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.
DPA/The Local news@thelocal.de 24 August 2017 Photo: DPA Muslims who have already lived in Germany for a while are better integrated than Muslims in other European countries, according to a study released by the Bertelsmann Foundation on Thursday. But the study revealed some weaknesses in integration, too. The study called […]
YAHYA BOSTAN@yahyabostan The allegation about the UAE’s involvement in hacking the QNA website seems to be leading to new tension in the region The Gulf crisis, which resulted in sanctions being imposed by several countries on Qatar, had started with the publication of a controversial story by the Qatar […]
DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES Syrian refugees arrive at the Öncüpınar crossing gate, close to the town of Kilis, south central Turkey, in order to cross to Syria for Qurban Bayram (Feast of the Sacrifice), also known as Eid al-Adha, holiday, Aug. 28, 2017. (AFP Photo) Tens of thousands of Syrians […]
Trump’s speech, which asked India to ‘help more’ with Afghanistan, amounted to calling for calm while also setting the house on fire Abhishek Parajuli 120 comments If Donald Trump had read this anecdote from a book by a formerBritish Army Officer, the Afghan strategy he laid out on Monday might […]
By AFP – Aug 28,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Fighters from Hashed Al Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation units), backing the Iraqi forces, gather at Tal Afar’s airport during an operation to retake the city from the Daesh terror group on Sunday. Iraqi forces backed by local militia and a US-led coalition […]
Pacifist Muslim sect, which operates freely in Israel, is accused by Algerian government minister of working with Israel to destabilize country BY AMAL BELALLOUFI August 25, 2017, A member of Algeria’s small Ahmadi community sits at a house in Tilpasi, west of Algiers, near a photo of Mirza Ghulam […]
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON AUGUST 25, 2017 Muslims attend Friday prayers at the Grand mosque ahead of the annual Haj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia August 25, 2017. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (reuters_tickers) By Mahmoud Mourad MECCA (Reuters) – The imam of Mecca’s Grand Mosque denounced those who […]
AUGUST 25, 2017 5:10 PMAUG 25, 2017 – 17:10 The city of Biel is taking measures against extremism (Keystone) Biel has announced that it will open a contact centre for preventing extremism and violence. The news comes in the midst of a scandal over a local imam who preached […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL The father of the youngest victim of last week’s tragic terror attacks in Cambrils and Barcelona hugged a local imam in an emotional protest against terror and Islamophobia. Xavier Martinez, who lost his three-year-old son Xavi in the attack on Las Ramblas avenue, embraced Spanish imam Driss […]
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP BARCELONA Muslims attend a demonstration in Granada on August 23, 2017 in protest against a surge in anti-Islamic hate crimes following last week’s deadly attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils (AFP Photo) Tens of thousands of Spaniards and foreigners are to stage a defiant march […]
August 22, 2017 | Published in: Africa, Algeria, News Karakaria sect in Algeria [Echoroukonline.com] August 22, 2017 at 3:40 pm Imams and sheikhs in Algeria have issued warnings about a […]
Source: Arab News ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s population has surged by more than half to 207 million, according to provisional results of the country’s first census in almost two decades released by […]
SAUDI ARABIA Arab News | Published — Saturday 26 August 2017 Hundreds of thousands of Hajj pilgrims listen to a first Friday sermon of Dul Hajjah at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. (SPA) MAKKAH: Continuous expansion of the Two Holy Mosques and the holy sites, as well as the upgrading […]
By Reuters – Aug 24,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Syrian pro-government forces fire towards extremist positions, in the western Qalamoun, on Wednesday, during an offensive against Daesh extremists (AFP photo) BEIRUT — The Daesh terror group has asked the Syrian Army and its ally Hizbollah to let it withdraw from […]
It may be a jolly idea that the cultist murderers of Isis – however unwittingly – could create Spanish unity on the eve of Catalonia’s independence vote, but the idea that this potentially catastrophic moment in Spanish history played no part in the aftermath of the massacre is ridiculous Robert […]
A look into the life of Rafiq A. Tschannen, your Associate Chief Editor of The Muslim Times. (Benghazi and back to Amman, and on to Switzerland and Indonesia) Libya At […]
Palestinians should not waste their time by expecting concrete results from Jared Kushner’s mediation efforts. Jared Kushner’s pro-Israel bias is not a secret to anyone, writes Fraihat [AP] by Ibrahim Fraihat @i_fraihat Ibrahim Fraihat is Associate Professor of International Conflict Resolution at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. White […]
Attackers strike mosque packed with people attending Friday prayers in Afghan capital killing at least 20 worshippers. Police try to rescue a child at the site of the suicide attack claimed by ISIL [Omar Sobhani/Reuters] A suicide bombing followed by gunfire as Shia Muslims gathered for Friday prayers at a […]
Source: Translated from Jeune Afrique By Par Marion Douet and Nadoun Coulibaly His Highness the Aga Khan, spiritual leader to millions of Muslim, delivers the Jodidi Lecture, at Harvard University, on Thursday, Nov. 12, […]
A look into the life of Rafiq A. Tschannen, your Associate Chief Editor of The Muslim Times. (How Sergio di Mello saved my life and lost his!) (to Cyprus and […]