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.
Source: Apr 7, 2020 – swissinfo.ch Almost two-thirds of Swiss Christians who took part in a survey do not think the Resurrection of Jesus is a historical fact. Three-quarters of […]
Syed Mohammad Ahmad Nasir 6th April 2020 Recollections of Syed Mohammad Ahmad Nasir 3rdApril 2020 Today is 3rd of April 2020 …. It is Friday. Hazrat Khalifatul Masih (aba) is […]
Concerted effort to protect religious freedoms is playing out as some states exempt houses of worship from stay-home orders In executive orders issued in quick succession this week, DeSantis designated […]
‘I had some extra time, and I really wanted to do something useful with it,’ says 30-year-old marketing executive now helping pack parcels going out to vulnerable people Adam Forrest […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times According to the Pew Research Center in 2015 there were 50 Muslim-majority countries. Are we able to make […]
Under Trump’s crisis leadership, the US has been accused of modern piracy on the airport tarmac, considered denying medical supplies to Canada and taken medication off lupus patients. Meanwhile, New […]
Source: Swiss Info By Frédéric Burnand and Andreas Gefe (illustration) Frédéric Burnand and Andreas Gefe (illustration) Is the international order capable of meeting the enormous challenges facing states and societies […]
Short Url https://arab.news/vzavk Updated 8 sec ago AFP April 06, 2020 France imposed a nationwide stay-at-home order from March 17 after shuttering all nonessential businesses Statistics office Insee said last […]
Source: The Guardian By Allison Rourke European nations most ravaged by the new coronavirus have reported encouraging signs in their fight against the deadly pandemic, as the United States braced […]
Coronavirus: PM admitted to hospital over virus symptoms Source: BBC Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital for tests, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus, Downing Street […]
Jerusalem (CNN)There was barely any time to pause. Avraham Mintz and Zoher Abu Jama just finished responding to a call regarding a 41-year-old woman having respiratory problems in the southern […]
Yusuf Kaplan 05 April 2020 Humanity is going through one of those rarely-seen general epidemics in history. It is more the fear of the virus than the epidemic itself that frightens people. Muslims have been the type of people to be most resistant against major epidemics, wars and disasters. […]
OIC says new law may change demographic structure of disputed territory Islamuddin Sajid 05.04.2020 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) rejected the new laws introduced by the Indian […]
Carey L. Biron Thomson Reuters Foundation Washington, United States / Thu, April 2, 2020 / 06:05 pm A bunker is seen at Fortitude Ranch in Mathias, West Virginia, on March 13, 2020. The narrow, worn track in West Virginia, close to the foothills of the Appalachians, leads to a camp […]
JUST SOME SMALL PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS: Lombok, Indonesia: I live in the Senggigi region of North West Lombok. This region is well developed for tourism. For the past four […]
The novel coronavirus has put global trade on hold, placed half of the world population in confinement and has the potential to topple governments and reshape diplomatic relations. The United […]
by Merve Şebnem Oruç Columns Apr 04, 2020 DAILY SABAH, ISTANBUL COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, has drastically changed the routines of our lives. For instance, as a columnist closely following the Middle East, I barely get the opportunity to speak or write about Syria, the Mediterranean or […]
Sunday, 5 April 2020 Translator: Non Koresponden Editor: Laila Afifa 4 April 2020 Nahdlatul Ulama Central Board (PBNU) chair KH Said Aqil Siroj speaks during the NU national meeting and […]
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large Updated 1624 GMT (0024 HKT) April 4, 2020 CNN)As the coronavirus task force gathered for their now-daily press briefing, a familiar figure joined […]
Arab News Sunday . April 05, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/bdcj8 Ephrem Kossaify April 03, 2020 Long a fixture in Arab and Asian toilets, device is now getting a second look in US and Europe Attention to bidets comes as toilet-paper rolls become a symbol of panic buying in the West […]
