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.
AP http://www.arabnews.com Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi (L), Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (C) and Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres attend the second day […]
By News Desk 13/02/2018 The United States will continue to train local security forces in Syria and maintain a military presence in the country as long as required to defeat […]
THE EDITORIAL BOARD Daily Sabah, Istanbul Mr. Tillerson! Welcome to Turkey. We at Daily Sabah expect you to take a leading role in ending the manic nature of what […]
Osama Al Sharif » Feb 13,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Syria has become a congested arena for various state and no-state combatants, each with its own agenda. So much so […]
By Thomson Reuters Foundation – Feb 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Participants walk past brochures of previous funds collected by the International Islamic Relief Organisation (IIRO), during the Kuwait International Conference for Reconstruction of Iraq on Monday, in Kuwait City (AFP photo) KUWAIT — Rebuilding Iraq after three years of […]
Feb 13,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL President Donald Trump has at last recognised that Israel’s settlement policy is a significant impediment to peace between Israel and the Palestinians. During a rare interview with Israeli Hayom daily newspaper, published on Sunday, Trump has finally conceded that Israeli policies have a lot to do with […]
This content was published on February 9, 2018 Players need to wrap up in thermals, gloves and hats and have footwear with a good grip to stop them […]
Source: Al Jazeerah Shaked said Israel must maintain a Jewish majority ‘at the price’ of rights violations [Tamas Kovacs/MTI via AP] Israel must safeguard a Jewish majority even at the […]
Feb 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL With downing of an Israeli warplane on Saturday by Syrian air defences, followed by more Israeli strikes at Syrian and Iranian military targets in Syria, the stage could be set for further escalation of tensions between Israel and Syria that could extend to Iranian military presence […]
Simple, effective and low-cost project helps save a generation of school dropouts By Camille Dupire – Feb 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES ‘The Dome’ as the residents call it, serves as […]
Source: Christian Concern The Independent published an astonishing article this week, entitled: “How the teachings of Islam could help us prevent more sexual abuse scandals”. It is written by Qasim Rashid, an Ahmadiyya Muslim writer and commentator. This comes after revelations about Harvey Weinstein’s appalling behaviour have been headline news almost continuously […]
Source: The Independent By Qasim Rashid Harvey Weinstein is just another case of a powerful man abusing women because we live in a society that lets him get away with […]
By Alloyce Kimbunga Dar — ES-SALAAM, (CAJ News) – THE Tanzanian President, John Magufuli, is encouraging men to practise polygamy and reduce prostitution in the East African country. Speaking […]
February 11, 2018 A faith leader wants the Church in Kenya to review teachings on monogamous marriages, claiming there is no verse in the Bible supporting it. Determined to challenge the […]
February 12, 2018 Imam Abdoulie Fatty, the outspoken former State House Imam, has said that any day that President Adama Barrow prays in an Ahmadi mosque, he will lose his […]
As the Ritz-Carlton reopens after Riyadh used it to detain and probe elite Saudis in an antigraft campaign, questions linger over the rule of law Benoit Faucon Summer Said & […]
Djibouti, one of Africa’s smallest countries, has become China’s “strategic partner.” The Chinese have built a military base and a port, and is currently constructing a free trade zone, […]
YAHYA BOSTAN @yahyabostan Since the future of the Middle East seems highly blurred, Turkey, like other actors in the region, needs to accordingly take measures for its own security The proxy wars in the Middle East slowly give way to new confrontations that pit the real parties against each other. […]
Reuters International This content was published on February 11, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Men, who the Democratic Forces of Syria fighters claimed were Islamic State fighters, […]
By AFP – Feb 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES UNITED NATIONS, United States — One month after the Trump administration announced a drastic funding cut to the UN agency for Palestinian […]