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.
Reuters International This content was published on October 28, 2017 Protesters arrive at a White Lives Matter rally in Shelbyville, Tennessee, U.S., October 28, 2017. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston (reuters_tickers) By Bryan Woolston SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – About 300 white nationalists and neo-Nazis held back-to-back rallies in two small Tennessee cities […]
Netanyahu is the head of a regime that closes media companies, arrests journalists, jails Palestinian activists and human rights defenders without charge or trial, and tries children in military courts with a 99 perc ent conviction rate Ben White Thursday 2 November 2017 That US President Donald Trump has not yet made an official visit to the UK is down […]
We often forget that at any one time there are several governments and opposition movements trying to lure the US into a war with its enemies by demonising them as a threat to the world Patrick Cockburn @indyworld President Trump’s stance on conflict in the Middle East is a mixture […]
Let’s remember what the document actually said in 1917 – and consider what the Israeli ambassador to the UK said this week Robert Fisk @indyvoices Thursday 2 November 2017 11:00 […]
The Express Tribune > Pakistan By RIZWAN JAMIL Published: November 3, 2017 His Royal Highness Sir Aga Khan III. PHOTO: FILE A pioneer of the Pakistan Movement, Sir Sultan […]
GO TO: http://www.islamicfaq.org/ Islam and Other Religions What is Islam’s view about Jews? Are non-Muslims allowed inside Mosques ? Who is a Caliph and how is he chosen? What do Muslims believe about past Prophets and scriptures? What is the punishment for apostasy in Islam? What is the punishment […]
Mosques in New Jersey are receiving terrifying voicemails, including death threats. By Rowaida Abdelaziz “We’re going to burn your mosque down,” a voice said angrily in a voicemail left […]
. Reuters International This content was published on November 3, 2017 Rohingya refugees make their way to a refugee camp after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Palong Khali, near […]
Reuters International This content was published on November 3, 2017 A supporter of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML-N) holds a picture of Nawaz Sharif outside the accountability court […]
Nov 02,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Kemal Dervis For citizens of poor countries, migration often is a highly appealing option. The journey to a new country is often perilous, but it promises far greater economic opportunity: average per capita incomes in advanced economies can be more than 50 times higher […]
By Reuters – Oct 31,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Refugee advocates protest against the closing of asylum-seeker camps in Papua New Guinea, in front of the Sydney Commonwealth government offices, on […]
Nov 02,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri The United States and many Arab governments are looking at the really big challenges they face in our region — and […]
(C permit = permanent residence permit) Bär & Karrer Switzerland July 24 2017 The Federal Council has decided to bring the revised Swiss Citizenship Act and the respective regulation into […]
They weren’t a clash of civilizations, or a war of Christianity against Islam. By Matthew Gabriele June 6 Follow @prof_gabriele Matthew Gabriele is a professor of medieval studies in the department […]
Political History According to Liutprand (d. 972), the bishop of Cremona, the history of Muslim Fraxinetum began around 887, when a small vessel carrying about twenty Andalusi sailors landed on […]
A release of internal emails has revealed that U.S. agrochemical giant Monsanto manipulated studies of the company’s herbicide, Roundup. Experts believe the product causes cancer – and the consequences for the company could be dire. By Philip Bethge October 24, 2017 Some companies’ reputations are so poor that the public already has […]
By Carlos Ballesteros On 10/29/17 In a recent interview with The New York Times, former Secretary of State and Cold War strategist Henry R. Kissinger warned that East Asia […]
Reuters International This content was published on November 2, 2017 3:11 AMNov 2, 2017 – 03:11 FILE PHOTO – Zakir Naik, an Indian Islamic preacher and founder of Islamic […]
By swissinfo.ch November 1, 2017 7:15 PMNov 1, 2017 – 19:15 Divisive: Tariq Ramadan denies rape and sexual assault(Keystone) Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan has been accused of rape […]
Nov 01,2017 – JORDAN TIMES By Yanis Varoufakis and George Tyrikos-Ergas In 2015, hundreds of thousands of refugees landed on Greece’s island shores. Many had perished at sea. Today, […]