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.
May 06,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Jacek Rostowski Several months ago, I predicted that British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government would fall by next month, when the British people realised that the “soft Brexit” they had been promised was impossible. How wrong I was! May has now called an early election, […]
May 06,2017 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The endorsement of a plan to establish four major deescalation zones in Syria by the sponsors of the Astana peace talks on the Syrian […]
Jerusalem will be a great gig because Trump will be able to ask Netanyahu for help against Isis without – presumably – realising that Israel bombs only the Syrian army […]
” Oh, Allah, bless my sleep and grant me true dreams, dreams that are beneficial to me and dreams that remain in my memory. “ According to the German Orientalist Dr. Annemarie Schimmel in her book “Die Traeume des Kalifen” the above prayer was recited by Hadhrat Aisha, wife […]
Reuters International MAY 3, 2017 – German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen addresses journalists, after her visit at the 291st fighter squadron based at the “Quartier Leclerc”, a military […]
Reuters International MAY 4, 2017 – FILE PHOTO: International travellers arrive at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Dallas, Texas, U.S. February 4, 2017. REUTERS/Laura Buckman (reuters_tickers) By Yeganeh Torbati and […]
Reuters International MAY 4, 2017 – U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence attend a National Day of Prayer event at the Rose Garden of the White House […]
By Veronica DeVore MAY 3, 2017 The University of Zurich, Switzerland’s largest university, recently launched its first “discovery semester” for refugees(Keystone) Students at Swiss universities have banded together to […]
May 04,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri I was in Doha, Qatar, Monday evening when Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, issued a new policy statement that amended some of the long-standing hardline positions on Israel in its charter. The next day I also took part in a public panel […]
By AFP – May 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A female fighter from the Syrian Democratic Forces, which consists of an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters, stands near Tishreen Farms, some 17 kilometres north of Raqqa, on Tuesday (AFP photo) MAZRAAT TISHREEN, Syria — Dozens of black veils dotted […]
By AFP – May 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Russian mediator Alexander Lavrentiev, Iranian deputy foreign minister, Hossein Jaberi Ansari, Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov and UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura attend the signing of a memorandum on creating safe zones in Syria during the fourth round […]
The number of incidents is truly staggering. These have not, however, been sufficient for the Conservatives to hold an independent inquiry into Islamophobia Miqdaad Versi a day ago 252 comments It is quite reasonable to expect that in this day and age, all bigotry will be challenged and scrutinised rigorously. […]
Egyptian police and soldiers are now attacked daily and civilians are disappearing, either for fear of Isis or because they are seized by the army’s ‘collaborators’ Robert Fisk Cairo @indyvoices […]
Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad rh The Review of Religions, March 1997 Presented below is an answer by Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, the Fourth Head of the Ahmadiyya Community, to a question raised in a Question/Answer session held in London on 4th January 1986. Question Questioner: (The question was asked through […]
by: Nasim Hasan Naqvi The creation of hospitals as institutions for the care of sick people was developed during the early Islamic era. Over time, hospitals were found in all […]
Reuters International MAY 4, 2017 BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s top general on Thursday said it was unclear if the officer arrested last week on suspicion of planning a racially motivated attack was part of a broader network. “We don’t know that at this point …. We are trying to examine […]
Algeria′s Islamists Grasping at straws Algeria′s myriad Islamist parties are either barred from the elections or internally divided over whether to support the government or join the opposition, limiting their chances of success. An analysis by Riccardo Fabiani Ahead of legislative elections on 4 May, Algeria′s Islamists are as divided […]
Commentary: Will Jakarta’s New Governor Stand Firm Against Hardline Religious Groups?i Anies Baswedan received high-profile backing in his successful campaign to be Jakarta’s next governor. (Reuters Photo/Beawiharta) Voters in Jakarta have chosen a former cabinet minister who sought the support of hardline Muslims opposing his contender – who is embroiled in […]
We can’t tackle Islamophobia without Muslims. By Rowaida Abdelaziz, Social Media Editor, HuffPost The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Tuesday to address the rise in hate crimes against minorities, […]
SAADET ORUÇ@saadetoruc Pro-PKK supporters seen holding a banner that reads “Lift the PKK ban” during a demonstration in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin to show solidarity with the terrorist group Regarding concerns from the refugee influx to security, the EU should simply cooperate with Turkey The recent move […]