leader of a local Shia militia […]
Abdus Salam: the Muslim science genius forgotten by history
The Pakistani physicist’s work led to the discovery of the Higgs boson, but he was disowned in his home country for his faith. Now a Netflix film is […]
Visit of the Caliph – Ahmadiyya Muslim Community opens its largest German Mosque in Wiesbaden
Visit of the Caliph German Ahmadiyya opens its largest mosque in Wiesbaden published 14.10.19 at 10:04 Mubarak Mosque WiesbadenEditor’s Note: This article is in German. Please use ‘google translate’ […]
Poverty-tackling trio win Nobel economics prize
Oct 14, 2019 – http://www.swissinfo.ch By Simon Johnson and Niklas Pollard STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – U.S.-based economists Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for their work in fighting poverty that has helped millions of children around the world. French-American Duflo […]
The evolution of the ‘Somalization’ concept
OP-ED Daily Sabah > IBRAHIM ABDIRAHMAN MUKHTAR Published 11.10.2019 “And our country [Iraq] has turned into Somalia… and under the rule of foreigners.” These were some of the words […]
Egypt’s president to meet with Ethiopia PM over Nile dispute
Reuters October 13, 2019 Sisi said in televised remarks Sunday the meeting with Abiy Ahmed will take place in Russia Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan failed to resolve their differences over the Blue Nile dam CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday he would meet Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy […]
French consul general visits factory in Makkah where Kaaba cover is made
Source: Arab News Kiswa cloth is made of more than 670 kilograms of raw silk, dyed black inside the complex, 120 kilograms of gold threads and 100 kilograms of silver […]
Strasbourg mosque: A beacon of peace
12th October 2019 AlHakam.org Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa at the inaugural reception of Mahdi mosque Strasbourg, France, Saturday, 12 October: The Mahdi Mosque was inaugurated yesterday with […]
A look back to 2016: Wikileaks documents highlight sinister relations between Erdogan and ISIS
The connection of the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan΄s family with the oil smuggling of the “Islamic State” is revealed after Wikileaks΄ revealing of emails from the Turkish energy minister, […]
Pakistan’s PM leaves for Iran, Saudi Arabia
Imran Khan had a bilateral meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the UN summit in NY last month. (File/AFP) AP October 13, 2019 Khan will head […]
China’s Xi warns attempts to divide China will end in ‘shattered bones’
Oct 13, 2019 – swissinfo.ch BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping warned on Sunday that any attempt to divide China will be crushed, as Beijing faces political challenges in […]
Parents in Essex withdraw children from RE lessons over objections to Islam
‘These children are arguably those that most need to be taught about Islam’ Eleanor Busby Education Correspondent Tuesday 8 January 2019 Parents in Essex are withdrawing their children from religious […]
Trump and Erdogan have much in common – and the Kurds will be the tragic victims of their idiocy
Related video: Donald Trump suggests he has no problem with President Erdogan being ‘tough’ on the Kurds How can the EU stand idly by while Turkey conducts such vile business […]
Editorial- Health – Gaming disorder
11th October 2019 Al Hakam Org Walking around in a shopping centre or sitting in a restaurant, it has become such a common sight to see a child […]
Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V a.a. inaugurates Mahdi Mosque in Strasbourg
11th October 2019 Strasbourg, France, Friday, 11 October: Where every Friday Sermon of Hazrat Khailfatul Masihaa is of historic importance, some sermons become even more historic when they mark the […]
As new Syrian exodus unfolds, some fear they will never go home
Oct 11, 2019 – swissinfo.ch By Ellen Francis BEIRUT (Reuters) – Kurdish doctor Farid Mustafa was one of the last to flee Ras al-Ain as Turkish bombs rained down on […]
Furious with Turkey, EU threatens sanctions, arms embargo
Oct 11, 2019 – Swissinfo.com By Robin Emmott and John Irish BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) – EU governments threatened sanctions against Turkey on Friday over its offensive in Syria, angrily rejecting President […]
Zurich research could help predict earthquake patterns
Oct 12, 2019 When a powerful earthquake strikes, there is currently no way of knowing whether it will be followed by an even bigger one. But research by scientists at […]