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.
Decision by West Java authorities seen as another example of persecution minority Muslim group Authorities seal a mosque belonging to Ahmadiyya Muslims in Parakansalak in West Java in this July 26, 2016 file photo. Sect members have spoken out against the closure of another mosque in nearby Sawangan during Ramadan. (Photo courtesy of […]
Imogen Groome for Metro.co.uk Saturday 3 Jun 2017 8:00 pm A Palestinian boy looks at a traditional Ramadan lantern in a street market in Gaza City (Picture: Getty) Ramadan began in the evening of Friday May 26, 2017, and will end in the evening of Saturday June 24, 2017. During this […]
By Simon Bradley JUN 8, 2017 – The robot Sophia, which integrates the latest technologies and artificial intelligence, was showcased at the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva from June 7-9, 2017 (ITU) Beyond self-driving cars and Google Translate software, there is much talk about […]
Joe Watts Political Editor @JoeWatts_ Prime Minister Theresa May will not resign following her failure to secure a Commons majority, according to Conservative sources. The news follows Ms May’s statement in which she said it is her party’s responsibility to now try and ensure the country’s stability ahead of brexit […]
Only Shakespeare’s plays could come close to describing such treachery – the comedies, that is Robert Fisk @indyvoices The Qatar crisis proves two things: the continued infantilisation of the Arab states, and the total collapse of the Sunni Muslim unity supposedly created by Donald Trump’s preposterous attendance at the Saudi summit two weeks […]
It Looks Like No One Has Won The UK General Election. WTF Happens Now? Theresa May called an election to strengthen her hand. That hasn’t happened. So…what will? Posted on […]
AHMADIYYA/INTERNATIONAL/ISLAM The Caliph, The Khalifa And The Way Towards Peace Waleed Saeed / February 22, 2016 0 Originally published in The Davidsonian If any Church or other place of worship stands in need of protection, they will find us standing shoulder to shoulder with them.” (Message to Pope Benedict XVI, 6 […]
By Tyler Durden Global Research, June 07, 2017 Zero Hedge 6 June 2017 According to the official narrative, the reason for the latest Gulf crisis in which a coalition of Saudi-led states cut off diplomatic and economic ties with Qatar, is because – to everyone’s “stunned amazement” – Qatar was […]
Reuters International JUN 7, 2017 FILE PHOTO: Iraq’s Kurdistan region’s President Massoud Barzani gestures during a joint news conference with German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel (not pictured) in Erbil, Iraq […]
Reuters International JUN 7, 2017 A boy is evacuated during an attack on the Iranian parliament in central Tehran, Iran, June 7, 2017. Omid Vahabzadeh/TIMA via REUTERS (reuters_tickers) By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON (Reuters) – Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the Iranian parliament and Ayatollah Khomeini’s mausoleum in Tehran on […]
JUN 7, 2017 – www.swissinfo.ch Homegrown Swiss jihadists often want a fresh start due to troubles at school or in the workplace. They tend to view the world in stark […]
It shouldn’t be controversial to say British Muslims have a role to play in defeating Isis. If they are not best equipped to stop more individuals being seduced by this murderous cult, then who is? Sunny Hundal @sunny_hundalI I was in central London on Saturday night with friends […]
Of course, most of these gun deaths aren’t committed by Muslims, so it doesn’t really serve the President’s agenda Skylar Baker-Jordan @skylarjordan Americans are 1,193 times more likely to be […]
Reuters International JUN 6, 2017 – 11:44 Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during an interview with Reuters in Putrajaya, Malaysia, March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin (reuters_tickers) TOKYO […]
Reuters International JUN 6, 2017 – 14:28 U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley attends the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland June 6, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse […]
Reuters International JUN 6, 2017 – FILE PHOTO: Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik at a ceremony in Stanari near Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, September 20, 2016. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File […]
Reuters International JUN 6, 2017 – U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event announcing the Air Traffic Control Reform Initiative in the East Room of the White House […]
Fourteen years on from Britain’s decision to invade Iraq, the negative connotations of the Arabic language have become worse. It’s upsetting, because contrary to its associations of barbarism, it is actually a deliciously camp language full of hyperbole and proverb Amrou Al-Kadhi @glamrou When Britain invaded Iraq in 2003, I […]
‘We have had small incidents with kids who were just being naughty, but nothing like this’ Lorna Siggins Imam Ibrahim Noonan outside the Maryam Mosque on the old Monivea Road […]
by: 1001 Inventions Junior Library Guild (JLG) Honours National Geographic Readers Book on Ibn al-Haytham 1001 Inventions is delighted that it’s new children book “Ibn al-Haytham: The Man Who Discovered How we See”, published in partnership with National Geographic Kids, has been presented the prestigious designation “A Junior Library […]