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 Arab and Muslim community in America has many problems. They are often the same problems that Arabs and Muslims face around the world, including the Arab and Muslim worlds. In America, many Arabs and Muslims are there physically, but their thoughts, hearts and minds are “back home.” In other […]
Police are determining whether to file charges in the case Emily Shugerman New York Thursday 28 September 2017 Two children were shot by another toddler at an informal daycare centre in Michigan YouTube/WXYZ-TV Detroit Two children are in serious but stable condition after allegedly being shot by another toddler at […]
The most pressing problem is funding. Much of Kurdistan’s domestic economy is dependent on Turkey, which has threatened to cut off the flow of goods and stop exporting oil because of the referendum Rebecca Richards, Robert Smith Thursday 28 September 2017 Over 92 per cent of votes were cast for independence […]
Reflect on the fact that Rifaat al-Assad had been in Europe for decades after he was first accused of sending his Defence Brigades to massacre civilians in Hama. He was worth millions. He lived in luxury in London at a time when I was asking why Scotland Yard didn’t pay him […]
by Dr. Salee’ Amina Mohammed One Billion and One Arabian Nights documents the extraordinary experiences of Dr. SaLee’ Amina, an American convert to Islam, throughout 27 years of working with Royal families in the oil wealthy Arab countries. After achieving a high level of accomplishment in the private wealth management and […]
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Germany is looking for a Central Cemetary. The search is not really progressing: the Ahmadiyya community plans to set up its own cemetery in the Rhine-Main area. It has the permission to do so, but it depends on the property. In Frankfurt and Offenbach the place […]
Agence France Presse RIYADH: Saudi Arabia Thursday announced it had undertaken another multi-billion dollar bond sale to finance a persistent budget deficit left by low oil prices. The world’s top crude oil exporter raised $12.5 billion in its third international bond issue, the finance ministry said. It comes as Saudi […]
ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO Daesh terrorist group on Thursday released what it said was a new audio recording of its top leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in which he vows to continue fighting and lavishes praise on his fighters despite their loss of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Mosul was […]
By Reuters – Sep 27,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A Saudi woman drives her car along a street in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah on Wednesday (AFP photo) RIYADH — Saudi Arabian women rejoiced at their new freedom to drive on Wednesday, with some taking to the roads even […]
Mobility is powerful – feeling as though you have the ability to escort yourself, plan your own day and give yourself permission to leave the house without making a single phone call Nour Hassan Being a woman in Jeddah meant that you became accustomed to relying on others to […]
Sep 27,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Whenever the US attempts or effects “regime change”, disaster follows. North Korea is the latest country where Washington would like to oust the leadership, perhaps because its ruler, Kim Jong-un, called Donald Trump a “dotard”, a senile old man, after he dubbed […]
King Salman signs the decree; but the world knows that the Crown Prince is behind all this, just as he was behind the ambitious new economic plan to move away from […]
Dr. Faheem Younus, president of an organization working to purchase houses for Muslim residents in the Ansar Housing Complex in Joppatowne, speaks during a community meeting on the community Tuesday at the Joppa-Magnolia fire hall. State Del. Kathy Szeliga looks on. (David Anderson/The Aegis) David AndersonContact Reporterdaanderson@baltsun.com A Muslim community […]
BY Blake Alsup NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Wednesday, September 27, 2017 A Connecticut man has grown to appreciate Islam after shooting at an empty mosque in Nov. 2015. Former U.S. Marine Ted Hakey Jr. was arrested and charged for firing 30 shots from a high-powered rifle into the Ahmadiyya […]
London mayor says US president is fuelling Islamic State’s clash of civilisations ideology with his call to close borders to Muslims Sadiq Khan: ‘You’d have to ask Donald Trump what his issue is with me’ – video Anushka Asthana Political editor Sunday 24 September 2017 19.05 BST Last modified on Monday […]
SHOUNAZ MEKKY | Published — Tuesday 26 September 2017 CAIRO: An imam at Egypt’s Al-Azhar University has publicly apologized after being suspended from his job and subjected to massive criticism for singing on TV while wearing his religious uniform. “I appreciate the feelings of those who had been disturbed […]
AFP, AP |Published — Wednesday 27 September 2017 BEIJING/PARIS: International police agency Interpol has voted to include the “State of Palestine” as a member, in a new boost to Palestinian efforts for international recognition. Interpol announced the inclusion of the “State of Palestine” as well as the Solomon Islands […]
Newly renovated HCST building uses solar, geothermal technologies By Hana Namrouqa – Sep 27,2017 – JORDAN TIMES HRH Prince Hassan and HRH Princess Sumaya pose for a group photo at the inauguration of the newly renovated Higher Council for Science and Technology building on Monday (Petra photo) AMMAN — […]
By AFP – Sep 26,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A photographer takes photos as soldiers stand next to tanks bearing Turkish and Iraqi flags during a joint military exercise near the Turkish-Iraqi border on Tuesday (AFP photo) ISTANBUL — Turkey has reacted with unbridled fury to the independence referendum in Iraq’s […]
If you really believe it’s to do with safety and security or drivers’ rights, you need to read this Chris Yiu Full disclosure: It’s public knowledge that I’ve spent some of my career at Uber. The views expressed here are entirely my own. Transport for London have announced that […]