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 AMBREEN YOUSUF CINEMA FEB 14, 2021 A still shot from “Quo Vadis, Aida?”. ‘Quo Vadis, Aida’ brilliantly narrates the horrifying incident of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Srebrenica town, where thousands […]
Author DR. DANIA KOLEILAT KHATIB February 14, 2021 A general view of a session of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit held in Riyadh. (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/rsy2c Mohammad Jawad […]
By Nadim Shehadi, who is the executive director of the LAU Headquarters and Academic Center in New York and an Associate Fellow of Chatham House in London. February 14, 2021 […]
Feb 14,2021 – JORDAN TIMES – Jim O’Neill LONDON — It is probably premature to offer an assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic’s possible consequences, not least because there may well […]
By AFP – Feb 14,2021 – JORDAN TIMES In this file photo taken on July 16, 2014, Palestinian employees of Gaza City’s Al Deira hotel carry a wounded boy following […]
ARIUS – The Trinity Controversy in the Church Fazal Ahmad – UKThe Review of Religions, September 1996 The first three hundred years of Christianity are fraught with factions and feuding […]
THE ISLAMIC POINT OF VIEW can be presented from two different perspectives: first by analysing the work of various Muslim thinkers, and second by attempting to directly assess the Quranic […]
Frequently Asked Questions Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Ahmadi Muslims follow the same holy scriptures and teachings as other Muslims. The key difference is that Ahmadi Muslims believe that the Promised Messiah […]
Biden administration appeals against Assange extradition verdict Despite pressure from human rights groups, the US administration under President Joe Biden has appealed against the extradition verdict of WikiLeaks founder Julian […]
February 13, 2021 Abu Dhabi has recently announced a program that offers talented professionals, students, and investors 5- and 10-year visas. Students and professionals working in Abu Dhabi will soon […]
Kuwaiti singer Ibtisam Hamid has announced that she has converted to Judaism February 11, 2021 https://videos.files.wordpress.com/DUjCDaBJ/video-2-15_dvd.mp4 In a video posted on social media, Hamid, better known as Basma Al-Kuwaiti, said: “I announce leaving the religion of Islam and proudly announce conversion to Judaism.” https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIF.zKXGtWLWUdpsnM8fRBO72g?w=241&h=180&c=7&o=5&pid=1.7 She explained that her decision is […]
A 2004 UN plan overseen by former secretary-general Kofi Annan to solve the Cyprus issue proved popular with Turkish Cypriots, but was rejected by most of their Greek neighbors. (AFP) […]
Novartis launched a new strategy in sub-Saharan Africa in 2019. Sales people will no longer be incentivised by sales targets but rather by patients reached. Reuters / Baz Ratner Swiss pharma firm Novartis has said it wants everyone in the world to be able to access its products, even multi-million-dollar […]
By Jeremy Herb, Manu Raju, Ted Barrett and Lauren Fox, CNN 34 mins ago The Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial Saturday, voting that Trump […]
BY JAMES NORTH FEBRUARY 12, 2021 B’TSELEM’S COVER IMAGE FOR ITS JAN. 12, 2021 REPORT FINDING THAT ISRAEL IS AN APARTHEID REGIME. One month after one of Israel’s leading human […]
LEIF ROSENBERGER JAN 19, 2021 Abstract The hypothesis of this paper is two-fold: There are multiple root causes of violent extremism in Africa and there is a nexus among these factors. Toward this end, this paper looks at historical, political, economic, social, psychological, and military root causes of violent extremism […]
CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 10th February 2021 Hammad Ahmad, USA They referred to themselves as ‘God’s warriors’. [1] Armed to the teeth, chanting religious slogans and carrying religious symbols and […]
Final government data shows Canada added 184,370 permanent residents in 2020 Published: February 12, 2021 A traveller wearing a protective mask walks through Vancouver International Aiport (YVR) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Image Credit: Bloomberg Immigration into Canada fell by almost half last year, hitting […]
ABU MUBARIK Jan 18, 2021 Abu Mubarik is a journalist with years of experience in digital media. He loves football and tennis. Money Farm Founder and CEO, Modou Nsz Njie. […]
ON FEBRUARY 12, 2021 Alhaji AbdulAzeez Alatoye, Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Nigeria *Urges South-West govs to unite against criminals *Ahmadiyya has effective structures that care for members world-over * […]
