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.
Source: The Guardian By Sayeeda Warsi; Lady Warsi is the former co-chairman of the Conservative party We need to think afresh about the Prevent strategy: the Muslim community wants it, […]
Tariq Ramadan Reducing these acts of violence to an ideological battle between Islam and the west stokes the politics of division and ignores the root causes of terrorism Tariq […]
The Prime Minister is going to have her ‘embarrassing conversations’ with Britain’s Muslims, who have no power to switch off the evil ideology which Wahhabism represents. She does have that power – but she won’t use it Robert Fisk @indyvoices Was that really the best Theresa May could do? It was the same old tosh about “values” and […]
Sunday, 04 June 2017 | Depok Mayor sealed Al Hidayah Mosque in relation to JAI. (Doc: Hidayah) DEPOK, NETRALNEWS.COM – Depok Ahmadiyya Community associated in the Indonesia Ahmadiyya Community (JAI) […]
By Omar Alnatour To follow Omar Alnatour on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/WeTeachLifeSir Source: Huffington Post Picture this: You wake up in the morning to hear your wife screaming at you because it’s […]
In the aftermath of Monday’s terrorist attack, many members of the Islamic community rushed to help with emergency medical care, food and comfort. Rosamund Urwin hears their stories ROSAMUND URWIN […]
HAKKI ÖCAL@hakkioca The current developments in Raqqa have proven Turkey’s thesis right: The U.S.’s decision to cooperate with the PYD terrorists was a fatal mistake Articles According to U.S. […]
Ramzy Baroud | Published — Monday 5 June 2017 There is a saying that goes: “Be careful what you wish for, it might just come true.” This has been Israel’s dilemma from the very beginning. The Zionist movement, which held its first conference 120 years ago in Basel, Switzerland, wanted […]
YUSUF SELMAN İNANÇ@yusufsinanc ISTANBUL Iraqi civilians walk through the rubble of western Mosul, May 15. In a recent press release, CENTCOM said 484 civilians have died in anti-Daesh coalition airstrikes […]
Despite her denials, Theresa May’s cuts to police numbers have made attacks like London and Manchester much more likely Anonymous 7 hours ago 103 comments ‘More than 1,300 skilled firearms […]
Source: Independent Please send your letters to letters@independent.co.uk Letters 12 comments Blaming all Muslims for an act of terror is unfair and wrong Getty With much anguish and a sense of déjà vu, I watched the horrendous events in London Bridge unfold last night while I was relaxing, having broken my […]
Reuters International JUN 3, 2017 – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte talks to soldiers during a visit to a military camp in Zamboanga, Sibugay in southern Philippines June 2, 2017. Presidential […]
MAR 23, 2015 – (swissinfo.ch) Success or failure in exams could affect ones marriage prospects in India’s “arranged” marriage market. No wonder there are few things Indians value more than […]
http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43225676&locale=en EMBED CODE JUN 1, 2017 – 15:05 Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. Her friend Mondher is also Swiss, but with Tunisian roots. He’s a Muslim and doesn’t look Swiss. That leads to all sorts of problems, as we find out in this […]
JUN 2, 2017 – The issue of naturalisation is often emotive in Switzerland, particularly at the ballot box(Keystone) The approaching deadline for tougher naturalisation laws in Switzerland has sparked a […]
By Reuters – Jun 03,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A street vendor waits for customers during the holy month of Ramadan in the rebel-held Tafas town, in Deraa Governorate, Syria, on Wednesday (Reuters photo) GENEVA — Syria is unlikely to see a major “Marshall Plan” for reconstruction as peace […]
More than 600,000 settlers live among 2.9m Palestinians in West Bank and East Jerusalem By AFP – Jun 03,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinians walk through an Israeli checkpoint between […]
Westerners who rail against Israel for the failure to end the conflict are being too easy on their own governments Donald Macintyre @indyvoices 116 comments Fifty years ago this Monday, on the first day of the Six Day War, Shlomo Gazit, head of the Israeli military intelligence’s assessment department, visited […]
By Veronica DeVore JUN 2, 2017 – 16:13 US President Donald Trump announced his decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord at the White House Rose Garden on Thursday (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) Swiss politicians and scientific leaders are disappointed and baffled at US […]
In April, I entered Deir Hafer. Isis had just fled for their lives, leaving their infamous black flags, crucifixion posts, arms factories and black-painted Islamic courtrooms still intact. And yet Washington still maintains that the Syrians don’t fight Isis Robert Fisk Beirut @indyvoices A member of the Syrian pro-government forces carries an Isis […]