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Rafiq A. Tschannen

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.

We will finish what we started; focus on healthcare and free SHS – Mahama assures

on January 9, 2025 By Gabs President John Dramani Mahama has reiterated his commitment to advancing Ghana’s healthcare system and education sector, promising a renewed focus on unfinished projects. Speaking at the National Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission in Winneba on Thursday, January 9, he laid out plans to address longstanding […]

Integrate? Europe’s Muslims are damned if we do and damned if we don’t

Shada Islam The new allegation in Islamophobic discourse is that even Muslims who appear ‘well-integrated’ hate the westThu 2 Jan 2025 07.00 GMTShare Reporting on the rise of anti-Muslim hostility across Europe means repeatedly hearing generalisations about Europe’s 25 million Muslims. We are – all of us – too religious, easily drawn to extremism […]