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.
As one commentator put it, there are more unpredictable ‘moving parts’ than ever before in the different crises, parts which may break loose at any moment Patrick Cockburn @indyworld The problem […]
Dave Mowat Published on: May 9, 2018 His Highness the Aga Khan, left, is greeted by Lois Mitchell, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, and Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi upon arrival in […]
An Israeli statement that the Iranians had missiles in Syria was surely made in concert with the Trump administration – it came within hours, and coincidences don’t run that close […]
Source: The Guardian Money raised worldwide to convert building in Stornaway before start of holy month By Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent, @harrietsherwood The first mosque in the Outer Hebrides has […]
Reuters International This content was published on May 10, 2018 A man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Mosul, July […]
1 / 3 A vendor shows a carpet at the Afghanistan Rug and Carpet Center show room in Kabul, Afghanistan on April 1, 2018. (REUTERS) 2 / 3 An Afghan […]
STELYO BERBERAKIS ISTANBUL DHA Photo Halki or Heybeliada, a seminary that has been a source of contention for Turkey’s Orthodox community for decades, may be reopened, Patriarch Bartholomew I […]
HATEM BAZIAN @hatembazian A Palestinian paints over a mural of President Trump during a protest in Bethlehem, the West Bank, Dec. 7, 2017. (AP Photo) U.S. President Donald Trump’s impending […]
May 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Jonathan Power In Charles Dickens’s novel “A Tale of Two Cities”, set during the French revolution of 1789, he draws the character of Madame […]
By AFP – May 10,2018 – Last updated at May 10,2018 googleplus Syrian people wait to be evacuated in Al Rastan town of Homs to Al […]
By AFP – May 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Former Malaysian prime minister and opposition candidate Mahathir Mohamad (centre) celebrates with other leaders of his coalition during a press conference following […]
A philanthropist has donated £850,000 to a university in a bid to help promote a better understanding of Islam in society. Yousef Abdul Latif Jameel is supporting MA and […]
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WRITTEN BY Jollof Media Network May 10, 2018 Baba Trawally, head of the Gambia Ahmadiyya Jaamat The Government of the Gambia Thursday approved an application made by the country’s Ahmadiyya […]
Most intense Israeli incursion since 1973 follows Iran’s alleged firing on Golan Heights Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem and Saeed Kamali Dehghan Thu 10 May 2018 0:36 Syrian military video shows […]
This content was published on May 5, 2018 The metal helmets will be replaced by a lighter version made of PVC with a 3D printer. (Keystone) The world’s oldest standing army is getting some new headgear: plastic PVC helmets made with a 3D printer. The first hard hat prototypes, […]
Reuters International This content was published on May 10, 2018 Detained Police Captain Moe Yan Naing (C) escorted by police arrives for a court hearing in Yangon, Myanmar May 9, […]
Reuters International This content was published on May 10, 2018 By Gulsen Solaker and Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey on Thursday suspended the opening of any new French studies […]
https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:44106344&locale=en Embed code This content was published on May 9, 2018 Carla Del Ponte, the Swiss former prosecutor of the United Nations war crimes tribunal, has strongly criticised the […]