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.
Reuters International MAR 5, 2017 – By Sue Horton LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. agents detained an Afghan family of five with valid entry visas at Los Angeles International Airport and have been holding them for several days in California, according to legal papers filed in federal court in […]
Reuters International MAR 6, 2017 – Dutch Campaign posters are seen in front of a windmill in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, March 1 2017. REUTERS/Michael Kooren (reuters_tickers) By Stephanie van den Berg AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Netherlands faces political disarray after the March 15 election as mainstream parties, diminished by losses […]
Reuters International MAR 7, 2017 – Displaced Iraqis flee their homes as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (reuters_tickers) BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Elite Iraqi security forces dislodged Islamic State militants from the main government buildings in Mosul on Tuesday, their […]
By Ariane de Vogue, Jeremy Diamond and Kevin Liptak, CNN Story highlights President Donald Trump’s original executive order was rolled out to chaos six weeks ago The order will make clear that lawful permanent residents are excluded from any travel ban Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump signed a new executive order […]
By Emily C. Singer President Donald Trump signed a revamped version of his botched travel ban on Monday, hoping that tweaks to the executive order will withstand the all-but-certain legal challenges the policy stands to face. “This revised order will bolster the security of the United States and her allies,” Secretary of State Rex […]
THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE > PAKISTAN By News Desk Published: March 6, 2017 Army chief Gen Qamar Bajwa. PHOTO: ISPR Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who is on an official visit to Qatar, has said that Pakistan Army greatly values its defence cooperation with the middle-eastern country. “Pak-Qatar […]
JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS | AP | Published — Sunday 5 March 2017 Imad Enchassi, center, leads a group of Muslims gathered at the Oklahoma State Capitol in prayer in Oklahoma City on March 2, 2017. (Jessie Wardarski/Tulsa World via AP) TULSA, United States: An American lawmaker known for anti-Islam remarks is […]
By Suzanna Goussous – Mar 05,2017 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Under the theme of “Building Tomorrow”, the 12th Annual Harvard Arab World Conference (HAWC) will discuss key issues such as entrepreneurship, education, healthcare and law next week, organisers said on Sunday. To be held under the patronage of His […]
Talks cover threats to region’s security and stability By JT – Mar 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah meets with US Jewish leaders in Amman on Sunday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday discussed with a delegation of US […]
Reuters International MAR 5, 2017 Iraqi Acting Finance Minister Abdul Razzak al-Essa (R) speaks during news conference at the Ministry of Finance in Baghdad, Iraq March 5, 2017. REUTERS/Wissm al-Okili (reuters_tickers) By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Britain agreed on Sunday to arrange 10 billion pounds in loans to finance […]
Reuters International MAR 5, 2017 Displaced Iraqis flee their homes, as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq March 5, 2017. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (reuters_tickers) BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The total number of civilians displaced from Mosul has risen sharply over the past days and exceeded 200,000 […]
MAR 5, 2017 Many asylum seekers are accommodated in special centres (Keystone) A project to house asylum seekers and refugees with Swiss families has been deemed a success, with 234 people living with host families and 22 cantons taking part – up from just four cantons two years ago. The […]
The latest probe was destroyed in less than a day Niamh McIntyre @niamh_mcintyre The scarred landscape inside the exclusion zone close to the Fukushima nuclear reactor in Spain Getty A Japanese company tasked with cleaning up Fukushima, the site of the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, has admitted that its […]
President alleges Barack Obama monitored his communications, without providing evidence Caroline Mortimer @cjmortimer FBI director James Comey has asked the Justice Department to reject publicly Donald Trump’s claim that Barack Obama wiretapped his communications, according to US media reports. Senior officials close to Mr Comey said he has privately called on the department […]
March 3, 2017 Image of Israeli settlers [file photo] March 3, 2017 at 10:19 pm A young Palestinian man was shot and killed by an Israeli settler in the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron on Wednesday afternoon, the Israeli army reported. An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma’an that […]
‘Britain came to one of the richest countries in the world in the 18th century and reduced it, after two centuries of plunder, to one of the poorest’ Matt Broomfield @hashtagbroom 458 comments Britons suffer “historical amnesia” over the atrocities and plunder committed by their empire, Indian MP and authorShashi Tharoor has […]
In one Question and Answer Session by Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (ra), Khalifatul Masih the Fourth he pointed it out clearly: My words: My recollection: (If any one can find the actual recording please let me know): ” Any community has a hierarchy. The Shias have their Ayatullahs, The […]
A book titled “Biocentrism: How Life and Consciousness Are the Keys to Understanding the Nature of the Universe” has stirred up the Internet, because it contained a notion that life does not end when the body dies, and it can last forever. The author of this publication, scientist Dr. Robert […]
I had no idea what racism was until I married a black man. By Chelsie Dort It was a little over two and a half years ago, right before I was about to be married that I was asked the question, “Are you prepared for what you and your […]
H.R.H. Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad bin Talal Bism Illah Al-Rahman Al-Raheem Wa Al-Salatu wal-Salaamu ‘ala al-Nabi Al-‘Arabi Al-Hashimi Al-Ameen, Khatim Al-Anbiya wal-Mursalin ADDRESS TO H.H. POPE BENEDICT XVI AT THE KING HUSSEIN MOSQUE, AMMAN, JORDAN By: H.R.H. Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad bin Talal Saturday May 9th, 2009 CE, 14th Jamada […]