Setting boundaries: Swiss priests will be sent to sex-ed class
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2018 At least 250 cases of sexual harassment within the Catholic Church in Switzerland have been reported since 2010, according to […]
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Rafiq A. Tschannen
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.
Muslim Ahmadiyya adherents hold summit in northern Israel
August 30, 2018, Muslim Ahmadiyya adherents hold summit in northern Israel “We have one world, we should share it in a spirit of brotherhood” August 30, 2018, READ MORE: […]
Delhi: Need of world peace expressed in symposium organised by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
APS-2018 Updated: Sep 2, 2018, Experts and intellectuals from different fields expressed their views on the emergent need to establish peace in the world during a peace symposium organised by […]
Dragging the issue
Shehryar Warraich September 2, 2018 Was the recent clash between Ahmadis and Sunnis in Ghaseet Pura a family dispute, or a direct outcome of religious intolerance in the country? TNS […]
Ahmadis and Naya-Naya land
OP-ED Ahmadis and Naya-Naya land Democracy rocks. But only for those sufficiently privileged to be able to vote for self-serving change. Cheque please Miranda Husain@humeiwei SEPTEMBER 2, 2018 It’s not […]
Marking 40th year since Imam Musa Sadr disappeared
September 1, 2018 Friday marked the 40th anniversary of the disappearance of Imam Musa Sadr – an Iranian-Lebanese Shia scholar – while on a tour of Libya in the summer […]
Europe able to resist U.S. sanctions on Iran, but unwilling to do: Chomsky
September 2, 2018 TEHRAN – Noam Chomsky asserts that Europe is able to resist U.S. sanctions on Iran, but will probably be unwilling to do so. In an exclusive and […]
Germany to raise funds for Palestinian refugee agency
AFP news@thelocal.de @thelocalgermany 1 September 2018 Photo: AFP Germany will provide additional funding for the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency and has appealed to other EU members to do the same […]
10 year sentence given to man who bombed Dresden mosque
The Local news@thelocal.de @thelocalgermany 31 August 2018 The then-suspect on trial in January 2018 in Dresden. Photo: DPA A German man who used a homemade bomb to attack a mosque […]
Merkel vs. EU’s U.S. – independent payment system
By Mohammad Ghaderi – Twitter: @ghaderi62 – Email: m.ghaderi62@gmail.com Merkel vs. EU’s U.S. – independent payment system August 29, 2018 Recent contradictory statements by the German Chancellor and German Foreign […]
Chinese paper blames West for encouraging Xinjiang extremists
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Turbulence in China’s restive far western region of Xinjiang has been caused by “external factors”, […]
Long reach of U.S. sanctions hits Syria reconstruction
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2018 By Angus McDowall BEIRUT (Reuters) – As Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attempts to turn military success into postwar […]
SPIRITUAL HELP: Muslim pastoral care training begins in Zurich
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 10:46 Muslim emergency and hospital care gets a boost in Switzerland. (Keystone) The Swiss Center for Islam and Society has announced […]
Turkey calls for a new chapter in relations with Greece
By Reuters – Sep 01,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu gives a statement during an informal meeting of EU – foreign ministers (Gymnich) in Vienna, Austria, on […]
As a family lawyer, I know the impact the Supreme Court ruling in favour of unmarried couples will have
Voices Sarfraz Ali The Independent Voices In brief, unmarried couples have no legal right to each other’s property or assets, unless they have legally recorded this in some form, and […]
An open letter to Iran foreign minister Zarif, from Richard Ratcliffe
Richard Ratcliffe requests a meeting with foreign minister Zarif to discuss Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s fate Richard Ratcliffe The Independent Voices What good is a government if it cannot protect its citizens from abuse? […]
Kaaba’s replacement cloth fitted in record time
Previous 1 / 4 2 / 4 3 / 4 4 / 4 Next Updated 20 August 2018 LOJIEN BEN GASSEM August 20, 2018 The work was carried out while […]
‘Spreading the message’ Bible verse campaign sows discord
By Frédéric Burnand, Geneva THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON AUGUST 31, 2018 Agency C regularly deploys ad campaigns in Switzerland, like this one in Geneva pictured on August 14. […]
Jordan spearheads aggressive campaign to sustain UNRWA’s mandate
Krahenbuhl says agency will stand its ground until a fair solution is found for plight of Palestinians By Mohammad Ghazal – Aug 30,2018 – Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi speaks during a news […]
Lebanon is on a tightrope, balancing Saudi, Iranian and Western interests – its position is precarious
If Lebanon needs Syria more than Syria needs Lebanon, I suppose that Lebanon needs America more than America needs Lebanon. Either way, the country’s neutrality still protects it from itself […]