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.
Wadi Dawan in the Hadhramaut Valley, main picture. (Arab News photo by Munshi Ahmed) Joanna Tan July 20, 2018 Though the Indian Ocean separates the Asian metropolis of Singapore and […]
No adequate structure in place Migrants arriving in Malta risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean in rickety boats, often after spending months or even years in squalid Libyan detention centres. […]
A researchers’ game tested how language and cultural classes helped foster acceptance of immigrants. Sunday, July 15, 2018 By Paul van Lange For The Conversation The executive branch has a […]
Prime minister confirms government is considering test for those seeking permanent residency Amy Remeikis and agencies @amyremeikis Fri 20 Jul 2018 03.38 BST First published on Thu 19 Jul 2018 22.51 BST […]
Babiš proposes to end war, poverty and religious extremism with a snap of our fingers. Why hasn’t anybody else thought of this? Andrej Babiš, Czech prime minister(Source: Sme) In […]
KARACHI: A group of angry people attacked an independent candidate’s team and tore down campaign posters Friday night in the city’s Bizerta Lines area, Geo News reported, citing authorities as […]
Saad Sayeed RABWAH, Pakistan (Reuters) – There are no campaign posters in the Pakistani town of Rabwah, and no election rallies on its streets. Though they could be an influential […]
By JT – Jul 20,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan on Thursday condemned the Israeli Knesset’s endorsement of the “nation-state law” that consolidates the concept of the “Jewish state”. Minister of State for Media Affairs and Government Spokesperson Jumana Ghunaimat explained that the new law consolidates apartheid in Israel […]
By Reuters – Jul 19,2018 – JORDAN TIME OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel passed a “nation-state” law on Thursday declaring that only Jews have the right of self-determination in the country, […]
By Secunder Kermani BBC News, Lahore 20 July 2018 Leading Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan has told the BBC his opponents in elections next week will “lose because of […]
July 20, 2018 Ayesha Tanzeem Flags of political parties are on sale ahead of elections, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Friday, July 20, 2018. ISLAMABAD — A human rights activist running […]
Illegal migration has become an existential question for Europe’s institutions. The marathon European Council summit on 28 June was evidence of this; European leaders struggled to summon domestic and […]
Exclusive: I pushed the two machine gun manuals across the boardroom table to Brzakovic. He glanced at them, nodded politely, and pushed them courteously back to me Robert Fisk Kragujevac, central Serbia […]
some answers: Orem Frien, Assyrian, American, Atheist…and that’s just the A’s Updated Feb 5 There are two issues here: (1) Can Jews eat Halal? (2) Can Muslims eat Kosher. Of […]
Many meats are labeled halal, which makes them okay for Muslims to consume, and many Muslims rely on kosher certification to inform them that meat is halal, but halal does not equal kosher. Here’s why: ● All kosher meat must be slaughtered by a G‑d-fearing Jew who is trained in […]
Gottfried Waldhäusl, from far right Freedom Party, claims plan ‘from point of view of animal welfare’ Tom Embury-Dennis @tomemburyd The Independent Online Both Jewish kosher and Islamic halal rituals require the butcher […]
If you’re familiar with the American war on drugs, then it may not surprise you to learn that the CIA represents one of the largest drug dealing organizations in […]
By Michael W. Chapman | July 19, 2018 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (YouTube) (CNSNews.com) — In anticipation of next week’s Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo […]
Fifteen leading economists, including three Nobel winners, argue that the many billions of dollars spent on aid can do little to alleviate poverty while we fail to tackle its root […]
A web of extremism percolates outwards from Pakistan into communities in the UK. By Fiyaz Mughal Getty Members of the Ahmadiyya community during Friday prayers at a mosque in Lahore, Pakistan Last month I […]
