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.
The painting dates back to the 18th century and depicts a majestic scene of Mecca. (Sotheby’s) Staff writer, Al Arabiya English Sunday, 29 October 2017 The Sotheby’s auction on November […]
One of the youngest victims was a five-year-old boy, who has been rushed to the hospital Clark Mindock New York @ClarkMindock The church in Texas is the latest to experience […]
Nicola Hitchen was told she had months to live – until Claire Hitchen starting fundraising for a pioneering new treatment Caroline Mortimer @cjmortimer Nicola Hitchen has undergone a pioneering treatment in Turkey to treat her cervical cancer Cascade News A woman who was given four months to live by doctors, has […]
October 30, 2017 The courthouse in Cordoba, Argentina. (Wikimedia Commons) BUENOS AIRES (JTA) — Thirty leaders of different religious traditions from Latin America and the Caribbean will sign the “Cordoba Declaration,” identifying the region as an area of interreligious coexistence. The declaration is set to be signed Monday in the […]
Julia Duin Soon after the 9/11 attacks, my employers were looking for the next place where Islamic militants were hiding out and I proposed a trip to Indonesia, the world’s […]
By Amy Kellogg | Fox News Pope Francis pays a visit to the American military cemetery in Nettuno, Italy, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017. Pope Francis is underlining the price of […]
Former British PM Gordon Brown says the UK was misled over Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction and the Iraq War was unjustified. By Conor Riordan, Press Association Scotland Press Association November 5, 2017 Former British prime minister Gordon Brown says the UK was “misled” over Saddam Hussein’s weapons of […]
Saudi Arabia says it has intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen, after a loud explosion was heard near Riyadh airport on Saturday evening. The missile was destroyed over the […]
Nov 04,2017 – JORDAN TIMES My 11-year-old son had an interview for admission in a senior school in England this week. At the interview, he told me later, he was […]
Resignation brings down coalition government By Reuters – Nov 04,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Lebanon’s prime minister, Saad Al Hariri, is seen at the governmental palace in Beirut, Lebanon, October 24 […]
By Donna Abu-Nasr and Glen Carey 4 November 2017, 20:09 Arrests reported hours after anti-corruption campaign revealed Sweeping changes also hit national guard, economy ministry Mohammed bin Salman Photographer: Simon […]
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICKNOV. 4, 2017 Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, one of the world’s richest men, was reportedly arrested in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Credit Ishara S.Kodikara/Agence France-Presse — Getty […]
Middle East Nu’man Abd al-Wahid on January 7, 2016 picture by Pavel Sokov. The covert alliance between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Israel […]
By: Natty Mark Samuels Nana Asma’u sits in the pantheon, of the great educators of Africa. Taught by female scholars – such as Aisha – in her family, as well […]
By: Maha Al-Shaar It is known that contaminated water contains many bacteria and harmful viruses that cause many diseases such as typhoid, cholera, dysentery, meningitis and poliomyelitis, etc. Water-related diseases […]
Source: Yahoo News UK By Matilda Long Pope Francis has requested that Roman Catholic priests be given the right to get married. The request applies to priests in Brazil, and is on the agenda for an upcoming synod (church council) in the Amazon region. The controversial move would address the […]
İBRAHIM KALIN @ikalin1 PublishedOctober 13, 2017 A Rohingya Muslim refugee looks on while standing in front of tents at the Balukhali refugee camp in Bangladesh’s Ukhia district, Oct. 6. The troubling picture of the current state of the Muslim world is a reflection of its inner chaos, disorder and poverty. […]
İBRAHIM KALIN @ikalin1 Articles COLUMNS The age of uncertainty and humility COLUMNS The Muslim world must wake up from its slumber COLUMNS Turkey-EU relations: Is a reset possible? According to Ethnologue, an online resource on world languages, there are more than 7,000 living languages. Some are […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published November 2, 2017 A student of Gaziantep, Turkey’s mosaic course imitates the style of an ancient mosaic on display at the Zeugma Mosaic Museum (AA Photo) […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Smoke rises after shelling on an opposition-held area of Deraa, Syria, June 4, 2017 (Reuters Photo) Social media giants YouTube and Facebook are removing hundreds of pages documenting war crimes on their platforms, The Intercept reported on Thursday. Mentioning YouTube’s new artificial intelligence system designed to […]