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.
Listen to the articleToggle language selectorShare Switzerland saw a 20% rise in reported racist incidents in 2024, according to the Federal Commission against Racism (FCR). This content was published on […]
Just months after a highly publicized union, Nomcebo Zuma, the 22-year-old daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma, has reportedly left her polygamous marriage to King Mswati III of […]
Date 2025-06-26 (MENAFN– Mid-East Info) Toronto, Canada – June 2025: H.E. Sheikh Salem bin Khalid Al Qassimi, Minister of Culture, in the presence of H.E. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori, […]
Exclusive In Focus Islamic Banking Frances Gagua Khurram Hilal, Khurram Hilal, CEO of Standard Chartered Saadiq. Islamic banking gains global appeal State support, population trends, and ethical investing are spurring the demand. Non-Muslim markets that seek transparency and want to avoid harmful or unethical industries are turning to Islamic finance, […]
By JOHN SIDDLE Published: 01:13 BST, 30 June 2025 | It’s a usually sleepy small town on the edge of the Lake District but the tourist trade invariably passes it by so […]
The action, which will last until 13.00 WIB, will be held peacefully in front of the Presidential Palace. February 7, 2011 | EnlargeAhmadiyah. AP/Achmad Ibrahim TEMPO Interactive , Jakarta – Hundreds of people from […]
MAGAZINE: EDITION APRIL 2025 Religious Concepts 12th June 2025 reviewofreligions.org The Promised Messiah (as) wrote over 80 books in Arabic, Urdu, and Persian. Excerpts of his collected works have been translated into English and organised by topic. The Review of Religions is pleased to present these excerpts as part of […]
30th June 2025 alhakam.org Ariyo Fadlul-Muqsit Oluwasegun, Student, Jamia Ahmadiyya International, Ghana God’s guidance has never been confined to a single nation or age; He has raised His Messengers among […]
Analysis By John Blake Updated 14 hr ago Apocalyptic stories about the ‘Rapture‘ and non-believers being left behind have shaped White evangelicals’ imaginations for years. They also may influence what […]
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba)The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) 27th June 2025 reviewofreligions.org After reciting Tashahhud, Ta‘awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) said that in the […]
27th June 2025 Zahid Ahmad Bhatti, Missionary, Guinea-Bissau Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Guinea Bissau inaugurated its first clinic, situated in the administrative area of Safim in the capital, Bissau. The inaugural ceremony was attended […]
Oleh: Ni Putu WidyawatiEditor: Hikmat Raharjo Oetomo28 Jun 2025 – Denpasar KBRN, Denpasar: In order to commemorate the 79th Bhayangkara Day which falls on July 1, 2025, the congregation of […]
Making sense of itReligion Kat Eghdamian Shifting from debating difference to seeking shared meaning isn’t just theoretical. I’ve seen it workSun 29 Jun 2025 I was born in Iran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, when religion became the architecture of public life. But it was precisely this fusion of faith and power […]
Zohran Mamdani, New York City Mayoral Candidate, and Letitia James, Attorney General of New York, take part in the 2025 NYC Pride March on June 29, 2025 in New York […]
Foreign Affairs Listen to the articleToggle language selectorShare In Ukraine, the war is driving millions of people from their homes. The Taliban are in power in Afghanistan, forcing many to […]
Musa Sattar – UKContemporary and Social Issues•Science, Medicine and Technology 28th June 2025 Unmasking the quiet terror of nuclear physics, where invisible forces shape irreversible outcomes ©Shutterstock Musa Sattar, UK […]
Imran Ahsan Karim-Mirza, Australia The Holy Quran states: يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱتَّقُواْ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفۡسٖ وَٰحِدَةٖ وَخَلَقَ مِنۡهَا زَوۡجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنۡهُمَا رِجَالٗا كَثِيرٗا وَنِسَآءٗ “O ye people! fear your Lord, Who created you from a single soul and created therefrom its mate, and from them […]
25th June 2025 alhakam.org Ayezah Jehan, Germany “I think, therefore I am.” This famous sentence by the French philosopher Descartes permanently shaped the way of modern Western philosophy. His starting point […]
By Kanishka Singh June 27, 2025 WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) – Anti-Muslim online posts targeting New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani have surged since his Democratic primary upset this week, including death threats and […]
12 May 2025ShareSave Farouk Chothia BBC News A charismatic 37-year-old, Burkina Faso’s military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré has skilfully built the persona of a pan-Africanist leader determined to free his […]