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.
By Reuters – Feb 08,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Members of the self-styled Libyan National Army, loyal to the country’s east strongman Khalifa Haftar, patrol the roads leading into the eastern […]
Reuters International This content was published on February 8, 2018 4:23 PMFeb 8, 2018 – 16:23 Hussein al-Khalaf, 13, reacts as he sits in a classroom at […]
King holds talks with Pakistani premier, army commander in Islamabad By JT – Feb 08,2018 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah holds talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan […]
By AFP – Feb 08,2018 -JORDAN TIMES Iranian women wearing hijab walk down a street in the capital Tehran, on Wednesday (AFP photo) TEHRAN — A spate […]
Southern Poverty Law Center’s recent report identifies key problems when it comes to educating students on slavery—and offers guidance on how to fix them image: https://thumbs-prod.si-cdn.com/yFSF-A2XKmg1cxU_onoRKCPovlA=/800×600/filters:no_upscale()/https://public-media.smithsonianmag.com/filer/db/eb/dbeb3e85-6b93-493d-a928-9759ea2589eb/slavery.jpg(Wikimedia Commons) By Jason Daley smithsonian.com February 7, 2018 Discussing difficult topics in a meaningful way with adolescents isn’t easy. But that’s the responsibility that comes […]
By Gershom Gorenberg January 29 African migrants demonstrated outside the Rwandan embassy in Herzliya, Israel on Jan. 22. (Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images) “I don’t have a […]
There is nothing in Islam that it is incompatible with modern democracy so long as the modern democracy does not prohibit its exercise Times of Ahmad | News […]
Jammu, February 7, (Scoop News)-A delegation of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community led by Sh. Gohar Hafeez Fani met Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here today. The delegation apprised Governor about the role being played by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to promote peace and harmony all over the world and […]
By Kathrin Ammann This content was published on February 8, 2018 IOC President Thomas Bach with representatives from South Korea and North Korea’s Olympic Committee President and sports minister […]
ARAB NEWS | Published — Thursday 8 February 2018 In this file photo, Jordan’s King Abdullah meets with members of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee at the US Capitol in Washington, Feb. 3, 2015. (REUTERS) ISLAMABAD: King of Jordan Abdullah II has arrived in Islamabad, on Thursday, on […]
ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON EPA Photo A social media monitoring tool used by the Boston Police Department to identify potential threats swept up the posts of people using the hashtag #MuslimLivesMatter […]
MELIH ALTINOK @melihaltinok The Pentagon and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have capitalized much on terrorists, especially since the 9/11 attacks. For instance, al-Qaeda – which emerged from among the […]
Lebanese leaders accuse Israel of threatening stability of border region By Thomson Reuters Foundation – Feb 07,2018 -JORDAN TIMES An Israeli army vehicle (right) drives along […]
Feb 07,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab Sometimes man-made disasters can be worse than natural calamities. This certainly applies to the Gaza Strip, where humans are responsible for serious […]
Feb 07,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Israel is inadvisably but increasingly involved in conflicts raging in its northern and southern neighbours. In the north, Israel has for several years provided aid and comfort to Daesh, Al Qaeda, and other insurgents fighting the Syrian government. This began by offering […]
Schools of Islamic thought (madhahib) are the paths people follow to the Noble Qur’an and Prophet Muhammad. Obviously, these schools of thought were founded considerably after the death of the Prophet; in fact, they never took shape until the time of the Umayyid Caliphate. The common phrase ahl al-sunnah wal-jama΄ah, […]
A Report of the Witherspoon Council on Ethics and the Integrity of Science The Threat of Human Cloning Ethics, Recent Developments, and the Case for Action Executive Summary • Preface: Cloning Then and Now • 1. Scientific and Historical Background 2. The Case Against Cloning-to-Produce-Children • 3. The Case Against Cloning-for-Biomedical-Research 4. Cloning Policy in the United […]
Reuters International This content was published on February 7, 2018 U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein talks to reporters in Jakarta, Indonesia February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Beawiharta […]
On the lost Golden Age and the rejection of reason Hillel Ofek Contemporary Islam is not known for its engagement in the modern scientific project. But it is heir to a legendary “Golden Age” of Arabic science frequently invoked by commentators hoping to make Muslims and Westerners more respectful and […]
Reuters International This content was published on February 7, 2018 Journalists during coalition talks at the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) headquarters in Berlin, Germany, February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt […]
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