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.
YUSUF SELMAN İNANÇ @yusufsinanc Istanbul 3rd November 2018 Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) is under fire following the murder of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL 3rd November, 2018 The order to kill Jamal Khashoggi came from the highest levels of the Saudi government, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said late Friday in an […]
In an ordeal that lasted for eight long years, many of which she spent in solitary confinement, Asia Bibi was a victim of religious bigotry and fabricated evidence, and […]
British ministers are plainly embarrassed by the actions of Saudi Arabia – and their own failure to do anything to restrain its rulers from bombing Yemen into submission, if not […]
Reuters International This content was published on November 2, 2018 A supporter of the Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) Islamist political party, chants slogans with others during a protest, after the Supreme […]
Reuters International This content was published on November 1, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a meeting with U.N Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the United […]
LAHORE: Aasia Bibi’s husband Ashiq Masih had reached Pakistan along with his family from the United Kingdom. Credible sources has informed this correspondent that Ashiq Masih reached Islamabad on […]
By Shakirah Adunola The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad has inaugurated a new mosque the ‘Baitul Aafiyat’ (House of Security) Mosque in Philadelphia, […]
Radical Islamists want Ms Bibi publicly hanged, while one cleric urges his supporters to kill the three judges who acquitted her. , Friday 02 November 2018 Image: There were protests […]
Dawn.com Updated November 02, 2018 Influential religious scholar and former senator Maulana Samiul Haq has been assassinated at his residence in Rawalpindi, his son has confirmed. Maulana Hamidul Haq […]
Protesters rally in Karachi on Thursday, November 1, to condemn a Supreme Court decision that acquitted Asia Bibi, a Christian woman, who spent eight years on death row accused […]
Source: Arab News ‘We are tolerating remarks against us but action can be taken according to the law and constitution’ ‘Don’t force us into taking an action’ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s powerful […]
By AFP – Nov 01,2018 -JORDAN TIMES African migrants build a makeshift house after their houses burned, on the outskirts of Casablanca, Morocco, on Monday (Reuters photo) PARIS — Morocco’s […]
Nov 01,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – MARK LEONARD BERLIN — Donald Trump may not want to launch wars in the Middle East, but that does not mean he is getting […]
By Reuters – Oct 31,2018 -JORDAN TIMES People protesting against US President Donald Trump wait near the Tree of Life Congregation on Tuesday in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (AFP photo) WASHINGTON — […]
Source: Independent Corbyn supported every gay rights campaign at a time when it was considered extremist to do so. And the way he managed to be an extremist Islamic fundamentalist […]
Please send your letters to letters@independent.co.uk Letters The Independent Voices A woman carries her son Imran Faraj, 8 years old, who is suffering from malnutrition in Yemen ( Abdul Jabbar […]
Source: Independent The Canadian prime minister may have condemned the actions of the Saudi regime, but his position over light-armoured vehicle sales to the kingdom tells us everything we need […]
Anti-blasphemy campaigners bring country to standstill in protest over acquittal of Bibi Memphis Barker and Aamir Iqbal in Islamabad Thu 1 Nov 2018 A supporter of a radical Islamic group […]
South China Morning Post Edition: International Demonstrations against the Asia Bibi’s acquittal erupted across the country, with extremists calling for the assassination of Supreme Court justices Bibi was accused of […]