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.
Analysis The country’s likely next chancellor wanted to focus on the economy—before suddenly betting everything on culture war. By Paul Hockenos, a Berlin-based journalist. My FP: Follow topics and authors to get […]
by Daily Sabah with Agencies Feb 06, 2025 – U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at an event in Washington, U.S., Jan. 29, 2025. (Reuters Photo) U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Prince Shah Karim Al Hussaini, known as Aga Khan IV, served as the 49th hereditary Imam of the […]
By Nathan Layne and Andrea Shalal February 6, 2025 Feb 5 (Reuters) – U.S. Arab American and Muslim leaders, including some who supported Donald Trump in the 2024 election, criticized the president’s proposal […]
February 5, 2025 The UK government is set to create a council aimed at advising on issues related to Islamophobia, as announced by Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, Arab News […]
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest American Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today delivered a letter to National Association of Independent Schools President Debra P. Wilson saying the organization’s actions during and in the wake of its People of Color Conference reveal an apparent “appalling” level […]
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Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Today, we gather to honor and remember His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, who passed away […]
August 29, 2024 Follow Saudigazette on By Dr. Nawal A. Al-Jubeir Frederick II of the Hohenstaufen dynasty of German kings, who later became the Holy Roman Emperor, King of Sicily, and King […]
John Silk with AP, AFP The Aga Khan Development Network employs some 96,000 people and finances development programs particularly in Asia and Africa. He died “peacefully” surrounded by his family in […]
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