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 Nov 27, 2018 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Countries must hit China with sanctions over the mass detention of ethnic Uighurs, hundreds of scholars said on Monday, warning that […]
Fri 23 Nov 2018 By Cara Bentley As a report is launched about religious freedom around the world, three members of parliament have challenge Lord Tariq Ahmad on the […]
Friendly basketball tournament brings youth from both communities together CBC News · Posted: Nov 25, 2018 The basketball tournament in Leduc Sunday was a chance for Indigenous and Muslim youth […]
Source: The Nation Jamaat-i-Islami chief Sirajul Haq has said the constitution clearly defines the rights of minorities and the status of Ahmadis. Addressing a Khatamul Anbya Conference at Aiwan e […]
November 26, 2018 Dr Amira Abo el-Fetouh The US president, Donald Trump, removed the last fig leaf from the Saudi government as a whole, not just Mohammad […]
During the visit Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al […]
News Film TV Awards Toolkit More ‘Green Book’ Review: Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali Triumph in a Touching Update to ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ Peter Farrelly breaks away from his […]
By AFP – Nov 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israeli forces arrested the Palestinian governor of Jerusalem for the second time in as many months on Sunday […]
Nov 25,2018 -JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL There is now a glimmer of hope of bringing the two warring sides in Yemen to the negotiating table with a view to ending the […]
Reuters International Nov 26, 2018 JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s national human rights agency said on Monday it was concerned about the launch of a mobile application by the Jakarta Prosecutor’s […]
Nov 22, 2018 In the east of Switzerland, in Val Müstair, is one of the oldest churches in Europe. Here, in the Middle Ages, Charlemagne was venerated as a saint. […]
By Isobel Leybold-Johnson in Bern This content was published on November 20, 2018 At a Swiss event, a top Finnish education official explains why the country’s schools are so good – and what the Finns could learn from Switzerland. Anita Lehikoinen, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Education […]
Reuters International Nov 26, 2018 – 10:06 By Stanley Carvalho ABU DHABI/DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates on Monday pardoned a British academic jailed for life on spying […]
Source: The Independent Voices A church that attempts to appear modern and hip in attempts to lure in millennials is as embarrassing as it is off-putting, like a drunk uncle […]
Reuters International Nov 22, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks via video teleconference with troops from Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (reuters_tickers) By […]
Hazrat Aisha, Allah be pleased with her, narrates that the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, never struck anyone with his hands, neither a servant nor […]
Prince Turki al-Faisal says CIA is not necessarily the highest standard of veracity or accuracy in assessing situations Khashoggi worked under Prince Turki (pictured) as a spokesperson for Saudi embassies […]
25 November 2018, Responding to the emphatic referendum defeat of the so-called ‘initiative for self-determination’, a proposal to put Swiss law above international law, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Kumi Naidoo […]
16 November 2018, Groups of families, including many young people and small children escaping violence, poverty and persecution in Central America, are not a new phenomenon. For several years, people […]
FEARS of the approaching end times were fuelled by calls to build a third Jewish Holy Temple in Jerusalem, which some believe will happen before the end of the world. […]