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 Mersiha Gadzo Muslim worshippers gather at the IZW Viennese Islamic Center mosque two days before October’s parliamentary elections [Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images] Islam was mentioned a total of 21 times […]
By: The Editorialand Khaleel Shaikh byuradio.org Episode: Top Of Mind With Julie Rose – Radio Interview (Podcast) with Prof Glen Cooper Transcript: The West Owes a Debt to Islam. Professor Glen Cooper […]
Reuters International This content was published on January 14, 2018 Migrant walks past the fence which secures the approach to the city from migrants trying to reach Britain, in […]
By Thomas Stephens This content was published on January 11, 2018 An evolutionarily questionable scene from the 1960 film of Swiss Family Robinson (imago) Johann David Wyss, who died exactly […]
MOHAMMED AL-SULAMI | Published — Monday 15 January 2018 JEDDAH: When the race started, camel number 104 was leading the flock in full gear, but in a rare move, she […]
Menekse Tokyay | Published — Monday 15 January 2018 ANKARA: Turkey reacted with undisguised anger on Sunday to plans by the US-led coalition against Daesh to establish a 30,000-strong Kurdish-led […]
Humanity as a whole is being set back just because of one single Person. Where is the world supposed to start again if it manages to survive Donald Trump? […]
Frank Kane | Published — Saturday 13 January 2018 Much like the now-obsolete art of “Kremlinology” — the study of the inner workings of the Soviet political system via analysis of announcements and reports — there is now a growing field I like to call “Aramcology.” The forthcoming initial public […]
JEDDAH: Tough new sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump on 14 Iranian individuals and organizations are a political blow and a warning to the regime in Tehran, a leading analyst told Arab News on Saturday. Among those targeted are the powerful politician Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani, the head of Iran’s […]
Reuters International This content was published on January 12, 2018 Khawlah Noman, 11, speaks to reporters at Pauline Johnson Junior Public School, after she told police that a […]
in depth: Asylum in Switzerland https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43794798&locale=en Embed code This content was published on January 11, 2018 5:00 PMJan 11, 2018 – 17:00 Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. This week she visits the ‘Klipp und Klang’ radio school. The students, who are refugees, conduct radio […]
İBRAHIM KALIN @ikalin1 Rohingya Muslim refugees take shelter from the rain during a food distribution, Nayapara refugee camp, Ukhia, Bangladesh, Oct. 6, 2017. Being civilized is not tied to material possession or technological gadgets. It is about being human in the most fundamental sense of the term The last […]
Shortly before Kushner accompanied Trump on his first diplomatic trip to Israel in May, his family real estate company received about $30m in investments from Menora Mivtachim, one of Israel’s largest […]
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Published10 hours ago Oprah poses backstage at the 75th Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills/ Trump concludes his remarks at the American Farm Bureau Federation […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published January 8, 2018 A few days after a photo of him gazing through a gym window went viral, Muhammad Khaled, a Syrian boy who works as […]
YUSUF SELMAN İNANÇ @yusufsinanc Istanbul A Palestinian man and his son warm themselves during cold, rainy weather in a slum on the outskirts of the Khan Younis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Jan. 5. The people of Palestine, who have been victimized by regional competitions between different actors, now face […]
Osama Al Sharif | Published — Tuesday 9 January 2018 Keeping UNRWA alive is a must Share to Facebook There is little doubt that the decision by the United States to withhold or delay payment to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the […]
There is a real — but largely concealed — conflict taking place throughout the African continent. It involves the United States, a reinvigorated Russia and a rising China, and the outcome is likely to define the future of the continent and its global outlook. It is easy to pin the […]
Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank are poised to take lead roles in Saudi Aramco’s initial public offering, according to reports. The IPO of Saudi Arabia’s state oil giant is […]
Web Report /Riyadh Filed on January 9, 2018 (Picture via Al Arabiya) While his son had already died, he passed away after suffering a brain stroke. The oldest man in Saudi […]