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.
By Nicola BryanBBC News 13 May 2017 From the sectionWales politics Image copyrightCARDIFF COUNCIL A Cardiff councillor has been accused of “feeding a planning committee a lie” to prevent plans for a mosque for a Muslim sect being approved. The council rejected the plans for old offices on Sanatorium Road, […]
EDITORIAL THE EDITORIAL BOARD ISTANBUL The ancient modern Silk Road between China and Europe will be revived, spreading prosperity and security along the way. This was the message sent at […]
Hani Hazaimeh | Published — Monday 15 May 2017 US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Jeddah: US President Donald Trump is pondering whether moving the US Embassy in Israel from […]
Reuters International MAY 13, 2017 – 13:38 Skulls buried in the sand inside a newly discovered burial site in Minya, Egypt May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (reuters_tickers) By […]
Posted by Bridie Pearson-Jones in news Picture: BRYAN BEDDER / STRINGER / GETTY Atheists are more intelligent than religious people according to dozens of studies. Miron Zuckerman, Jordan Silberman and Judith A. Hall from the University of Rochester and the Northeastern University conducted a meta-analysis (that’s a statistical analysis that […]
Reuters International MAY 12, 2017 – Chairman of GNPF-MUI, Bachtiar Nasir, arrives at a police station to testify as a witness in a money laundering case at a police station […]
Reuters International MAY 12, 2017 – Parmaukkha talks to media during a press conference about a scuffle between Buddhist nationalists and Muslims in Yangon, Myanmar, May 11, 2017. REUTERS/Soe Zeya […]
MAY 13, 2017 – With no minaret, Switzerland’s newest mosque tries to fit into the local community(Keystone) A new prototype for mosques in Switzerland – one meant to blend in […]
Epigraph: And whoso saves a life, it shall be as if he or she had given life to all mankind. (Al Quran 5:32/33) By AFP – May 07,2017 – JORDAN […]
By AFP – May 13,2017 – JORDAN TIMES In this posed photo, a woman points to the website of the NHS: East and North Hertfordshire notifying users of a […]
Agreement believed to be close ahead of the US President’s visit to the country next week Steve Holland Washington The United States is close to completing a series of arms […]
BY MIRREN GIDDA ON 5/12/17 Italian Police Seize $81 Million Libya Drug Shipment http://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.168.0_en.html#goog_1472310927 In the past three months investigators across Europe have intercepted thousands of pills of the Islamic […]
WRITTEN BY JOLLOF MEDIA NETWORK May 11, 2017 Members of the Gambia’s Ahmaddiya Muslim Jama’at (JollofNews) – Gambia’s Ahmaddiya Muslim Jama’at have called on the regime of President Adama Barrow to monitor and avert Muslim extremism for the peace, security and stability of the Gambia. Alhaji Ebrahima Mbowe, deputy Amir […]
TAMA’S TALES: So what if I wear a headscarf? http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43171318&locale=en EMBED CODE MAY 11, 2017 – Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. Some of her friends are Muslim and wear head scarves. Tama finds out how this has affected their lives. (SRF Kulturplatz/swissinfo.ch) http://www.swissinfo.ch
EDITORIAL: The test of our democracy EDITORIALThe Jakarta Post Jakarta | Fri, May 12, 2017 | Inactive Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama attends the final hearing of his blasphemy trial at the North Jakarta District Court on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. The panel of judges declare him guilty for […]
Margareth S. AritonangThe Jakarta Post Jakarta | Sat, May 13, 2017 | Against blasphemy: Hundreds of members of Islamic organizations stage a rally during Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama’s final hearing held at the Agriculture Ministry office on Jl. RM Harsono, Ragunan, South Jakarta, on Tuesday. (JP/Michael Hillary Hegarty) […]
Syria’s conflict will end with many more casualties and many more missing than the Lebanese civil war. Vast areas of towns and cities are razed to the ground Robert Fisk Beirut @indyvoices 2 days ago After its titanic civil war, can Syria remain a united state? And if it does […]
Trump has already ordered greater US support for the Saudi war effort in Yemen, but the deputy crown prince will be primarily bidding for US backing for his confrontation with Iran Patrick Cockburn @indyworld 29 comments US President Donald Trump and Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will meet […]
Source: Independent By Qasim Rashid, who is an attorney and graduate of the Richmond School of Law Blasphemy laws began in Christian countries, and started appearing in Muslim majority countries after […]
Three Presiding Judges in Ahok Blasphemy Trial Receive Promotions Jakarta. Three of the panel of five judges who presided in Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama’s blasphemy trial in the North Jakarta District Court, have been promoted. Dwiarso Budi Santiarto, who headed the panel, was appointed as a judge in the Denpasar High Court in […]