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.
By Wee Kek Koon Taking concubines was common in China, Hong Kong and Singapore until the mid-20th century. The children of principal and minor wives had a different status By […]
June 14, 2019 at 10:59 am | Published in: B’Tselem, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine Palestinians inspect the house of Palestinian Arafat Irfaiyye, after it was demolished by a Israeli army in Hebron, West […]
What is the essence of Islam, and does it need reforming? Source: The Guardian Renowned Jordanian Islamic scholar Fehmi Jadaane vehemently objects to the transformation of Islam into an ideology. […]
The complaint alleges that an amendment to the county’s zoning ordinance in 2016 blocked the All Muslim Association of America from developing an Islamic cemetery on a 29-acre (12-hectare) parcel […]
Source: The People’s News By Mavis Enyan from September, 2019 When Sekou Toure of Guinea Conakry triggered the abandonment of France (Independence), the French government ordered home three thousand Frenchmen […]
Source: Daily Sabah Brother of far-right Dutch politician, Geert Wilders, who has come under fire for anti-migrant remarks, has said Wilders discriminates against migrants when his family, including his wife, […]
DR. DANIA KOLEILAT KHATIB June 21, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/zg68j The campaign advertisements of US presidential candidate Joe Biden increasingly refer to the Obama administration, which is viewed by a large number of Americans as an era of normalcy. Barack Obama promised transformation, but he fell short of producing it, […]
Omar Abdulaziz, who was close to murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, told of threat posed by Saudi Arabia Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington @skirchy Email Sun 21 Jun 2020 Omar Abdulaziz is a […]
US sanctions are an appalling attempt to thwart an ICC investigation into war crimes in Afghanistan ‘The Trump administration is imposing sanctions not on those who commit atrocities, but on […]
Editor of the Tennessean calls full-page advertisement ‘horrific’ Newspaper investigating ‘breakdown in the normal process’ Source: The Guardian A Tennessee newspaper said on Sunday it was investigating what its editor called a […]
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the […]
A Black Lives Matter protest in Zurich, June 1, 2020. Keystone / Alexandra Wey The anti-racism demonstrations currently seen in the US and around the world have found echoes in Switzerland, where […]
Sarmad Naveed AHMADIYYAT • ISLAM 11th May 2020 ©Pixabay And the Jews say, ‘The Christians stand on nothing;’ and the Christians say, ‘The Jews stand on nothing;’ while they both read the same Book. Even thus said those who had no knowledge, like what they say. But Allah shall judge between them on the Day of […]
18th June 2020 Dr Amtul Razzaq Carmichael, UK In a historic address, Hazrat Musleh Mau’ud, (ra), the second Head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community encouraged Muslims to intermittently fast […]
Source: The Guardian From the priest who runs Spinning classes to the vegan preacher, how are they spreading the gospel on social media? Interviews by Deborah Linton ‘A friend says […]
Israel Sections of the British Jewish community are among those voicing dismay at nomination of settlements supporter Tzipi Hotovely Harriet Sherwood @harrietsherwood Sat 20 Jun 2020 Tzipi Hotovely, currently […]
By Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, President of the UN General Assembly, 1962–63 This Paper was read out at the International Conference on Deliverance of Jesus from the Cross, held at Commonwealth […]
Source: BBC UK tourists will be able to visit Spain without having to quarantine on arrival from Sunday, Spanish officials say. Spain’s foreign affairs minister has told the BBC that […]
19th June 2020 The last three months have seen all sorts of data flying just as much around as the coronavirus. Pew Research Center, Womply, 7Park Data and numerous other surveyors and data providers have worked as sources to back up news stories. From number of deaths to number of […]
US Centers for Disease Control plans to study Indonesian tourist island’s mysterious success in eluding the pandemic By JOHN MCBETHJUNE 19, 2020 A Balinese Hindu wears a face mask while presenting offerings during the Penebusan Gering Lara Malaradan ceremony amid the spread of coronavirus outbreak at Dalem Kahyangan Temple in Denpasar, […]
