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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.

Good Muslims, good citizens? An intersectional approach to Muslims’ everyday (hidden) resistance tactics in Belgium

The Exclusion and Political Engagement of Ethnic Minorities in Deliberative and Representative Democracy Samira Azabar In this article ABSTRACT This paper explores Muslim participants’ political endeavours, aiming to tackle their marginalization in a secular racialized environment. Drawing on critical race scholarship (Du Bois), resistance studies (de Certeau, Scott) and lived […]

Islamophobia (Britannica)

Islamophobia References & Edit HistoryRelated Topics Images Quick FactsRelated Topics: Islamxenophobiadiscriminationreligious persecutionAdd us on GoogleCite Islamophobia Rebecca M. Kulik Britannica Editor Nov. 6, 2026 •HistoryBritannica AIAsk AnythingQuick Summary News • Blue Jays say RF Anthony Santander’s anti-Muslim posts do not represent the team’s values• Nov. 6, 2026, 10:10 AM ET […]

The God Russell rejected and the God Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud defended: A tale of two lectures

Religion & TheologyIslam Imran Ahsan Karim-Mirza9th November 2026 Image: Optical Chemist/Pexels The period from the 17th century to early 20th century transformed humanity’s understanding of reality, shattering classical limitations and establishing the frameworks of modern science. The era saw foundational breakthroughs in chemistry, biology and physics of electromagnetism, including Dalton’s […]