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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.

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World leaders are sidelining an extremely important issue at the UN General Assembly, and it affects the lives of millions

https://players.brightcove.net/624246174001/BJXA5Px6f_default/index.html?videoId=5838203230001&customParams=videoID%3A5838203230001%3BarticleId%3A8552281%3Bgs_channels%3ANONE%3Bplayertype%3Aautoplay%3Btopictags%3Aungeneral_assembly%2Cinternallydisplaced_people%2Ctyphoonmangkhut&customTargeting=%2F71347885%2F_main_independent%2Fin_voices%2Fin_voices_article&playsinline=true In 2005, my stepfather in Zambia, David Busiku Mainza contributed to a pamphlet on the Tonga people, some 57,000 of whom were resettled in 1957 and 1958 from the Zambezi […]

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Nepal doubles its tiger population, raising hope for global recovery of endangered big cats

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