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.
Public announcement that was published in a newspaper by an Egyptian husband apologizing to his wife. Staff writer, Al Arabiya English Saturday, 15 April 2017 A strange public announcement that was published in a newspaper surprised Egyptians yesterday. A man wanted to apologize to his wife: “I, Imad Mohammed Ahmed Lamama, […]
Turks narrowly vote in favour of president’s plan for sweeping constitutional changes, but opposition parties cry foul Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: is he a threat to Turkish democracy? LIVE Updated 2m ago Play Video Play Current Time0:00 / Duration Time2:49 Loaded: 0% Progress: 0% Fullscreen Mute Alexandra Topping Sunday 16 April […]
by Haider Ali Sindhu | Published on April 15, 2017 🔗 WASHINGTON – Although the international media is beating drums after dropping of largest ever non-nuclear bomb ‘MOAB’ by US in […]
Source: Daily Pakistan By Waqas Ahmed After Mashal’s brutal murder at the hands of a violent mob, the nation went into further shock today after learning that the local imam […]
The Polygamy Blog The polygamy bill: Questions and answers Nate Carlisle First Published Mar 21 2017 Ariel Barlow, right center, carries a sign following a news conference with former polygamists speaking in favor of Republican Rep. Mike Noel bigamy offense amendments Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, at the Utah State Capitol, […]
Reuters International APR 14, 2017 – People demonstrate after the killing Mashal Khan, accused of blasphemy, by a mob at Abdul Wali Khan University in Mardan, during a protest […]
Source: Muslim Heritage By Salim Al-Hassani While there are numerous works on the role of Muslim women in jurisprudence (fiqh) and literature and there are also studies on Muslim women in […]
By Valerie Thurner APR 14, 2017 Swiss agronomist Florian Studer (r) with Ugandan cocoa-producer Beka Ara Kisekka.(swissinfo.ch) A Swiss start-up has launched an experiment in Uganda to give cocoa […]
Reuters | Published — Saturday 15 April 2017 Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu answers a question during an interview with Reuters in Ankara, in this file photo. (Reuters) ANKARA: Turkey could re-evaluate or suspend all agreements under its migration deal with the EU if the bloc does not give a […]
Associated Press | Published — Saturday 15 April 2017 A general view of the area bombed by the US forces is seen in Achin district of Jalalabad, east of Kabul, […]
Trump knows that this isn’t about defeating Isis – the Taliban is the biggest problem is that region anyway. To defeat Isis, we have to start accepting that they’re not driven by revenge for western foreign policy but by an ideological hatred for ‘unbelievers’ Sunny Hundal @sunny_hundal What’s worse than […]
Source: Independent Moan about Trump all you like, but his approach to Syria was always much more realistic than Hillary Clinton’s. ‘You are fighting Syria, Syria is fighting Isis, and you have to get rid of Isis,’ he said during his election campaign. ‘Now we’re backing rebels against Syria, and […]
By Nick Tattersall and Humeyra Pamuk ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Much like the vast mosque he has commissioned atop one of Istanbul’s highest hills, President Tayyip Erdogan’s supporters hope a referendum […]
APR 13, 2017 – The 43-year-old regional parliamentarian is believed to have helped facilitate the illegal entry of nine migrants last year(Keystone) The public prosecutor of southern Swiss canton Ticino […]
Jump media player Media player help Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionWatch 2003 footage of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast […]
By AFP – Apr 13,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Ian Knowles (left), British director of the Bethlehem Icon Centre, advises foreign students of the centre during their course in the biblical West Bank city of Bethlehem on Tuesday (AFP photo) BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories — Down a Bethlehem alleyway, sunlight […]
Momani denounces move as ‘hindrance’ for Mideast peace process By JT – Apr 13,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Extremist Jews are seen in front of the Dome of the Rock […]
It’s significant that Rex Tillerson went ahead with his Moscow trip so soon after the air strikes in Syria. It’s equally significant that a meeting with Putin went ahead – and, for once, Putin […]
The so-called ‘tourist’ police appear in their uniforms during the day and then the same officers, in civilian clothes, can be spotted at night in the downtown cinema complex in central Beirut. And as far as the Ein el-Helweh camp is concerned, where many Islamist supporters live, Lebanon is keeping […]
REUTERS | ALI AKBAR | HASSAN FARHAN A 23-year-old student of Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan was killed and another seriously injured by a vigilante mob for allegedly “publishing blasphemous […]