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.
October 5, 2016 TEHRAN — The Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge, a huge infrastructure that connects two parks separated by a highway in northern Tehran, has won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture worth $1 million. The winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced during a ceremony held […]
October 5, 2016 View photos Palestinians show their solidarity with a Gaza-bound flotilla of international activists attempting to break the Israeli blockade on the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, on October 5, 2016 at the port in Gaza City (AFP Photo/Mohammed Abed) More Jerusalem (AFP) – Israel’s navy on Wednesday intercepted an […]
‘Schizophrenics from America are sharpening nuclear weapons for Moscow,’ says Russian government-run TV network Matt Payton A Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile, capable of delivering multiple nuclear weapons, is paraded through Moscow’s Red Square in the 2009 Victory Day parade DMITRY KOSTYUKOV/AFP/Getty Images The Russian government has launched a nationwide […]
Oct 04,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF At 70, one would think the United Nations’ conflict resolution record would be credible enough to provide hope for millions of people caught in complex conflicts in many parts of the world. But the reality is different. The record is dismal […]
4 October 1926: After the opening ceremony the Imam called the faithful to prayer from the minarets high over the roofs of suburbia 1935: The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia (far left) on a visit to London’s Fazl mosque, the first purpose-built mosque in the capital. Photograph: Alamy/Stock From our […]
Dr. Juergen Todenhoefer. SOURCE: http://juergentodenhoefer.de/us-secret-service-uncovers-the-west-wanted-an-islamic-terror-state/?lang=en#more-8152 Dear friends, according to the US secret service, DIA, the Obama administration has known as early as August 2012 that Al Qaeda /AQI, IS, ISIS) and other extremists were heading the Syrian rebellion. As a result, the “possibility that a Salafist principality in Eastern Syria“ […]
By RICHARD LARDNER | Associated Press | Published: September 27, 2016 WASHINGTON — Legislation that would allow the families of Sept. 11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia for allegedly backing the terrorists who carried out the attacks could be devastating to the U.S. military, according to Defense […]
August 31, 2016 TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Expatriates’ Affairs Hassan Qashqavi and Iraqi Ambassador to Tehran Rajeh Saber Abboud al-Mousavi exchanged views about preparations for the upcoming Arbaeen ceremony. During the meeting held in Tehran on Wednesday, the two diplomats talked about ways […]
by REUTERS Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Sunday for the miniscule Catholic community in Shi’ite Muslim Azerbaijan, urging the “precious little flock” to keep the faith and paying tribute to those persecuted during the Soviet era. The oil and gas-rich nation of about 9 million people bordering on Russia, Iran […]
Ahmadiyya Muslims at event to welcome spiritual leader say they’re working hard to fit in By John Rieti, CBC News Posted: Oct 04, 2016 A young Ahmadiyya Muslim girl welcomes the caliph, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, with a sign that means ‘Welcome, present one.’ The spiritual leader arrived in Toronto on Monday […]
‘Immigration’s just a phenomenally important source as far as the vitality of religion in Canada’ By Judy Aldous, CBC News Posted: Oct 04, 2016 2:00 AM MT Last Updated: Oct 04, 2016 2:00 AM MT Father Ephrem Kardouh serves communion to a young girl at St. Basil’s Melkite Greek Catholic Church. […]
The rights group has criticized developed countries for not accepting enough refugees. BY JACK MOORE ON 10/4/16 AT 11:58 AM CLOSESyrian Refugees In Jordan Struggle To Go To School Just ten countries host more than half of the world’s refugees with wealthy nations showing a lack of responsibility in absorbing […]
By Christina Warren in Bern OCT 4, 2016 – 11:00 Giving up her citizenship was a painful process for Christina Warren (Reuters) In 2014, Christina Warren made the difficult decision to renounce her US citizenship. The process, she says, was preceded by angst, anger and grief, followed by a period […]
WORK INTEGRATION How Graubünden integrates asylum seekers in the job market SOCIETY http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:42438540 EMBED CODE OCT 3, 2016 – 17:00 People fleeing conflict or persecution have to battle to be recognised as refugees by countries like Switzerland. It’s another challenge to integrate into a foreign culture, especially without a job. […]
SAUDI ARABIA AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE | Published — Tuesday 4 October 2016 An employee of the Saudi Binladin Group searches for his name in a list of employees ready to be paid their delayed salaries. (AN file photo) RIYADH: The government has transferred delayed funds to Saudi Binladin Group […]
drops its column ‘Islamic Perspectives’. wonder why?
ARAB NEWS | Published — Tuesday 4 October 2016 Brig. Gen. Ahmed Al-Assiri. (SPA) RIYADH: The lack of intervention by Saudi Arabia and Arab coalition forces in Yemen would have turned the country into an Iranian missile base with dangers extending up to the southern border of the Kingdom. And […]
ANDREW J. BOWEN | Published — Tuesday 4 October 2016 With the first lawsuit filed by the widow of a man who lost his life on 9/11, JASTA’s legal saga begins. Even if a number of these lawsuits are filed in the coming weeks, the attorney general can delay for […]
‘Move to enable Kingdom to achieve 27 remaining partnership goals’ By Mohammad Ghazal – Oct 03,2016 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan will open a permanent office at NATO in […]
Federal minister to greet sect’s Caliph Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad on Monday in Toronto at start of Canadian visit. By AZZURA LALANIStaff Reporter Sun., Oct. 2, 2016 The religious […]