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.
Reuters International This content was published on September 30, 2017 Kurds celebrate to show their support for the independence referendum in Duhok, Iraq, September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Ari Jalal (reuters_tickers) BEIRUT […]
Reuters International This content was published on October 6, 2017 The logo of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is seen in front of its headquarters in […]
Source: Independent The animal health industry is now concentrating on creating animal-only antibiotics, and giving nutritional supplements to chickens to boost their immune systems Carel du Marchie Sarvaas Animal health […]
By Agencies – Oct 08,2017 – JORDAN TIMES RIYADH — Two Saudi guards were shot dead and three others injured on Saturday morning after a man drove up to […]
Oct 07,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Kelly Born Concern about the proliferation of disinformation, misinformation and propaganda has reached the point where many governments are proposing new legislation. But the solutions on offer reflect an inadequate understanding of the problem — and could have negative unintended consequences. This past June, […]
Flagship carrier Pakistan International Airlines will be discontinuing flights to the US from October 31 Image Credit: Gulf News archive According to the officials, PIA had been incurring losses […]
Referendums make public opinion easy to manipulate because what voters are being asked to assent to is most often wishful thinking and what they are opposing is a rag-bag of unrelated grievances Patrick Cockburn @indyworld Friday 6 October 2017 Brexit, Krexit and Crexit: Britain leaves the EU, Kurdistan declares independence […]
Oct 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri A new public opinion poll in the Arab Gulf region reminds us again of a cardinal truth about political realities in the Arab region: make sure to listen to what ordinary people feel, more than you listen to what local or […]
Jonathan Marcus Diplomatic correspondent The Nobel Committee’s decision to honour the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as Ican, provides a powerful and timely reinforcement of the opprobrium and concern that should be attached to nuclear weapons. It comes at a moment when North Korea is actively developing […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL AA Photo Turkish and Lebanese historians unveiled the photography exhibition “Beirut Vilayet during the Ottoman Period” in Beirut on Friday. The exhibit includes 40 photographs depicting […]
FAHRETTIN ALTUN (A view from Turkey) Orientalism is not just the West’s ideological supremacy. It is also an attempt to irrationalize the East and make it exotic In one of my columns I did an analysis on orientalism in Western media and someone named Steven, […]
By Veronica DeVore October 5, 2017 1:30 PMOct 5, 2017 – 13:30 Handguns require special permits in Switzerland(Keystone) Switzerland’s gun laws and high rates of gun ownership reflect the […]
Oct 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh Inter-Arab differences are, alas, on the rise. The Arab League is supposed to be playing a key role in mediating and attempting to resolve these differences, but it is not. At the same time, we do not see any serious initiatives […]
I’ve never been a believer in plots but not many months ago, the US air force bombed and killed dozens of Syria’s army defenders in Deir Ezzor Robert Fisk Middle […]
By Gianluca Mezzofiore and Nikolay Nikolov5 hours ago David Miliband is a man with a clear vision for putting the refugee crisis back into the people’s hearts and minds. SEE ALSO: Oxfam trolled Trump and his anti-refugee policies by inviting refugees to his childhood home It the era of fake […]
by ismailimail Posted on October 5, 2017 Malaysia celebrates UN international Day of non violence “Mediation has to enter its next phase of Development”- International Cross Cultural specialist tells the […]
By maggie michael, associated press CAIRO — Oct 5, 2017, 8:20 AM ET The Associated Press WATCH Migrant Crisis: The Harrowing Plight of Refugee Families http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/italian-effort-stop-migrants-fuels-bloody-battle-libya-50298950 It began when a Libyan militia paid by Italy to stop migrants heading to Europe intercepted a group of human traffickers offshore. That confrontation […]
CMS Legal Turkey September 29 2017 Purpose and scope of the regulation The Regulation on the Operational Procedures and Principles of Participation Insurances’ (“Regulation”) was published in the Official Gazette on 20th September 2017 and will enter into force on 20th December 2017. The regulation aims to provide a formal legal framework for participation […]
Assessing the group’s puzzling statement Steve Marcus / Las Vegas Sun via Reuters This morning, the Islamic State’s semi-official news agency, Amaq, took credit for the Las Vegas massacre, which killed 58 and wounded another 515. The likely killer, identified by police as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock of Mesquite, Nevada, was […]