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.
Jordanian entrepreneur on her journey from startup to list of most influential Arabs By Andrea Celeste – Oct 26,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Penelope Shihab AMMAN — Jordanian entrepreneur Penelope Shihab […]
By Pacific affairs reporter Liam Fox from Manus Island Photo: Heavy machinery is seen where the new accommodation site is being constructed. (Supplied) The Governor of Manus Island has […]
Video: The moment Catalonia declared independence from Spain. (Photo: AP) (ABC News) The Spanish Government has moved to impose direct rule over Catalonia, stripping the region of its autonomy less than an hour after its Parliament declared independence in a stunning show of defiance. Key points: The Catalan […]
Reuters International This content was published on October 26, 2017 Migrants stand next to tents at a makeshift camp on the Greek island of Samos, October 20, 2017. REUTERS/Costas […]
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Minister says agencies prepared for any terror threat, borders secure By JT – Oct 26,2017 – JORDAN TIMES The city of Aqaba is likely to have a boost in investments as Saudi Arabia starts a large-scale project dubbed NEOM, officials say (File photo) AMMAN — Minister of State for Media […]
Source: The Telegraph By Shelina Janmohamed Secondwife.com now has 100,000 users I’m not a second wife, and I have no plans to ever be one. There is only really one reason […]
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Oct 26,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Jonathan Power Over recent years, many Iranians in the big cities confided quietly to the opinion pollsters that they feel an empathy with the West. It was not reciprocated. Frankly, most people in the West have no in-depth opinion about Iran. If they think […]
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HILAL KAPLAN @hilal_kaplan On July 21, U.S. Army Gen. Raymond Thomas, the head of Special Operations Command, said that he was the one advising the People’s Protection Units (YPG) to rebrand itself in order to produce an argument against Turkey’s rightful accusation that the U.S. is working with a […]
Mohammed bin Salman was named Crown Prince in June this year, ousting cousin Mohammed bin Nayef, who is 27 years his senior. Now he has his eyes on a much […]
Reuters International This content was published on October 25, 2017 1:21 PMOct 25, 2017 – 13:21 FILE PHOTO: A burnt house is seen in a village in Maungdaw in the […]
Reuters International This content was published on October 25, 2017 Umar, 64, a Muslim from the Tzotzil Maya ethnic group, speaks with Evangelical worshippers in a meeting between members […]
By swissinfo.ch This content was published on October 26, 2017 Ernesto Bertarelli is one of Switzerland’s 35 billionaires (Keystone) The total wealth of the world’s 1,542 billionaires – including 35 in Switzerland – grew 17% to $6 trillion (CHF5.93 trillion) last year, led by a surge in Asia’s emerging […]
By swissinfo.ch and agencies October 25, 2017 6:24 PMOct 25, 2017 – 18:24 A wall-painting in Tehran. Switzerland will assume Saudi consular interests in the Iranian capital, and vice-versa. (Keystone) The Swiss government has confirmed that it will officially take up a protecting power mandate in the Iran-Saudi Arabia conflict, […]
For decades, we have been condemning the dictators of the Middle East for their drumhead courts and their mass hangings. But how can we condemn them now, when we are announcing, quite publicly, that we want our own citizens dead if they joined Isis Robert Fisk Middle East Correspondent @indyvoices […]
November 2013 REVIEW OF RELIGIONS NOTE OF THE EDITOR: Yes, not a new article. But is it not still as acute as ever? ©Richard Harvey | dreamstime.com Aleppo, the largest city in Syria and home to some of the most historic world sites. A small mosque near the citadel […]
Reuters International This content was published on October 25, 2017 1:08 AMOct 25, 2017 – 01:08 FILE PHOTO: International passengers arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport after the U.S. […]
Reuters International This content was published on October 25, 2017 An Iraqi Kurdish man holds a Kurdish flag in Erbil, Iraq October 4, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari (reuters_tickers) CAIRO […]