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Rafiq A. Tschannen

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.

Germany’s anti-immigrant AfD scolds Bayern star Lahm for tackling politics

 Reuters International APR 3, 2017 –  www.swissinfo.ch Bayern Munich’s Philipp Lahm speaks during a news conference at the team’s hotel ahead of their Champions League group F soccer match against Olympiacos in Athens, Greece, September 15, 2015. REUTERS/Paul Hanna (reuters_tickers) BERLIN (Reuters) – The anti-immigrant party Alternative for Germany (AfD) […]

Mapping the future of AI

Apr 03,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Margaret A. Boden Artificial intelligence (AI) already plays a major role in human economies and societies, and it will play an even bigger role in the coming years. To ponder the future of AI is thus to acknowledge that the future is AI. This will […]

What ‘Land Day’ means

Apr 03,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby March 30, 1976, was a transformative moment in Palestinian history. On that day, Palestinian citizens of Israel organised and implemented a nation-wide strike to protest the Israeli government’s plans to confiscate thousands of hectares of Palestinian-owned land in the Galilee region. The […]