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.
We live in a society which insists that women deserve equal opportunities to realise their talents in all spheres of life, while simultaneously inundating us with messages about women’s crucial […]
Source: Letter to Independent The disconnect between understanding faith and understanding culture is bizarre in this country. Many seem to be under the impression that this is still a “Christian country” despite […]
“Rest assured, Iran’s regime is terrified about who Trump/Pompeo will appoint next,” noted human rights activist and commentator Heshmat Alavi. BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN OCTOBER 10, 2018 05:59 U.N. Ambassador […]
Sultana Raziya Full name: Raziyya al-Din Arabic name: رضیہ سلطانہ Date of birth: 1205 Date of death: 13 Oct, 1240 On the other extremity of the Muslim world and almost […]
‘Free Voters’ raise questions about women’s understanding 05.10.2018 Roedermark – The recent charity run of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is becoming a political issue. In a Press release, the Free […]
by Imran Mukhtar. October 13, 2018. THE NATION ISLAMABAD – The PTI government on Friday withdrew the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Bill 2018 from the Senate a proposed law that recommended severe punishments for those who desecrate the Holy Quran, commit blasphemy or level false accusations […]
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission in Ghana has held its maiden international Peace Conference to inspire concerted efforts for lasting global peace and justice through the teachings of Islam. The conference […]
A Nobel laureate in exile Andrew Robinson Salam: The First ****** Nobel Laureate Anand Kamalakar, director Kailoola Productions, 2018. 76 minutes. See all authors and affiliations Science 12 Oct 2018: […]
Pak PM Imran Khan’s cave-in on Ahmadi issue underlines a continuing injustice Written by Khaled Ahmed | Updated: October 13, 2018 PM Khan asked Dr Mian to leave the EAC, […]
Oct 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – AHMAD Y. MAJDHOUBEH It goes without saying that embedding technology in education is a must these days, for various reasons. One reason is that […]
Those who break rules are more likely to be punished by scolding, beatings or even early marriage Maya Oppenheim Women’s Correspondent @mayaoppenheim Girls around the world are being stopped from using technology […]
At first, the targets were largely military, but this changed when the coalition failed to win the quick military success its members had expected Patrick Cockburn @indyworld The plot to […]
Source: Independent Letters Maajid Nawaz’s tweet that Marks and Spencer “facilitates medievalism” by selling children’s hijabs in the schoolwear category is deplorable. Comments like Nawaz’s fuel the flames of antagonism […]
Exclusive: List could be used if UK decides to invoke ‘Magnitsky amendment’, which allows Britain to impose sanctions on foreign officials accused of human rights violations Borzou DaragahiIstanbul, Kim Sengupta UK officials […]
In a DER SPIEGEL interview, Charlotte Knobloch, 85, speaks of the fears Jews in Germany have of growing right-wing populism in the country. The former president of the Central Council […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government is going to announce a special package of incentives for overseas Pakistanis to encourage them to send remittances through […]
Friday, 12 October 2018 – Community News Oaklands Farm hosts the annual Jalsa Salana convention RESIDENTS of East Worldham and the surrounding area packed into the village hall last Tuesday […]
October 11, 2018 Madeeha Anwar Pakistan’s Ahmadi community fears a renewed sense of religious intolerance and discrimination with the recent removal of an Ahmadi economist from the new Economic Advisory […]
The crown prince will stop at nothing to silence his growing number of critics, regardless of where they live. BY OLA SALEM | OCTOBER 9, 2018 A week after he […]
Sources say audio and video evidence show journalist died at Saudi consulate in Istanbul Bethan McKernan, Middle East and Turkey correspondent Fri 12 Oct 2018 Jamal Khashoggi has not […]