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.
Image copyrightAFP/GETTYImage captionJohn Bolton was speaking at United Against Nuclear Iran Summit in New York US National Security Adviser John Bolton has warned Iran’s rulers that there will be “hell […]
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A handout photo by SOS Mediterranee shows migrants resting after being rescued by the Aquarius rescue ship. (AFP/Maud VEITH) 26 Sep 2018 VALLETTA: Fifty-eight migrants aboard the Aquarius rescue ship will […]
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Godwin Adey Polygamy has become a hot subject in Christianity recently. While the western world is opening up to same sex marriage and unions, and churches are having openly know […]
Refugees awaiting processing – Betsy Joles Refugees in Malaysia explain how the resettlement process creates a perverse incentive to tailor their past experiences. Betsy Joles NEWS DEEPLY […]
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Sep 25,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – HASAN ABU NIMAH The split between the Palestinian administrations in the occupied West Bank and the besieged Gaza Strip has been going on for […]
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Voices The president’s new approach isn’t just lacking in compassion; it’s lacking in any common sense Holly Baxter @h0llyb4xter The Independent Voices https://players.brightcove.net/624246174001/BJXA5Px6f_default/index.html?videoId=5839845737001&customParams=videoID%3A5839845737001%3BarticleId%3A8554831%3Bgs_channels%3ANONE%3Bplayertype%3Aautoplay%3Btopictags%3Adonaldtrump%2Cunitednations%2Cmakeamerica_great_again%2Cimmigration%2Crefugeecrisis&customTargeting=%2F71347885%2F_main_independent%2Fin_voices%2Fin_voices_article&playsinline=true The politics of foreign aid are a […]
Holocaust expert Israel Charny’s new book makes uncomfortable reading, as he asks us to examine ‘a truth we haven’t faced fully enough’ Robert Fisk in Jerusalem @indyvoices The Independent Voices […]
Former German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel speaks to DER SPIEGEL about his call for the country to take on a new global role and why Germans are underestimating the dangers […]
By Luca Beti THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 Eritrean refugee Solomon Aklilu is learning the roofing trade in Bern.(Luca Beti) Like many refugees in Switzerland, […]
MOJTABA BARGHANDAN A cleric and a woman walk past an anti-U.S. mural painted on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran. U.S. foreign policy and a wider anti-Middle […]
Source: Arab News The 450 kilometer train line connects the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah with stations at Jeddah, King Abdul Aziz International Airport, and King Abdullah Economic City […]
By Reuters – Sep 25,2018 – JORDAN TIMES UNITED NATIONS/BRUSSELS — At a meeting in Washington after Donald Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal in May, a senior […]
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