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.
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 […]
Mar 19,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Dani Rodrik This month the European Union will celebrate the 60th anniversary of its founding treaty, the Treaty of Rome, which established the European Economic Community. There certainly is much to celebrate. After centuries of war, upheaval and mass killings, Europe is peaceful and democratic. […]
By AFP – Mar 19,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A general view taken on Saturday shows Israel’s Iron Dome Defence System, designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells, deployed in the occupied Golan Heights near the border with Syria (AFP photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israeli Defence […]
Gomoa-Pomadze (C/R), March 19, GNA – Gomoaba Nana Apata Kofi V, the Chief of Gomoa Pomadze, has lauded the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission for its immense contribution to the country’s development. He said: “The Mission’s investment in various sectors of the economy such as education, health and agriculture are in no […]
His essentials include plenty of limousines and far too many golden escalators Tom Murray, Business Insider King Salman descends on one of his golden escalators from a plane AFP Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud, who has an estimated net worth of over $17 billion (£13.8 billion), is […]
Frank Gaffney of the Center for Security Policy testifies in front of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee in March 2006.Larry Downing / Reuters PETER BEINART On March 6, the zoning board in Bayonne, New Jersey, turned down a request to convert an old warehouse into a mosque. Such denials […]
Posted about an hour ago by Harriet Marsden in news Picture: SCOTT OLSON/GETTY IMAGES Each year, delegations from Africa meet with officials and business leaders in the US for the African Global Economic and Development (AGED) Summit. This year’s event took place at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles. […]
Reuters International MAR 17, 2017 FILE PHOTO – The ruins of a market which was set on fire are seen at a Rohingya village outside Maugndaw in Rakhine state, Myanmar October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo (reuters_tickers) UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – China, backed by Russia, blocked a short […]
By Kai Reusser & Susan Misicka MAR 17, 2017 Workers lay reinforcement steel in a tunnel between Bellinzona and Lugano. (Keystone) From baker to banker, Swiss workers earn salaries that must be put into perspective. Like anywhere in the world, salaries in Switzerland vary depending on factors like education, experience […]
SADIK ÜNAY@sadikunay PublishedMarch 18, 2017 A group of Turkish people protesting the Dutch police’s treatment of a Turkish minister in Rotterdam, outside the Dutch Consulate in Istanbul, March 12. The […]
DAILY SABAH WITH ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL PKK followers carry a flag with a picture of terrorist group’s leader and other banned posters and flags in Frankfurt, Germany. (EPA Photo) An event organized by terrorist PKK followers took place in Germany city of Frankfurt, just weeks after German authorities banned Turkish […]
Associated Press | Published — Thursday 16 March 2017 Pakistan says it has asked Facebook to help investigate “blasphemous content.” (File photo: Reuters) ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said Thursday it has asked Facebook and Twitter to help it identify Pakistanis suspected of blasphemy so that it can prosecute them or pursue their […]
Source: The Independent UK We are in a bind where UK humanitarian organisations try to get aid and medicines, paid for by the British taxpayer, into Yemen while a Saudi-led […]
By JT , AFP – Mar 18,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Rima Khalaf AMMAN/Beirut — NGOs, grassroots, and even Lebanon’s Hizbollah, voiced support for outgoing UN Economic and Social […]
The Local news@thelocal.ch 9 March 2017 Photo: AFP The upper house of parliament has rejected the idea of a nationwide ban on the Islamic face veil and other face coverings. […]
03/03/2017 MTA International Urdu Available Translation Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian, English, French, German, Indonesian, Malayalam, Pashtu, Russian, Sindhi, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish Friday Sermon delivered by Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Recorded on 3rd March 2017. CHECK HERE IN YOUR LANGUAGE: http://www.mta.tv/friday-sermon/friday-sermon-3rd-march-2017 Editor’s Note: The […]
Reuters International MAR 17, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 17, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (reuters_tickers) By Jeff Mason and Andreas Rinke WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The first face-to-face meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump […]
Reuters International MAR 18, 2017 Aishat Kadyrova (front), head of the Firdaws fashion house and daughter of the Chechen Republic leader Ramzan Kadyrov, attends the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia in […]