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.
International Criminal Court Member states vote to remove British barrister after allegations of sexual abuse Harry Davies Fri 24 Jul 2026 The prosecutor of the international criminal court, Karim Khan, […]
The Ahmadiyya in Ghana (West Africa): Local Initiatives in a Trans-National Muslim Movement John Hanson | Final Conference of the Gerda Henkel Foundation Special Programme “Islam, the Modern Nation State and Transnational Movements” The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is a transnational missionary movement with origins in late 19th century British India […]
The Persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistan: A Disturbing Reality of State-Sponsored Discrimination The Hawk· Jul 18, 2026 Islamabad, July 18 (IANS) Despite the systematic persecution of Ahmadis, Pakistan has rarely faced the sustained international pressure that such state-sponsored discrimination would ordinarily invite. The discrimination, embedded in the country’s constitution, penal code, electoral system, […]
22 hours ago bbc.com Britain’s largest Muslim festival will go ahead after a similar event was forced to end early over an alleged extreme right-wing terror threat. More than 50,000 Muslims from around the world are expected to attend the Jalsa Salana UK convention in Alton, Hampshire across the weekend. […]
Al Hakam Weekly22nd July 2026Save It’s that time of the year again when thousands of people show up to a sleepy farmland in Surrey and get to work preparing for an event unlike any other. Almost 50,000 people will gather at Hadeeqatul Mahdi this weekend and we thought it would […]
Al Hakam Weekly23rd July 2026 Image: MTA Hadeeqat–ul-Mahdi, Alton, UK, 23 July 2026: As Jalsa Salana UK 2026 is set to start tomorrow, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V (aa), visited the Jalsa Salana UK site to inspect arrangements and to address the volunteers working around the clock. Huzoor (aa) visited the kitchens, including the roti plant, butchery, pot washing station […]
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21st July 2026 John Pontifex Rafiq Hayat, National President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK (© Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK) The UK Ahmadiyya Muslim community has given its official support […]
Special Issue: 50th Anniversary Issue: Change and Continuity Peter Hopkins & James Carr Received 23 Mar 2025, Accepted 29 Jan 2026, Published online: 05 Mar 2026 In this article ABSTRACT In this paper, we review work about Islamophobia and anti-Muslim racism in ethnic and racial studies – and in neighbouring disciplines – identifying […]
AI Overview The Aga Khan and the Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community are both central global leaders who provide spiritual guidance to their followers, but they differ fundamentally in […]
Integration, Demokratieförderung und kultureller Austausch Integration, promotion of democracy, and cultural exchange. Mohammad Nadeem, a scholar of Islamic and Middle Eastern studies and an author, has been active for over […]
annakoebberling Koblenz, Germany Liked by mr.mnadeem and 396 others annakoebberling No tolerance for violence ! Yesterday I heard about the attack on Tahir Mosque while on vacation. He who attacks […]
Archbishop Gabriel Leke Abegunrin of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Ibadan. Credit: ACI Africa By Abah Anthony John Ibadan, 17 July, 2026 / 4:25 pm (ACI Africa). Archbishop Gabriel Leke Abegunrin of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Ibadan has urged citizens to reject religious violence and strengthen Christian-Muslim relations, saying peaceful coexistence between followers of the two […]
Researchers identified anti-Muslim racism as something that has become politically weaponized across spectrum Muslim Network TV—June 23, 20260 Follow the Muslim Network TV channel on WhatsApp BERLIN (MNTV) — Some of […]
Posted 26 June 2026 The warning comes after homes, cars and mosques across the country have been targets of suspected firebombing and arson attacks over the last few weeks Amnesty […]
Sir Chaudhry Muhammad Zafarullah Khan KCSI (6 February 1893 – 1 September 1985) was a Pakistani jurist and diplomat who served as the first Foreign Minister of Pakistan. After serving […]
July 20, 2026Filed Under:Featured,Press Statements Press Statement by the High Representativefor the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)and United Nations Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobiaon the arson attack on the Al-Taqwa mosque in the West Bank 20 July 2026, New York The High Representative of the United Nations Alliance of […]
Mosque committee asks court to halt demolition and over $620,000 fine, arguing historic structure predates many government records cited in case Muslim Network TV—July 21, 20260 NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — The committee of a 150-year-old mosque in northern India has appealed a court order directing its demolition within a […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK Tue, 21 July 2026 With nationalism and division on the rise, Jalsa Salana UK 2026 marks six decades in Britain with a message that faith and country belong together Jalsa Salana UK, the Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Hadeeqatul Mahdi, site of the Jalsa […]
Polizeipräsidium Koblenz POL-PPKO: Zeugenaufruf – Sachbeschädigung an Tahir-Moschee in Koblenz On 16th July 2026 at around 02.20 am the Tahir Mosque in Koblenz was damaged. An unknown attacker damaged several […]