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.
By Reuters – Feb 06,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Displaced Iraqi children who fled the Daesh stronghold of Mosul with their families play at Khazer camp, Iraq, on Monady (Reuters photo) BAGHDAD — The World Bank plans to offer Iraq financial support in parallel with projects to foster reconciliation […]
Feb 06,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby With a stroke of the pen on a misdirected and, I believe, malicious executive order (EO), President Donald Trump unleashed a dynamic that will, I fear, have consequences as far reaching and damaging to my country and my community as the Bush […]
Reuters International FEB 6, 2017 – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is “deeply troubled” by the findings of a United Nations report that said soldiers in Myanmar’s Rakhine State had committed atrocities against minority Muslims, the State Department said on Monday. Washington was still studying the report, but […]
Reuters International FEB 7, 2017 Najmia Abdishakur (2nd L), a Somali national who was delayed entry to the U.S. because of the recent travel ban, is greeted by her mother Zahra Warsma (L) at Washington Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia, U.S. February 6, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (reuters_tickers) By Dan […]
BURKA BAN Few veiled women fined in Ticino FEB 6, 2017 – 21:41 This billboard from the conservative Swiss People’s Party urges voters not to make it easier for third generation immigrants to become citizens. (Keystone) Six women have been fined since a so-called burka ban went into effect in […]
Ibrahim Noonan; Galway – Ireland Maryra, also known as Hazrat Mariam by Muslims, is one of the most popular names given to Christian girls living in Western Europe. If you are firmly established in your Christian faith, then as a girl you would know that you had been named after […]
Reuters International FEB 6, 2017 – Refugees and migrants, most of them Afghans, block the entrance of the refugee camp at the disused Hellenikon airport as police officers try to disperse them, in Athens, Greece, February 6, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis (reuters_tickers) By Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) – A group […]
SADIK ÜNAY@sadikunay A storm was already looming on the horizon when President Donald Trump assumed power in the U.S. As one of the least popular American presidents in recent history, citizens have protested against his protectionist, populist, xenophobic and far-right political platform. Indeed, less than one month into his term, […]
ASSOCIATED PRESS SYDNEY, Australia Reuters File Photo. Seven percent of priests in Australia’s Catholic Church were accused of sexually abusing children over the past several decades, a lawyer said Monday as officials investigating institutional abuse across Australia revealed for the first time the extent of the crisis. The statistics were […]
NATURALISATION QUESTIONS By Thomas Stephens FEB 6, 2017 (Keystone) Swiss citizenship is highly sought after – and correspondingly hard to get. swissinfo.ch looks at how to get the naturalisation ball rolling, who is eligible for the fast track and how much it could all cost. I want to become Swiss. […]
Exclusive: Officials only come to an ‘overall judgement’ on whether weapons sold will be used to breach laws Joe Watts Political Editor @JoeWatts_ The Government does not make judgments over whether countries like Saudi Arabia have violated international humanitarian laws in specific cases before granting arms exports to them. Ministers have admitted they […]
© Provided by Albawaba.com Take that, Trump! (File photo) American actress and humanitarian Lindsay Lohan has continued to raise speculations about her conversion to Islam on Monday, after quoting the central figure of Islam, Prophet Muhammad. The 30-year-old starlet shared one of the Prophet’s pearls of wisdom in an Instagram […]
Tahir NasserABC Religion and Ethics 3 Feb 2017 The 1984 anti-Ahmadiyya law in Pakistan has resulted in a litany of tragic absurdities, including the recent arrest and imprisonment of an 80-year-old bookstore owner.CREDIT: DANIEL BEREHULAK / GETTY IMAGES Tahir Nasser is a physician, author and regular contributor to Religion News Service. Before leaving […]
Feb 02,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI Never in my life, which has spanned the United States and the Arab world, have I experienced a moment such as the past week when ordinary Americans and ordinary Arabs shared exactly the same sentiments of personal vulnerability, indignity and political […]
By Mark Hallum Enlarge this image Photo by Alex Brandon/AP Muslim and Sikh communities react to the executive order banning travel from seven predominately Islamic countries. Similar stories Medallion owners organize to fight Uber The travel ban issued by President Donald Trump for Muslims traveling from seven countries has Queens […]
BY THE CONVERSATION February 3, 2017 Editor’s note: In his first week in office, President Donald Trump showed he intends to follow through on his immigration promises. A major focus of his campaign was on removing immigrants who, he said, were increasing crime in American communities. In his acceptance […]
Reuters International FEB 5, 2017 – (Reuters) – Iran will issue visas for a U.S. wrestling team to attend the Freestyle World Cup competition, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported Sunday, reversing a decision announced Friday to ban visas for the team in retaliation for an executive order […]
By Jo Fahy FEB 3, 2017 – Switzerland has jumped on board a late-night comedy trend, peddling its ideas of why the country could be an appealing place to the new president of the United States, Donald Trump. Following the lead of a Dutch TV programme, a late night show […]
Under the codename of Silver, Bhagat Ram Talwar spied for Britain, Germany, Russia, Japan and Italy in the space of five years during the Second World War, but author Mihir Bose uncovers how his true loyalties lay with Indian independence Kim Sengupta Thursday 2 February 2017 With a basic education and speaking only broken […]
INTERNATIONAL | Saturday, 02.04.2017, Iraqi children stand behind the doors of their home during a fight with ISIS. -Reuters MOSUL —Yousef, 14, pushes a wheelbarrow through a sprawling camp in Iraq running errands for pennies, the only source of income for his family of 11. On a good day, he […]