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.
I provided extensive traditions from the six authentic Sunni collections concerning the fact that Imam al-Mahdi (as) who is different than Jesus (the messiah) WILL come and he is the descendant of the Prophet (S) and his daughter Fatimah (sa). The traditions further illuminated the fact that Jesus (who was […]
By Michael Gerson Opinion writer March 20 at 7:48 PM It is difficult to overestimate the geopolitical risks of this moment — or the (both disturbed and eager) global scrutiny now being given to the American president. Aggression is growing along the westward reach of Russian influence and the southern […]
Pre-Islamic Arabia treated attacks against one’s tribesman as an attack on the tribe itself. Such an attack could result in a blood feud between the two tribes where any member of the other tribe was an object of vengeance. Through arbitration, justice could sometimes be secured by retaliation against the […]
The debate over migration is plagued by a variety of inaccuracies and misunderstandings — on both the right and the left. Here is what the research really shows. By Hein de Haas AFP Migrants at the Greece-Macedonia border in March 2016 March 21, 2017 Migration was the issue of the […]
Because the deportation of rejected asylum-seekers from Germany is the responsibility of the states, a highly arbitrary system not unlike a lottery. For the close to a half-million people expected to receive orders to be deported this year, whether they must leave or not may depend on where they live. […]
German intelligence doesn’t buy Turkish President Erdogan’s claims that last year’s coup attempt was backed by the Gülen movement. BND chief Bruno Kahl, 54, speaks with SPIEGEL about Turkey, possible Russian interference in German elections and what to expect from Islamic State. Interview Conducted by Martin Knobbe, Fidelius Schmid and […]
SOURCE: THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE The couple filmed their moment and even shared it on the social media. PHOTO COURTESY: AL ARABIYA ENGLISH A viral video of a Turkish TV correspondent’s romantic public marriage proposal inside the Grand Mosque of Makkah has left social media users desperate to fing out if […]
Much of the time, news about Dubai and Abu Dhabi reports on human rights abuses, arcane laws and so on. But there’s another, progressive side to the UAE – and it feels like it’s going forwards at a time when my own country is going backwards Mohammed Fairouz The sun […]
Former Sinn Fein leader followed along the familiar trail of so many enemies of Britain’s weary colonial history Robert Fisk @indyvoices Martin McGuinness dies: The ‘super-terrorist who became a super-statesman – like so many others Martin McGuinness followed along the familiar trail of so many enemies of Britain’s weary colonial […]
THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE By News Desk Published: March 21, 2017 Zubaidah Alizoti (L) was not allowed to board the plane for her flight back to the US. PHOTO: FACEBOOK A Muslim teen from Knoxville was denied permission to board a Turkish Airline plane in Istanbul for a flight back to […]
Low-lying, small islands of the Pacific are disproportionately at risk of losing land as sea level climbs Image Credit: AP Coral bleached white by heat stress in New Caledonia, an […]
by Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan Al-Nahl, Spring 1995 The subject of election for first three successors of the Promised Messiah has been discussed in different publications of the Jamaat. Following is a narration of the circumstances and details of three elections for Khilafat in the language of Sir Muhammad Zafrulla […]
Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad rh The Review of Religions, March 1997 Presented below is an answer by Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, the Fourth Head of the Ahmadiyya Community, to a question raised in a Question/Answer session held in London on 4th January 1986. Question Questioner: (The question was asked […]
KILIÇ BUĞRA KANAT@KilicKanat Published14 hours ago Due to rapid changes in global politics and other forms of conjectural distractions, once again the international community has taken the plight of refugees off its main agenda. However, the plight of refugees continues in various ways, in particular, the dire situations of Syrians […]
Reuters International MAR 19, 2017 – India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yogi Adityanath (C) is offered sweets after he was elected as Chief Minister of India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, during the party lawmakers’ meeting in Lucknow, India March 18, 2017. REUTERS/Pawan Kumar (reuters_tickers) By Douglas […]
ALI ÜNAL@ali_unal ANKARA In an exclusive interview with Daily Sabah, EU Minister Ömer Çelik said Ankara’s EU bid depends on developments that will take place in the EU in 2017, saying that the bloc did not keep its promises to Turkey regarding the migrant deal. He added that Turkey cannot […]
The group, Citizens for Erfurt, planted the crosses in the village of Marbach The owner of the site said he plans to take legal action against the activists Muslim community’s imam says the demonstration will not stop construction By Joe Sheppard For Mailonline PUBLISHED: 09:52 GMT, 18 March 2017 Right-wing […]
Agence France Presse | Published — Monday 20 March 2017 An opposition fighter fires a machine gun in Jobar, on the outskirts of Damascus. (AFP) BEIRUT: Syrian warplanes hammered opposition-held neighborhoods of Damascus on Monday after regime forces pushed back a surprise assault that saw opposition try to fight their […]
In a land where retired murderers still abound, commemorating the dead of a civil war has countless problems Robert Fisk Mukhtara, Lebanon @indyvoices Walid Jumblatt looked a worried man yesterday. He seemed a trifle frail. He was, after all, commemorating the brutal murder 40 years ago of his Druze father […]
The age of post-reason Source: Jordan Times By Ali Kassay During the revolution against Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi, a highly educated man assured me that the West conspired to instigate […]