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.
|Saturday, 02.04.2017 WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security will stop flagging travelers from certain countries targeted by an executive order from President Donald Trump, a spokeswoman said on Saturday, in order to comply with a federal court ruling. The Justice Department intends to file an emergency stay of the […]
Clinton’s supporters in Michigan knew they had a problem when Bernie Sanders pulled off the electoral primary and beat her by 17,000 votes in March 2016. More important still, Bernie won the Arab-American majority districts by two-to-one Robert Fisk @indyvoices Thursday 19 January 2017 Trump may not have won if […]
REPORT from International Organization for Migration Published on 24 Jan 2017 —View Original Undocumented migrant children in Thailand often lack access to basic services like education Thailand – Vulnerability assessments conducted by IOM and partner organizations have found that Myanmar Muslims in Thailand and disadvantaged Thais lack access to basic […]
RFA Saturday 28th January, 2017 Lacking adequate food, shelter and sanitation, many Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled into Bangladesh from Myanmar are marrying local men in the hope of achieving citizenship and basic services. Such marriages are illegal, and often involve polygamy, child marriage or abandonment, BenarNews, an RFA-affiliated online […]
CRANBROOK, B.C. — A B.C. Supreme Court judge found two people guilty Friday of taking a girl into the United States for a sexual purpose. by: Canadian Press CRANBROOK, B.C. — A B.C. Supreme Court judge found two people guilty Friday of taking a girl into the United States for a sexual purpose. Justice […]
The Review of Religions is pleased to present the following article by Shroud photographer Barrie Schwortz, which was originally published in The City in Spring 2016 and is reprinted here with permission. At first glance, I might seem to be the least likely candidate to be writing an article […]
By Sir Mohammed Zafrullah Khan You may read it here in a PDF file: Gardens of the Righteous ENJOY!
FEB. 3, 2017 HEBRON (Ma’an) — Israeli authorities Friday reopened a road in the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron after a two year closure. A local bulldozer was allowed by Israeli authorities to remove dirt mounds and reopen the road after two years of it being closed […]
JAN. 29, 2017 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces and settlers detained two Palestinians teens at gunpoint on Sunday near an illegal Israeli settlement east of Qalqiliya in the northern occupied West Bank,according to reports from Israeli media, which alleged that the two Palestinians approached the settlement intending to carry out an […]
İBRAHIM KALIN@ikalin1 Published January 21, 2017 Migrants walking through a field to cross the border from Greece to Macedonia near the Greek village of Idomeni, Aug. 29, 2015. (AFP Photo) Given the crisis-ridden and weakened state of politics in the world today, we have to examine how countries from east to […]
Reuters International FEB 3, 2017 – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi attends a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon February 3, 2017. REUTERS/Aziz Taher (reuters_tickers) BEIRUT (Reuters) – The head of the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday that safe zones would not work inside Syria for […]
İBRAHIM KALIN@ikalin1 AFP Photo. Al-Ghazali, who lived in the intellectual and spiritual world of the Quran and the Sunnah and enriched it with his own enduring contributions, was a devoted soul and body for attaining true knowledge, wisdom and virtue At a time when it is easy to confuse knowledge […]
By Katy Romy FEB 3, 2017 – Iva Petrusic wanted to become Swiss so she can take part in votes and elections (swissinfo.ch) About 25,000 third generation immigrants could benefit from facilitated citizenship if voters approve a reform on February 12. Iva Petrusic, whose grandfather came from Croatia to […]
TRUMP DECLARATION FEB 4, 2017 A protest about the Trump ban was held at the International arrivals of Boston’s Logan International Airport on January 28 (Keystone) A Swiss-based Iranian scientist has arrived in the United States to take up her post at Harvard. The scientist had been stopped from flying […]
İLNUR ÇEVIK@ilnurcevik Published February 3, 2017 The visit of German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Ankara was not the bed of roses predicted. Besides frank discussions over the outstanding issues between Ankara and Berlin, she came here with an agenda to prod Ankara over the alleged human rights problems in Turkey and […]
Airlines are now allowing people to enter the US from the affected countries Justin Carissimo New York A federal judge in Seattle has temporarily blocked PresidentDonald Trump’s executive order banning entry into the United States from seven Muslim-majority countries. US District Judge James Robert, who was appointed by President George Bush […]
Reuters International FEB 3, 2017 – FILE PHOTO – Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak arrives for a news conference at a mosque outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 5, 2015. REUTERS/Olivia Harris/File Photo (reuters_tickers) By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Friday sent off a […]
Switzerland: ASYLUM POLITIC FEB 2, 2017 – No more automatic entry for Eritreans illegally fleeing (Keystone) A Swiss court has ruled that the nation’s policy toward Eritrean refugees needs tightening. The Federal Administrative Court’s decision handed down on Thursday says Switzerland will no longer recognize Eritreans as refugees solely […]
IMMIGRATION BAN By John Heilprin FEB 3, 2017 – A group of women in New York participate in evening prayers as people gather for a rally against the new ban on Muslims from certain countries (Keystone) An Iranian scientist who lives in Switzerland is suing US President Donald Trump and […]
Modern Greece and its crises were shaped by the legacy of a violent conflict in the post-war years – an atrocity long forgotten as the fight to stabilise the Middle East distracts our leaders Robert Fisk @indyvoices Thursday 2 February 2017 184 https://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FTheIndependentOnline%2F&width=450&layout=button&action=like&size=large&show_faces=false&share=false&height=35&appId=235586169789578 Click to follow The Independent Online Golden Dawn supporters […]