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.
In April 1917, Woodrow Wilson cast off the political yoke of neutrality and took the United States into World War I. But this is no ordinary centenary: the realization of Wilson’s vision of a US-led international order is raising many of the same questions today that it raised then. […]
By Reuters – Mar 30,2017 – JORDAN TIMES United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres (right) talks with Syrian girls during a visit to the Zaatari refugee camp on Tuesday (AFP […]
Gathering was ‘the best since the start of Arab Spring’ By Mohammad Ghazal – Mar 30,2017 -JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah presides over the 28th Arab League summit at the Dead Sea (Anadolu Agency photo) AMMAN — The clear and unified Arab message regarding the Mideast peace process, […]
Mar 30,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri Few people in the Arab world or abroad will take seriously the regular Arab summit of heads of state in Jordan this week, which is a tragedy for all concerned. Pan-Arab action could have generated worldwide respect for the views and policies […]
The Syrian army’s local base in Aleppo is now a joint Syrian-Russian military headquarters, festooned with Syrian and Russian flags, its soldiery mixing together, Russian personnel sharing their own intelligence […]
Reuters International MAR 31, 2017 – FILE PHOTO – Newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley presents her credentials to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., January 27, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith/File Photo (reuters_tickers) By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) – The […]
Reuters International MAR 30, 2017 A general view of Bukit Jalil immigration detention center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 28, 2017. Picture taken March 28. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin (reuters_tickers) By A. Ananthalakshmi KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – More than one hundred foreigners died in the past two years in Malaysia’s immigration […]
Reuters International MAR 31, 2017 – By Javid Hussain and Jibran Ahmad PARACHINAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – An explosion apparently targeting a mosque in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Parachinar, in a remote area bordering Afghanistan, killed at least 11 people and wounded dozens, officials said. There was no immediate claim of […]
Reuters International MAR 31, 2017 JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian police on Friday arrested five people for suspected treason linked to planned demonstrations by hardline Muslim groups demanding the removal of Jakarta’s Christian governor, city police spokesman Argo Yuwono told broadcaster TV One. Hardline Muslim group leader Muhammad Al Khaththath was […]
Gehad Quisay Muslim prison chaplains: radicalisation threats or convenient scapegoats? Date of publication: 30 March, 2017 Blog: Reports that the Westminster attacker converted to Islam in prison reopens the question on radicalisation in British prisons. Khalid Masood, a 52-year-old Muslim convert originally named Adrian Russell, killed five people and injured 50 […]
The debate about sharia poses bigger questions about law and society by Rowan Williams / June 17, 2013 Published in July 2013 issue of Prospect Magazine Question to Archbishop Williams: Must we accommodate Islam or not, as Christians? Archbishop: Must we accommodate Islam or not as Christians? Must I love […]
Reuters International MAR 30, 2017 – FILE PHOTO: Free Syrian Army fighters gesture as Turkish military vehicles drive in the Syrian rebel-held town of al-Rai while heading towards the northern Syrian city of al-Bab, Syria January 9, 2017. To match Analysis MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-WAR REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo(reuters_tickers) By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) […]
Reuters International MAR 30, 2017 BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The Muslim and Jewish communities in Flanders have criticised a proposal by the Belgian region to ban the unstunned slaughter of small animals, which they say would contravene their rules for ritual killing. Under the draft law, animals like Sheep and poultry […]
Reuters International MAR 28, 2017 – Flags are seen at the 2016 International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Dublin, Ireland June […]
HATEM BAZIAN@hatembazian Published19 hours ago A figuring representing U.S. President Donald Trump as a warrior of the Crusades. The otherization of Muslims and Islam by Trump and his administration has awakened a sleeping civil society giant, a human decency guided by universal ethical and moral imperatives that soon will bring […]
Reuters International MAR 30, 2017 BEIJING (Reuters) – China will step up a campaign against religious extremism in the far western region of Xinjiang on Saturday by implementing a range […]
MAR 28, 2017 www.swissinfo.ch In an exclusive interview with Swiss public television, SRF, a former agent of the Turkish National Intelligence Organisation (MİT), confirmed suspicions that political espionage had taken place in the past on members of the Turkish community in Switzerland. On March 24, the Swiss Attorney General’s office announced […]
ARAB NEWS | Published — Thursday 30 March 2017 Sheikh Ahmed Qassim Al-Ghamdi RELATED ARTICLES JEDDAH: As Saudi Arabia marks the first anniversary of curbs placed on the religious police, […]
Hani Hazaimeh | Published — Thursday 30 March 2017 RELATED ARTICLES THE DEAD SEA, Jordan: Arab leaders on Wednesday adopted the Amman Declaration, issued at the conclusion of the Arab […]
By Duc-Quang Nguyen, Stefania Summermatter MAR 29, 2017 – 15:43 In 2015, Europe had a record number of asylum requests with more than 1.3 million registered first-time claimants. New numbers show a slight decline since, but demands are still twice the number from 2014. https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/31vho/3/ More than 1.23 million […]