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.
Dan Sharp @DanSharpHN Senior Reporter Halesowen and Rowley Regis MP James Morris speaks at Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s ‘Peace Symposium’ at Baitul Ghafoor Mosque. UNITY prevailed at a Halesowen mosque’s ‘Peace […]
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Jul 23,2018 – JORDANIAN TIMES – James J. Zogby This past week by a vote of 62 to 55, Israel’s Knesset passed legislation called “Israel as a Nation-State of the […]
I don’t think either Nato or the EU has the slightest interest in chasing the provenance of weapons in the hands of Islamist fighters in Syria or anywhere else in […]
It’s an uphill struggle for Pakistani Christians, Sikhs, Ahmadis and others. Minority religions make up just 4 percent of Pakistan’s 200 million people; Shiites account for about 15 to 20 […]
World Reuters Jul 24, 2018 Islamabad: It began with an audience member asking Pakistani parliamentary candidate Jibran Nasir to declare his religion at a public forum, a request he politely […]
Asia image: data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw== Cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan says his PTI party supports the blasphemy law ‘and will defend it’ AFP/AAMIR QURESHI 24 Jul 2018 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s politicians, including PM hopeful […]
With Nawaz Sharif, the former PM disqualified from contesting the election and jailed, there is a chance former cricket star Imran Khan will lead the country if his party performs […]
Op-Ed Ahmadi voters were not disfranchised in Pakistani elections when the country was founded. There was a time we voted — or at least, my grandparents and their parents did […]
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Reuters International This content was published on July 19, 2018 Bosnian Muslim brides wait for a collective Sharia wedding ceremony for sixty couples in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina July 19, […]
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Jordan protests provocative acts, holds Israel accountable By JT – Jul 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A Jerusalem awqaf official speaks on the phone as Israeli settlers storm Al Haram Al […]
Spain By Euronews • last updated: 22/07/2018 Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service picked up more than 300 migrants in 15 boats on Sunday (July 22) in the Strait of Gibraltar and the […]
• Özil attacks DFB president Reinhard Grindel in statement • ‘I am German when we win, an immigrant when we lose’ Reuters and Guardian sport Sun 22 Jul 2018 […]
Donald Trump’s former chief strategist wants to ‘spark a right-wing revolution’ Peter Stubley 59 comments The Independent Online Steve Bannon was fired as White House chief strategist in August 2017 […]
By The Associated Press VATICAN CITY — Jul 22, 2018, The Associated PressParamedics carry a person rescued from a boat that capsized off Cyprus’ northern coastline, as he is brought […]
21.07.2018 : 14:32 TAGS: Cyprus, Turkey, Diplomacy, Politics, EU Forty-four years ago Turkish paratroopers landed in Cyprus. Soon afterwards a second Turkish invasion with armored units took place and Cyprus […]