Glimpses into the life of a Global Nomad part one
A look into the life of Rafiq A. Tschannen, your Associate Chief Editor of The Muslim Times. Schwanden, Canton Glarus, Switzerland I was born in Schwanden, Canton Glarus, in Switzerland, […]
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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.
India says to deport all Rohingya regardless of U.N. registration
FILE PHOTO: People belonging to Rohingya Muslim community sit outside their makeshift houses on the outskirts of Jammu, May 5, 2017. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta/File photo (reuters_tickers) By Krishna N. Das and Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) – All of an estimated 40,000 Rohingya Muslims living in India are illegal immigrants, even […]
Modi urges India to reject violence in name of religion
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON AUGUST 15, 2017 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he addresses the nation from the historic Red Fort during Independence Day celebrations in Delhi, India August 15, 2017. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (reuters_tickers) By Tommy Wilkes and Rahul Bhatia NEW DELHI (Reuters) – […]
Switzerland: Exaggerated …
Daniel Foppa Ressortleiter Inland @DFoppa14.08.2017 (Possible prohibition of the importation of Halal and Kosher Meat into Switzerland) (Halal and Kosher slaughter is already prohibited) When the National Council adopted the motion to ban imports of animal-induced products in June, the emotions were high in Romandy: (French speaking Switzerland) […]
UNDER INVESTIGATION: Priest urges nations to improve migrant rescues
By Luigi Jorio AUGUST 11, 2017 Mussie Zerai is often on the telephone helping migrants (Keystone) An Eritrean Catholic priest living in Switzerland says his efforts to save migrants’ lives show the need for nations to rescue more people trying to reach Europe through the Mediterranean. Nominated […]
GIRLS POWER: U.S. Team Claims Aga Khan Trophy In Big Win In FEI Nations Cup At Dublin
By: Edited Press Release Dublin, Ireland—Aug. 11 Team USA secured a definitive victory in the eighth and last leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Europe Division 1 League in Dublin today when producing the only 0 score in a hard-fought competition. On level pegging with the Irish at the […]
Hama
by: Salah Zaimeche Hama is famed for its huge water wheels and it produced great scholars in geography, mathematics, medicine and much more. Here we look at a few of […]
Yemen cholera epidemic: Cases exceed 500,000 in four months
The number of suspected cases of cholera resulting from an epidemic in war-torn Yemen has reached 500,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. At least 1,975 people have died since the waterborne disease began to spread rapidly at the end of April. The WHO said the overall caseload had declined […]
Sierra Leone mudslide buries houses as many feared trapped
Image captionThere were heavy rains overnight Dozens of people are feared trapped after a mudslide near Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown. A hillside in the Regent area collapsed early on […]
Pakistan marks 70 years of independence amid political turmoil, border tensions
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Pakistani girls attend a ceremony at the mausoleum of founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, as national celebrates the Independence Day, in Karachi, Pakistan, Aug. […]
Over 500,000 Syrian refugee kids not receiving education, UN says ASSOCIATED PRESS
MANSHIYEH, Jordan A picture taken on August 4, 2017 shows displaced Syrian children, who fled from Daesh’s Syrian stronghold of Raqqa, receiving humanitarian aid delivered by UNICEF at a temporary camp (AFP Photo) Since his family fled civil war in Syria five years ago, 15-year-old Ali al-Sbehi hasn’t set foot […]
Italy applauds Libya’s decision on migrant ‘search and rescue’ zone
By AFP – Aug 13,2017 – JORDAN TIMES This file photo taken on July 14 shows the Italian rescue ship Vos Prudence run by NGO ‘Doctors Without Borders’ arriving in the port of Salerno carrying 935 migrants rescued from the Mediterranean sea. French NGO MSF announced on Saturday the activities […]
Jordan: Model in stability
JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The ranking of Jordan as the ninth safest country globally and second among Arab countries is an enormous feat that all Jordanians should be proud of. This envious […]
JK Rowling just took down Trump over the Charlottesville far-right rally in the most epic way
White supremacist protesters clutching Nazi flags and screaming the Nazi-linked chant ‘blood and soil’ have stormed the city of Charlottesville, Virginia today. Violence broke out at the ‘Unite the Right’ […]
Given the President we elected, Americans shouldn’t be surprised by the horrific actions of the alt-right in Charlottesville
Trump’s bigoted rhetoric has been gearing up to this point for years, and even now he refuses to condemn the violence of neo-nazis Skylar Baker-Jordan @skylarjordan If you’re surprised by what happened in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend, you shouldn’t be. On Friday neo-Nazis, the Ku Klux Klan, and other “alt-right” […]
‘Jordan cannot tolerate sectarian militias across north border’
By Ahmed Bani Mustafa – Aug 13,2017 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The security of Jordan’s borders with Syria is not only a Jordanian concern, but there are other […]
Lion rescued from Syrian zoo gives birth hours after arriving in Jordan reserve
ASSOCIATED PRESS SOUF, Jordan A lion cub was born just hours after its mother Dana was released into a wildlife reserve in Jordan after being rescued from a defunct […]
Surviving America’s political meltdown
Aug 12,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – The US is in the midst of a political meltdown, unable to manage a domestic economic agenda or a coherent foreign policy. The White House is in turmoil; Congress is paralysed; and the world is looking on in astonishment and dread. If we are […]
Enjoy August – conspiracy theorists think it will be your last month on Earth
by Greg Evans in news If you believe in conspiracy theories, don’t plan anything for September. Or the rest of the year for that matter. Why? Because the world will no longer be here – according to conspiracy theorists. Yes, you read that correctly. They say the world […]
UK: We need to dispel the dangerous myth that it’s only Asian men who sexually assault young women
Yes Pakistani men are disproportionately involved in grooming gangs, and no, that is not a racist statement. Neither is it racist to say that when it comes to wider child abuse nearly 90 per cent of those convicted and on the sex offenders register are white men Naz Shah Just this […]