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.
Sep 14, 2019 http://www.swissinfo.ch ANKARA (Reuters) – The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an extraordinary meeting on Sunday to discuss Israel’s announcement of its intention to annex areas […]
Yemen’s rebel movement says it launched strikes that spark huge fire at processing facility Associated Press Sat 14 Sep 2019 Saudi Arabia: major fire at world’s largest oil refinery after […]
by Rafiq A. Tschannen, your The Muslim Times’ Associate Chief Editor: As I am not exactly so young any more I suppose I am not really a ‘computer wizard’. (Some […]
Sep 11, 2019 – swissinfo.ch September 11, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid NEW YORK (Reuters) – A speaker at New York City’s Sept. 11 commemoration ceremony on Wednesday assailed U.S. Representative […]
By AFP – Sep 12,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – AFP OCCUPPIED JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pre-election pledge to annex the West Bank’s Jordan Valley drew praise from right-wing […]
Sep 11, 2019 REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (reuters_tickers) By Patrick Werr CAIRO (Reuters) – Alaa al-Habashi was looking for ingredients for a Ramadan feast when he stumbled on an […]
News BBC News Navigation By Mike Peake 9 September 2019 The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to […]
Our source: Muslim Heritage website Book by Prof. Peter E. Pormann Islamic civilisation developed a system of healthcare that, at its apogée, was envied by both friend and foe. Therefore, […]
Is Islam a Religion? This question is regularly posed by populists seeking to restrict Muslims in America. If Islam is not a religion—if it is a militant ideological system, for […]
Nation Tuesday, 10 Sep 2019 ALOR SETAR (Bernama): A former triad member never imagined that a brief encounter with a stranger named Adam would open the way and eventually […]
AI religion is upon us. Welcome to the future. By Sigal Samuel Sep 9, 2019 A new priest named Mindar is holding forth at Kodaiji, a 400-year-old Buddhist temple […]
By Patrick Goodenough | September 6, 2019 | Tents set up by the U.N. refugee agency near the city of Kilkis in northern Greece, on September 3, 2019.(Photo by […]
SEPTEMBER 9 — The first article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)reads: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed […]
SOURCE: DAILY SABAH WITH WIRES, ISTANBUL News coverage about Muslims in the U.S. media is far more negative when compared to other minorities’ representation, a recent study has revealed. The […]
Sep 6, 2019 -Swissinfo.ch ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan will make the fullest possible response to India’s actions in disputed Kashmir and the global community would be responsible for any […]
Sep 5, 2019 – Swissinfo.ch By Jack Stubbs LONDON (Reuters) – Hackers working for the Chinese government have broken into telecoms networks to track Uighur travellers in Central and […]
Sep 7, 2019 Swissinfo.ch By David Brunnstrom and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States would use the United […]
True Story Award By Anand Chandrasekhar Sep 5, 2019 Three journalists from South Asia share their experiences of covering stories that make uncomfortable reading for many of their compatriots. Sarah […]
Stephanie Savell As long as the US military targets al-Shabaab as a terrorist group, it will only fuel violence in Somalia Thu 5 Sep 2019 I n July, a crowd […]
The ‘ultimate deal’ for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is due to come out after the Israeli elections on 17 September Julian Borger in Washington Thu 5 Sep 2019 20.21 […]
