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.
75 Years after Hiroshima In an interview, Izumi Nakamitsu, the United Nations’ leading disarmament official, warns that the risk of a nuclear war is greater than ever. She says […]
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL DIPLOMACY AUG 14, 2020 U.S. State Department Special Representative for Iran, Brian Hook (L); U.S. Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman (3rd L); Senior Advisor Jared Kushner (2nd […]
1 / 2 The old rails and bucket of the Zamzam well preserved in a museum. (SPA) 2 / 2 The old rails and bucket of the Zamzam well preserved in a […]
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. (File photo) Short Url https://arab.news/cd3d8 This agreement is a betrayal of Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa and the Palestinian cause, complains Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas A widespread Palestinian fear is that the UAE-Israel agreement could weaken the Arab Peace Initiative DAOUD KUTTAB August 14, 2020 AMMAN: Palestinian politicians have […]
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global Opinions Tel Aviv’s city hall building lit up in the colors of the United Arab Emirates national flag on Thursday after Israel and the UAE agreed to normalize relations. […]
By JT – Aug 14,2020 – JORDAN TIMES Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi AMMAN — Israel has to choose between a just and comprehensive peace that ends the occupation and resorts […]
30/06/2020 Economy, National News Jordan Valley/PNN/ Despite the beautiful atmosphere the Palestinian watermelon season usually creates every year in the Jordan Valley, it has become part of the conflict with the Israeli […]
Under the agreement, Israel has agreed to suspend applying sovereignty to areas of the West Bank that it has been discussing annexing, senior White House officials say Noa Landau Reuters Israel and the United Arab Emirates reached a historic peace deal on Thursday that will lead to a full normalization […]
Two prominent Ahmadis attacked in Pakistan in last two days. One passed away in Peshawar. The other, president of Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Lala Musa, was shot 10 times, but […]
Rupert Stone 13 August 2020 Kashmir and coronavirus mean India is on track to surpass Islamabad as Riyadh’s key strategic ally in South Asia Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman […]
7th August 2020 You ought to bear in mind that the five times appointed for prayer have not been set as a form of compulsion or to flaunt authority. In […]
BY ALI ÇINAR OP-ED AUG 12, 2020 As the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 3 approaches, arguments between U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden have reached a climax. As we all know, Biden is leading in all polls. Many people and institutions […]
BY TAHA MELI ARVAS COLUMNS AUG 13, 2020 Hawaii just enacted a very strict coronavirus scheme that will force nonresidents to quarantine in place for 14 days once they arrive […]
Dahaba Ali Hussen 6 hrs ago “You’re a dirty Afghan,” the white boy in my class spat at me. I was only 13 years old when I heard these words. […]
NEWS WIRES © Turkish Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS France will increase its military presence in the eastern Mediterranean, President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday, calling on Turkey to halt oil and gas […]
President Kamala Harris in 2024? This might be Joe Biden’s thinking Martin Kettle Such is the scale of rebuilding the US after Trump and Covid, Biden might already be futureproofing […]
Europe’s dreamers Europe forces its dreamers to live in the shadows. Composite: Klawe Rzeczy and Cloe-Rose Mann A generation of undocumented Europeans – inspired by the ‘Dreamers’ in the US […]
But the pandemic should serve as a wake-up call for countries to work together for peace Fabian Hamilton 4 days ago Seventy-five years ago today, the US dropped an atomic bomb on […]
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Reports of another Ahmadi Muslim shot dead in Pakistan. Mairaj Ahmad ran a pharmaceutical business […]
