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.
Reuters International JUN 1, 2017 – (reuters_tickers) By Yeganeh Torbati WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration has rolled out a new questionnaire for U.S. visa applicants worldwide that asks for social media handles for the last five years and biographical information going back 15 years. The new questions, part of […]
By Simon Bradley MAY 31, 2017 – Tzipi Livni is a prominent Israeli politician. She has held various government roles including former foreign minister (2006-2009), acting prime minister and justice minister (Keystone) The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland has confirmed that it is examining a criminal […]
Time and again Islam’s teachings uphold religious and personal freedoms. If dictators in the Middle East or radical Muslim preachers oppose the Prophet Mohammed in their words and actions, then they’re solely to blame Atif Rashid @tif_49 Sunday 17 July 2016 996 comments A recent poll published by the BBC […]
There are no violent, extremist or provocative verses in the Quran, only distorted, misquoted and purposefully misinterpreted ones Atif Rashid @tif_49 85 comments The anti-Islam bandwagon has resurfaced in the wake of theManchester attack, led by extremist commentators and a whole host of Islamophobes on social media. They reaffirm false […]
Listening to Abu Zeid’s words today, they might have been used to condemn Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s Isis pronouncements – or indeed the army of Saudi Arabian imams who preach […]
“It’s over for Indonesia’s tradition of moderation… In ten years, Indonesia could be Pakistan.” By Benedict Rogers May 29, 2017 The 15-year-old school girl’s eyes filled with tears as she put down her mobile phone. Her best friend at school, the friend she did […]
Plavaneeta Borah | Updated: May 26, 2017 12:50 IST Highlights Holy month of Ramzaan is here alongwith all the festivities Devotees break open their fasts at the sunset These delicious snacks for Iftar, are guaranteed to impress The holy month of Ramzan is here, and along with it the festivities. […]
Zaid Jilani May 31 2017 SATURDAY MARKED THE beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, where Muslims fast from sun up to sundown. Since the Clinton administration, various government agencies including the White House have held iftar dinners — the meal Muslims consume in the evening following their fast — […]
Source: Islam Web Salahuddeen’s full name in Arabic was Salah Ad-Deen Yoosuf bin Ayyoob, also called Al-Malik An-Naasir Salah Ad-Deen Yoosuf I. He was born in 1137/38 CE in Tikrit, Mesopotamia and died March 4, 1193, in Damascus. He later became the Muslim sultan of Egypt, Syria, Yemen and Palestine, […]
28 May 2017 More than $600,000 (£468,000) has been raised for the families of the three US men attacked while defending a Muslim teenager and her friend on a train. […]
By AFP – May 31,2017 – The body of a Houthi insurgent is seen on the ground after he was killed during clashes with pro-government fighters near the Republican Palace in the northwestern city of Taez, Yemen, on Monday (Reuters photo) UNITED NATIONS, United States — Yemen is […]
May 30,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud As if he had, overnight, been transformed into a master politician, US President Donald Trump’s 27-hour trip to Israel left many analysts mystified. Quoting former Israeli political adviser Mitchell Barack, The New York Times referred to Trump as the “Liberace of world leaders”, in […]
May 30,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah Last week, Jordanians celebrated their country’s 71st birthday. Their distinct joy emanates from the fact that, despite mounting challenges and surrounding troubles, […]
Reuters International MAY 30, 2017 – FILE PHOTO: A boy sit in a burnt area after fire destroyed shelters at a camp for internally displaced Rohingya Muslims in the western […]
Reuters International MAY 30, 2017 – FILE PHOTO: A cow walks past a closed slaughter house in Allahabad, India March 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash/File photo (reuters_tickers) NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An Indian court suspended on Tuesday a government ban on the trade of cattle for slaughter, a lawyer involved in […]
Reuters International MAY 30, 2017 A worker repairs an electrictricity transformer at a workshop in Peshawar, Pakistan May 30, 2017. REUTERS/ Fayaz Aziz (reuters_tickers) By Syed Raza Hassan and Jibran Ahmad KARACHI/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Protesters in Pakistan’s largest city set tyres ablaze on Tuesday after power cuts disrupted a […]
An historical turning point or mere campaign bluster? Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Sunday speech on relations with Donald Trump’s America has raised eyebrows the world over. What did she mean? By […]
Source: Russian Times Nine wooden stakes topped with pieces of a dead pig have been found on a plot of land where a mosque is scheduled to be built in […]
Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times The suicide bombing in Manchester on Monday was a sickening reminder that the West still lives under the threat of terrorism. And the claim of responsibility that followed was chilling confirmation that Islamic State has ordered adherents outside the Middle East to carry out attacks […]
Legal advice guide for Muslims going overseas urges them to clear their phones The guide also suggests adding disclaimers to online posts discussing terrorism Terror expert says the advice is innocent but could be dangerous in wrong hands Peter Dutton has written to the lawyers behind the book to ask […]