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.
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 […]
By: Mohammed I. Al-Suwaiyel This article is the summary of a presentation given by Dr. Al-Suwaiyel at Oxford University. The presentation provides an insight into the works of Muslim Scholars […]
Mouthwatering iftar specials. 2017-05-28 By Ola Kseroof Contributor In the Arab world, certain dishes remain exclusive to Ramadan. We hardly see, smell or taste them outside the holy month. For […]
Men rescued off the coast of Brazil after 35 days at sea tell of harrowing journey that force some to drink urine to survive Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro […]
In an interview with DER SPIEGEL, former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer talks about the danger of war against Iran, the deterioration of trans-Atlantic relations under U.S. President Donald […]
By Rohit Jain This content was published on May 16, 2018 “There was a colonial history behind the India-Switzerland Friendship Treaty that the Swiss public is not aware […]
By Simon Bradley May 22, 2018 The Jacobs Foundation – one of the biggest in Switzerland with CHF7 billion in assets – funds activities such as research into […]
This content was published on May 22, 2018 May 15, 2018 marked the 70th anniversary of what the Palestinians call the “nakba,” or catastrophe, when hundreds of thousands of people […]
on May 21, 2018 By SUNDAY OJEME With the level of poverty in the country spreading fast and becoming unbearable for a segment of Nigerians, the time has come to set religion aside and embrace Islamic insurance. SUNDAY OJEME writes Earlier in the year, precisely in February, another opportunity […]
Weekday and Monki come out on top. By Tahmina Begum Muslim women are spending more than £32 billion on fashion a year, yet many large brands, from luxury designers to the high street, […]
GERMAN PRESS AGENCY – DPA VIENNA High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein attends a special session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on May 18, 2018 […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL For almost a week, Muslims around the world have been fasting and since this year’s Ramadan coincides with summer, people in some parts of the world are […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Date palms are the first things that come to mind in Ramadan time. The date, which has been associated with the iftar tables, is in fact a […]
May 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud Sixty Palestinians were killed in Gaza on May 14, simply for protesting and demanding their right of return as guaranteed by international […]
May 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Osama Al Sharif The last few weeks have not been kind to Tehran: President Donald Trump carried out his campaign promise and took his […]
May 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah Israel seems to be in full control of the course of events in our region. That is an alarming reality because […]
HomeNational Monday, 21 May, 2018 | 19:56 WIB Zoom Out Zoom In Normal TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Setyo Wasisto said the attacks on the homes of the […]
O ye who believe! fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may become righteous. [Holy Quran – 2:184] Ramzan, Taqwa and Steadfastness – Summary of Friday Sermon June 2nd, 2017 The Advent of the blessed month of Ramadhan – Summary of […]
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