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.
by Anadolu Agency HAMILTON Mar 05, 2025 – Edited By Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl Emergency sign at Toronto General Hospital in Toronto, Canada, Aug. 13, 2019. (Shutterstock File Photo) The Muslim Advisory […]
by Daily Sabah with AA ANKARA Mar 14, 2025 – One of the biggest mosques in the country, Duisburg, Germany, July 22, 2016. (Shutterstock File Photo) Attacks on Muslims or mosques target the country’s democracy, Constitution and “our values,” said a Muslim leader in Germany amid continuing hostility toward Muslims and […]
Mar 11,2025 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud “The higher the monkey climbs, the more he shows his tail,” warns a timeless Chinese proverb. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, seems to neither heed the lessons of history nor the wisdom of such folk sayings. By leading a vilification campaign […]
Mar 12,2025 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen The Muslim world has added its considerable weight to the plan adopted by the Arab summit for the reconstruction of Gaza while […]
Organization of Islamic Cooperation Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha (Supplied) Updated 9 sec ago Arab News March 15, 2025 Jeddah: Organization of Islamic Cooperation Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha highlighted the importance […]
Yossi Mekelberg March 15, 2025 It was only on the occasion of the 25th Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, that the category of documentary films was added to […]
The last ten days of the month of Ramadhan. Having completed 20 days of fastings in the month of Ramadhan, a believer feels a sense of achievement towards the attainment […]
by Qasim Akinreti March 15, 2025 in VIEWS FROM 2016, the Ilaro, Yewa, Agbonbiti, Ile-Ife and Ikirun communities had pressured the Ahmadiyya Islamic organisation to site a private university in their domains. […]
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba)The Five Pillars of Islam 14th March 2025 After reciting Tashahhud, Ta‘awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) said that by the grace […]
14th March 2025 عُبَيْدَ اللَّهِ الْخَوْلاَنِيَّ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ، يَقُولُ عِنْدَ قَوْلِ النَّاسِ فِيهِ حِينَ بَنَى مَسْجِدَ الرَّسُولِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِنَّكُمْ أَكْثَرْتُمْ، وَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى […]
by A. Peter Dore Mar 13, 2025 – DAILY SABAH Süleymaniye Mosque is an Ottoman mosque in Istanbul, Türkiye. (Shutterstock Photo) The Ottoman minaret, which is the standard minaret type […]
by Ekrem Demirli Mar 14, 2025 – DAILY SABAH The five daily prayers divide time into segments, organizing a Muslim’s life according to purpose, transforming time into a well-ordered lifetime. […]
by Daily Sabah with AP ISTANBUL Mar 14, 2025 – Displaced Palestinians take shelter in a tent camp set up at Palestine Stadium, which was damaged during the Israeli offensive, Gaza […]
Previous 1 / 3 2 / 3 3 / 3 Next Updated 1 min 32 sec ago Arab News March 14, 2025 NEW YORK: Islamophobia is one of the most alarming manifestations of […]
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim March 15, 2025 The World Food Programme last week announced yet another devastating cut to food aid for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Rations will be slashed from […]
Arab American mayors in Michigan nominated by Trump as ambassador to Kuwait and Tunisia US President Donald Trump introduces Democratic Muslim mayor of Hamtramck Amer Ghalib during his last campaign […]
March 14, 2025 Articles, Commentary By Iqbal Jassat The danger facing civil liberties, especially for the vast number of Americans opposed to the genocidal apartheid regime of Israel, is real. America’s discredited, […]
March 14, 2025 Articles, Features By Romana Rubeo Professor Ilan Pappé joins the FloodGate podcast to dissect Israel’s settler-colonial contradictions, the ongoing Nakba, and the West’s role in Gaza’s destruction. In an engaging episode of the FloodGate podcast on Wednesday, March 12, Palestine Chronicle editors Ramzy Baroud and Romana Rubeo featured renowned […]