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.
Mon 15 Jul 2019 By Cara Bentley The government’s special envoy for freedom of religion and belief, Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon, has said both Mr Johnson and Mr […]
Nesrine Malik The Home Office’s hostile handling of visiting African professionals doesn’t bode well for Global Britain Thu 18 Jul 2019 An African passport is the most egalitarian of […]
Source: Independent From prostrating in gratitude to running away from the sprays of champagne after a victory, they have helped to debunk the Islamophobic narratives we’ve become so used to […]
By Reuters July 17, 2019 WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump, who has made religious freedom a centerpiece of his foreign policy, met Wednesday with victims of religious persecution from […]
WORLD WAR THREE fears escalated today as Iran declared the “permanent closure of diplomacy” with the US. It has sparked suggestions over the safest country in the world to flee […]
Source: The Guardian Major exhibition aims to show Orientalism in a different light and its legacy today By Mark Brown, Arts correspondent An art tradition sometimes dismissed as perpetuating lazy […]
In the eyes of the guards that lord over us, we left our human dignity and respect behind when we attempted to seek safety. Not only are we scared and starving, but the threat of another attack looms over us every day Mario Malie The Independent Voices I am […]
To eliminate forced marriage we have to understand what really drives parents to abuse their own children Adeem Younis @adeem_younis The Independent Voices Forced marriage is an awful crime, […]
The Muslim Times is intellectually leading the way to refute Islamophobia and racism 31 per cent of the population believe that Islam poses a threat to the British way of […]
After all, the militant groups al-Shabaab and the Islamic State in Somalia (ISS) pose no threat to the US. They’re actually fighting each other. But apparently the president hasn’t grasped […]
Jerusalem Post Middle East Hassan Salem has claimed on several occasions that the US is hiding Mossad agents and ISIS terrorists among them. By Tamar Beeri July 14, 2019 […]
by ismailimail Posted on July 16, 2019 “What a wonderful, liberating thing it would be if more of us, more of the time, could see diversity not as a burden, […]
Personal Finance / 1 July 2019 / Martin Hesse WORDS ON WEALTH: Years ago I wrote an in-depth feature on Islamic finance for Personal Finance magazine, explaining to […]
Saeed Naqvi is a veteran Journalist based in Delhi. He writes extensively on politics and specializes on Pakistan and Middle East. Jul 14, 2019 | Saeed Naqvi How Battle […]
July 14, 2019 | Khalid Baig While on his deathbed, Sayyidna Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA), dictated a long Will consisting of instructions for the next Khalifah. Here is the […]
Jul 13, 2019 By Ahmed Aboulenein BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The European Union fully backs Iraq’s efforts to de-escalate growing tensions between the United States and Iran because conflict will have […]
Pennsylvania Real-Time News Updated Jul 14, 2019 Known in our area as the “peace Muslims,” the Ahmadiyya are a sect of Islam that differs from Sunnis and Shias in some […]
More people are vulnerable to attacks like the one that killed 50 last week, and health ministry officials are getting desperate. Still, even after the UN’s human rights agency begged […]
Outaklla will succeed Bram Gille, who has been the King’s deputy secretary general since February. By Morocco World News Rabat – Dutch royal family has appointed Moroccan Hassan Outaklla as […]
Jul 12, 2019 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it would host a conference in Washington next week to highlight the problem of religious persecution, and […]
