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 JT – May 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — State Minister for Media Affairs Mohammad Momani on Thursday condemned the Israeli government’s announcement of 2,500 new settlement units in […]
May 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL President Donald Trump’s much-anticipated grand roadmap for the solution of the Palestinian conflict is now in the open with reports suggesting that the Trump’s […]
By posted by: Rattan Mall – May 24, 2018 Before THE Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Canada on Thursday strongly condemned the destruction of a mosque and a historical house in Sialkot, Pakistan, […]
By Hipolito Novelo This month, Muslims across the world are observing Ramadan- the sacred month for Muslims. Muslims believe it was during this month that God revealed the first verses […]
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Home News The New Arab Historic Ahmadi mosque demolished by mob in Pakistan Ahmadi mosques have been destroyed by extremists in Pakistan [Twitter] Date of publication: 24 May, 2018 […]
Dawn.com | Imran Sadiq Updated May 24, 2018 Jamaat-i-Ahmadiyya spokesperson Salim Uddin, in a press release issued on Thursday, condemned the demolition of the community’s place of worship as […]
Source: The Daily Times SIALKOT: An angry mob allegedly comprising members of the infamous Tehreek-e-Labaik Ya Rasool Ullah (TLYRA) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf attacked a centuries old worship site of […]
International ISLAMABAD:, May 24, 2018 This is the latest attack on the victimised minority sect, who have been declared non-Muslims in the country. Sunni extremists in Pakistan have demolished a historical mosque belonging to the Ahmadiyya community in Punjab province, the latest attack on the minority group in the Muslim-majority […]
By Warda Imran Published: May 24, 2018 PHOTO: JA COMMUNITY A mob running into hundreds on Thursday razed a historic Ahmadi property in Sialkot as a two-way ownership contest remained “sub judice”. […]
Tariq A. Al-Maeena The holy month of Ramadan is well into its first week. It will continue for the next three weeks and Muslims around the globe will engage in […]
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In an interview with DER SPIEGEL, European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström, 50, says the EU won’t negotiate “until Trump stops pointing the gun at our chest.” But, she adds, Europe […]
This content was published on May 23, 2018 Getting the right education and training is key to the successful integration of young refugees in Switzerland, says Caritas. (Keystone) Aid agency […]
Trump has brought the problem into terrifyingly sharp focus. A world in which ultimate power can be entrusted to a ranting, vindictive, hyper-simplistic moron by evangelicals is a world in […]
By: Cem Nizamoglu TIME TELLING MACHINES: Revealing marvellous mechanical and water-powered clocks from early Muslim Civilisation. These sophisticated devices that defied the Middle Ages. Figure 1. Elephant Clock in Ibn Battuta […]