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.
Aug 07,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – EDITORIAL The US is using its sanctions regime as a powerful whip against countries which it views as hostile. President Donald Trump has used this weapon against Iran with considerable success by forcing the effective devaluation of its currency and bringing the country to […]
The Crown Prince is counting on Trump’s support, western silence and world governments turning a blind eye – and when that doesn’t work he tries to bully countries into submission Sahar Al-Faifi […]
He’s not at home in politics. Journalism is a second best outlet for his humour, and high office an even less suitable one Sean O’Grady @_seanogradyhttps://d-22517276571291857766.ampproject.net/1531800879103/frame.html The Independent Voices Wouldn’t […]
Boris Johnson has stood by his remarks about the burka after the Conservative Party chairman told him to apologise. The former foreign secretary has been criticised for saying Muslim […]
Letters The Independent Voices ‘If Johnson wanted to protect freedom of choice, then I am afraid he has done no favours to this cause’ ( Getty ) I have […]
The Never-Ending Summer Is Germany’s Heat Wave a Preview of the Future? Germany is currently experiencing a state of meteorological emergency. Although many are enjoying the scorching summer, the heat […]
Frankfurt airport partially evacuated after unauthorized entry COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL A Lufthansa airline logo is pictured in Frankfurt airport, Germany. (Reuters) Police evacuated part of a terminal at […]
FERHAT KÜÇÜK PublishedAugust 6, 2018 Libyan fishermen throw a life jacket at a rubber boat full of migrants trying to reach Italy soils, Feb. 13, 2017. Fictional characters help us […]
By: N.A. Baloch Besides [Ibn Tufayl’s] contributions in medicine, he is best known for his treatise Ilayyu Ibn Yaqzan (‘The Alive’ son of ‘the Awake’)… Figure 1. Article image banner *** […]
Reuters International This content was published on August 7, 2018 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen exits his hotel in Manhattan, New York, U.S., July […]
This content was published on August 7, 2018 Masked supporters of Zurich club Grasshoppers during a match against FC Lausanne in April 2017 (Keystone) A ban on face-covering clothing […]
1 / 3 Bakaa refugee camp, north of Amman. (AFP) 2 / 3 UNRWA staff protest job cuts at the agency’s Gaza City HQ. (AFP) 3 / 3 Palestinian boys […]
Sanctions against Iran were reimposed by Donald Trump in an executive order this week. (AFP) AFP August 07, 2018 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that sanctions reimposed […]
Aug 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby Forty years ago this month, I left a tenured teaching position and moved to Washington, DC to run the Palestine Human […]
Aug 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Nina L. Khrushcheva NEW YORK — At a summit with US President Donald Trump in Helsinki last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin proved that […]
By Reuters – Aug 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian worker carries a cylinder to be filled with cooking gas imported from Egypt in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Monday […]
Fahad Chaudhry Aug. 6, 2018 Mehrunnisa Hayat, the daughter of Imran Khan’s wife Bushra, on Monday joined the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, DawnNewsTV reported. Mehrunnisa joined the party following a meeting […]
Editor: The Muslim Times is (usually) an English language blog, we just bring you this report to show that the press coverage of the UK Jalsa Salana was really world-wide. […]
Wilfred Clarke Upon the invitation of the National President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in the UK, Jalsa Salana UK 2018 arguably projected the essence of ‘loyalty, Freedom, Equality, Respect […]
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