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 FEB 13, 2017 – Anies Baswedan gestures during an interview in Jakarta December 1, 2014. REUTERS/Pius Erlangga (reuters_tickers) By Kanupriya Kapoor and Fergus Jensen JAKARTA (Reuters) – A former Indonesian education minister backed by the main opposition party has quietly made gains in the race to become the […]
Our acts of moral courage defend America as surely as any act of violence. By PHIL KLAY FEB. 10, 2017 When his convoy was ambushed during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, First Lt. Brian Chontosh ordered his Humvee driver to head straight into the oncoming machine gun fire. They punched through, landing […]
Reuters International FEB 13, 2017 – Former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad attends an opening reception of Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Delevopment (CEAPAD) in Tokyo February 13, 2013. REUTERS/Issei Kato (reuters_tickers) DUBAI (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday he believed former […]
Selected verses from the Qaseedah (mp3 / mp3 lajna) Al-Qaseedah – Poem in praise of Holy Prophet The Excellences of Prophethood Attained Their Climax in the Holy Prophet The Holy Prophet (from Essence of Islam – Vol. 1) Khataman-Nabiyyeen Through the Eyes of the Promised Messiah Importance of Following the […]
Selected Sayings of The Holy Prophet of Islam [pdf 3MB] Forty Gems of Beauty by Hardhat Mirza Bashir Ahmad, MAra Read selected Ahadith from the book Gardens of the Righteous [pdf 15MB] And more Ahadith in Wisdom of The Holy Prophet [pdf 2MB] by Muhammad Zafrulla Khanra Authenticity of Hadith […]
Reuters International FEB 12, 2017 – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during a symposium on presidential system in Istanbul, Turkey, February 11, 2017. Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS (reuters_tickers) ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday the final goal of a Turkish incursion into Syria […]
VOTE FEBRUARY 12 By Urs Geiser FEB 12, 2017 – It took four nationwide votes since the 1980s to ease the strict citizenship procedure for third generation immigrants (Keystone) Voters have endorsed a proposal to simplify the citizenship procedure for immigrants whose grandparents came to Switzerland. Final results show just […]
Reuters International FEB 11, 2017 – U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a translation during a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts (reuters_tickers) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump pushed back early on Saturday […]
SWISS TRADE By Duc-Quang Nguyen (Keystone) Swiss watches, chocolate and cheese are the stuff of clichés. Gold could be another one, yet Switzerland’s status as the world’s biggest gold trader is far less well known. In 2016, gold refined in Switzerland made up more than a quarter of its […]
By Reuters – Feb 11,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi is seen on a screen as he speaks via a videoconference during a ministerial summit to hold discussion on the future of Mosul city, post-Daesh terror group, in Paris on October 20, 2016 (Reuters photo) […]
Feb 11,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Ian Buruma Those who have been telling us that Islam, not just revolutionary Islamism, is a lethal threat to Western civilisation should now feel satisfied: the president of the United States, and his main advisers, agree with them. In the tweeted words of Donald Trump’s […]
Mr Tanoesoedibjo has launched his own political party in Indonesia eyeing up the 2019 elections Rebecca Flood 2 hours ago An Indonesian businessman who attended Donald Trump’s inauguration has reportedly been bragging about his access to the president as he launches his own political career. Hary Tanoesoedibjo is a business partner of […]
Designating the Muslim Brotherhood and all its affiliates as terrorist organisations will have a huge impact within the US on the civil society groups that hold the American Muslim community together Shenaz Kermalli @@mskermalli Imagine your morale if you were a Muslim living in America right now. What could be worse than having […]
The case raises concerns that border patrol agents are targeting minorities more broadly in the wake of Donald Trump’s travel ban The Canadian side of the Canada-US border crossing is seen in Emerson, Manitoba. Photograph: Lyle Stafford/Reuters Amanda Holpuch in New York and Ashifa Kassam in Toronto Friday 10 February […]
Nikki Haley, US ambassador to United Nations, rejects choice of Salam Fayyad as Libya peace broker and declares UN ‘biased to the detriment of our allies’ Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad (L) and then Israeli defence minister Ehud Barak shake hands at a conference on security and policy in […]
Exclusive: ‘Alarming’ research shows almost two thirds of migrants ‘violently’ forced to move Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden Refugees sleeping on the streets in freezing conditions inParis are having their blankets and sleeping bags stolen by police while being “violently” forced to move on, a report has found. Research exclusively published by The Independent […]
Reuters International FEB 11, 2017 – Protesters pray during a rally against Jakarta incumbent governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama inside Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 11, 2017. REUTERS/Beawiharta (reuters_tickers) By Johan Purnama and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – Thousands of Indonesians gathered on Saturday at a mosque […]
FEB 11, 2017 – Reuters Prominent Syrian dissident and political activist Louay Hussein attends the launching of a Syrian political umbrella group called the National Bloc in Beirut, Lebanon February 10, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (reuters_tickers) By Ellen Francis BEIRUT (Reuters) – A prominent Syrian dissident said on Friday he believed […]
A confrontation will probably come in a year or two, when previous policies conceived under Obama have run their course. Trump may feel that he has to show how much tougher he is than his predecessor Patrick Cockburn @indyworld President Trump made great play when he came into office with […]
Source: The Independent The attempt to rush through the ban is said to be a result of the blitzkrieg approach of Bannon, who exhorts that it is vital to make full use the momentum of Trump’s landmark victory before the loathed ‘establishment’ can organise itself to sabotage the revolution By Kim […]