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 – Jan 24,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Residents walk through the destruction of the once rebel-held Salaheddine neighbourhood in the eastern Aleppo, Syria, on Friday (AP photo by Hassan Ammar) ASTANA — Russia and regional powers Turkey and Iran backed a shaky truce between Syria’s warring parties […]
Jan 24,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud No, it was not just “another Middle East peace conference”, as a columnist in the Israeli Jerusalem Post attempted to depict the Paris Peace Conference held on January 15, with top official representations from 70 countries attending. If it had been, indeed, just […]
By AFP – Jan 24,2017 – JORDAN TIMES NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (3rd right) speaks during the North Atlantic Council — Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) meeting after opening ceremony of NATO-ICI regional centre in Kuwait on Tuesday (Anadolu Agency photo) KUWAIT CITY — NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg on […]
By Alhaji Mansaray. Head and missionary in charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in Sierra Leone, Amir Saeed UR Rahman, has disclosed that their 55th Annual conference (Jalsa Salana) would take place at the Ahmadiyya Secondary School in Bo City from 3rd, 4th and 5th of February, 2017. Speaking on […]
The Colombian port of Buenaventura is home to a small Muslim community who have successively embraced the Nation of Islam, Sunni and Shia interpretations Sheik Munir Valencia leads a small Muslim community in Buenaventura, Colombia. Photograph: Sybilla Brodzinsky Sibylla Brodzinsky in Buenaventura Monday 23 January 2017 Blaring salsa music from […]
In an interview, Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom, 43, discusses the era of political uncertainty that has been unleashed with Donald Trump’s presidency and Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. Interview Conducted by Peter Müller Standford economist Nicholas Bloom January 23, 2017 SPIEGEL: Professor Bloom, Donald Trump was sworn in […]
Source: The Local By Luigi Albonico, Peter Maxwill, Vladimir Otasevic, Charlotte Teunis and Katharina Wecker The large number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea from Africa to Italy continues unabated, […]
Jan 16,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES ZOGBY In just a matter of days, President-elect Donald Trump will have to decide whether to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. As we approach inauguration day, liberal and conservative commentators alike offer a number of ideas on […]
By Khetam Malkawi – Jan 23,2017 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan will have a series of contacts with the US to discuss the implications of President Donald Trump’s pledge to relocate the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a top government official said on Monday. “We […]
Reuters International JAN 24, 2017 – FILE PHOTO – A Palestinian demonstrator holds placard during a protest against a promise by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to re-locate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, in the West Bank near Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim, January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman/File Photo (reuters_tickers) By Luke […]
No, I am not introducing a new ‘App’ or ‘Matching Service’ for potential ‘recruitment’ into polygamous unions via social media. What I am referring to is the problem of polygamous husbands using the social media or just spending some time on the Desktop Computer. All of us, whether married or […]
OPINION By Gabrielle Hogan-Brun JAN 23, 2017 (Keystone) The ability to speak more than one language is one of the more notable strengths of the Swiss people and economy. It also makes Switzerland a good test case for how the world might benefit from more multilingualism in economics and trade, […]
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura (R) and Mohammed Alloush, the Syrian leader of the opposition delegation (L-2) arrive for talks on the Syrian conflict, Astana, Kazakhstan, 23 January 2017. (EPA Photo) Syrian opposition members vowed Monday to keep fighting if the peace talks fail […]
TURKISH IMAM By Peter Siegenthaler (with input from Abdelhafidh Abdeleli) JAN 23, 2017 – 11:00 Friday prayers inside the Kevser mosque. (swissinfo.ch) How and what does an imam preach in a Swiss mosque? How much does he know about secular society? swissinfo.ch sought answers during a visit to a nearby […]
Officers said they mistook the man for a wanted suspect. 01/20/2017 06:39 pm ET | Britain’s police watchdog is to hold an investigation after officers were filmed firing a stun-gun at their own local black race relations adviser who they apparently mistook for a wanted suspect, the force involved said […]
Babacar Dione / AP Jan. 20, 2017 Marco Longari—AFP/Getty ImagesDefeated Gambian President Yahya Jammeh listens to one of his aides in Banjul on Nov. 29, 2016. His successor has already been sworn in, but Yahya Jammeh refuses to relinquish power (DAKAR, Senegal) — Gambia’s defeated President Yahya Jammehmust cede […]
Jan 19,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI We have just passed through quite an extraordinary period of international activity on how to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict. The UN Security Council resolution declaring Israeli settlements as illegal under international law was followed by the US forcefully speaking out against […]
Compared to the platitudinous, snide, divisive, war-mongering rant the world received from Trump, George W Bush was a visionary Robert Fisk @indyvoices A bad day for Muslims, I’d call it. The only mention they got in the inaugural tweet was pure Hollywood, and very dangerous. “Radical Islamic terrorism we will […]
Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionDonald Trump intends to roll back many of his predecessor’s policies Trump elected Can Obamacare be repealed? Ethics concerns swirl around Trump team What do the Trump tweets reveal? Full coverage Donald Trump has taken his first steps as president, signing an executive order which targets the signature […]
Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionMr Jammeh had said there were irregularities in the presidential election The Gambia’s long-term leader Yahya Jammeh says he will step down, after refusing to accept defeat in elections. In an announcement on state TV, he said it was “not necessary that a single drop of blood be […]