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 David SpuntOctober 19, 2018 Follow CBSPHILLY Facebook | Twitter PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — If you happened to be in North Philadelphia Friday afternoon, you may have noticed a […]
DAILY SABAH WITH REUTERS ISTANBUL PublishedOctober 18, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump attends a dinner with business men and CEO’s during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, […]
Source: The Daily Sabah By ŞEYMA NAZLI GÜRBÜZ; @SeymNazli Sectarianism is the main source of disunity and conflict among Muslim society, particularly in the Middle East, experts said yesterday. Speaking […]
BREAKING: Saudi Arabia has confirmed Jamal Khashoggi was killed in its Istanbul Consulate. But there’s one key person who is yet to comment. Megan Palin and Gavin Fernando news.com.au OCTOBER […]
ARAB NEWSman October 20, 2018 Khan will call on King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss “matters of mutual interest” ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan […]
ARAB NEWS October 20, 2018 The journalist died after a fistfight at the consulate in Istanbul Deputy intelligence chief, royal court adviser removed from positions, 18 Saudis arrested JEDDAH: Saudi […]
Riyadh announces purge of senior officials but it is unclear whether claim journalist died in ‘fist-fight’ will be accepted by international community Borzou DaragahiIstanbul Saudi Arabia has said the journalist Jamal Khashoggi […]
On 17 October 2018, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad traveled to Philadelphia to inaugurate the Baitul Aafiyyat […]
The Saudi General Who Could Take the Fall in the Khashoggi Case By Whitney Hurst and Ainara Tiefenthäler Saudi rulers are weighing whether to blame Maj. Gen. Ahmed al-Assiri, a high-ranking adviser to the crown prince, for the death of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to three people with knowledge […]
washingtonpost.com Iraqis With Ties to U.S. Cross Border Into Despair Mustafa Ahmed holds a written death threat and a letter that praises his work for ACDI/VOCA, a U.S.-funded nonprofit group […]
Jamal Khashoggi (Illustration by Alex Fine for The Washington Post) By Jamal Khashoggi October 17 at 7:52 PM A note from Karen Attiah, Global Opinions editor I received this column […]
by Kristin E. Holmes, Posted: October 18, 2018 HEATHER KHALIFA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Nearly a century after the first Ahmadiyya Muslim missionary sailed across the Atlantic to Philadelphia, the sect’s international leader […]
By Nouriel Roubini THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 18, 2018 “Crypto scoundrels” have taken refuge in blockchain since the collapse of cryptocurrency values. (Keystone) With the value of Bitcoin having […]
ANADOLU AGENCY NEW YORK Security members of the consulate wait in front of the gate door of the Saudi Arabian consulate on October 17, 2018 in Istanbul. (AFP Photo) U.S. […]
ANADOLU AGENCY WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his visits in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 16, 2018. (Reuters Photo) […]
By Reuters – Oct 18,2018 -JORDAN TIMES A gas flare on an oil production platform in the Soroush oil fields is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Arab Gulf, […]
Oct 18,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – GWYNNE DYER They still have not dropped the other shoe. The “Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC” contains terrifying forecasts about what will […]
Oct 18,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – JEFFREY D. SACHS NEW YORK — America continues to be in a state of civil war. Not just a civil war, but the civil […]
Trump has stayed as friendly as ever with the Saudi prince, and if he was shown film of the Saudis executing Khashoggi, he’d probably say, ‘Well, let’s not jump to […]
One Armenian woman was discovered on a train by soldiers, but refused to be separated from her companions. She was removed from the carriage and ‘married to the legionnaire who had rescued her’ Robert […]