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 – Dec 08,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Iraqi internally displaced groom Jassim Mohammed walks with his bride, Amena Ali, during their wedding ceremony at a camp for internally displaced people in Khazir, near Mosul, Iraq, Thursday (AP photo) BAGHDAD —Iraqi troops who seized a hospital deep inside […]
DEC. 7, 2016 An Israeli flag displayed on a roof of a settlement in East Jerusalem is seen in front of the dome of the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Sept. 17, 2015 (AFP/Thomas Coex, File) BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Israeli Knesset Wednesday postponed for the third time a controversial bill that […]
By Khetam Malkawi – Dec 08,2016 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Syria will not be invited to take part in the Arab League summit that is scheduled to take place in Amman in March, a top official said on Thursday. Minister of State for Media Affairs Mohammad Momani, who […]
Dec 08,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi has rejected yet again the latest peace proposal presented by the UN special envoy to end the war with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, arguing that accepting it will lead to a “dangerous precedent” that legitimises armed uprisings against […]
The family of Nahed Hattar want an idependent investigation into his death, after the journalist was killed on the steps of the courthouse where he was due to stand trial for ‘inciting Islam’. They were charges Mr Hattar rejected Robert Fisk Amman @indyvoices The murder of Nahed Hattar – journalist, Christian, […]
I visited Torrington, the village apparently ‘furious’ that 70 Syrian migrants moved there, and found out the truth Mark Steel @mrmarksteel Last week I was in Torrington, North Devon, the village that’s been in the news because local people organised a massive collection of clothes and toys, for Syrian […]
Documents from 2009 show British intelligence services worried about Israel’s position on Iran, spying on Israeli diplomats and the military as well as the Palestinian Authority Bethan McKernan Beirut The UK’s intelligence agency GCHQ carried out surveillance on the Israelimilitary, defence firms and diplomatic missions, French newspaper Le Monde has […]
We refer to them as ‘rebels’ – as if they were the Maquis fighting in the French resistance or Partisans freeing Yugoslavia from the Nazis or, indeed, the insurgents of Warsaw struggling for freedom from the German SS. Which they clearly are not Robert Fisk Warsaw I’ve just spent hours […]
The Guardian The long read Bringing up the bodies in Bosnia In Bosnia, an international organisation is digging up mass graves and using cutting edge scientific research to give victims’ families some sense of closure and justice by Ed Vulliamy Tuesday 6 December 2016 They are the unquiet dead. Laid […]
By Cnaan Liphshiz December 7, 2016 PARIS (JTA) — Although his country is entering one of the most dramatic election campaigns in recent memory, Isy Morgensztern had no intention of exercising his right to vote. A left-wing Ashkenazi Jewish filmmaker from Paris, Morgensztern was too disappointed with the ruling Socialists under […]
Published December 7, 2016 Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad emphasises the importance of Ahmadi Muslim office bearers to lead by example and to never bear any complex in relation to their faith On 4th December 2016, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat […]
Top Customer Reviews A spiritual gift for the entire family By mobashir ahmed on July 28, 2016 The insights and lessons described in this highly informative book are breathtakingly simple […]
“Ahmadi” redirects here. For the surname, see Ahmadi (surname). For other uses, see Ahmadi (disambiguation). The White Minaret with the Ahmadiyya Flagin Qadian, India. For Ahmadi Muslims, the two symbolise the advent of the Promised Messiah [hide]Part of a series on: Ahmadiyya flag Beliefs and practices[hide] Five Pillars of Islam […]
LATEST http://players.brightcove.net/665003303001/SJg0bzqkZ_default/index.html?videoId=5237374177001&autoplay Shock: The First Crusade and the Conquest of Jerusalem Background to the holy wars and the First Crusade’s conquest of Jerusalem, a holy city for Jews, Christians and Muslims TUNE IN HERE: http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/the-crusades-an-arab-perspective/
Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth Mirza Tahir Ahmad The Question of Suffering (click to enlarge) HEN WE EXPLORE the history of evolution in search of the causative factors which gave birth to the sensory organs as life evolved, we can safely conclude that right from the beginning they have always […]
Reuters International DEC 7, 2016 – American vehicles are seen in Bartila, Iraq December 7, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani (reuters_tickers) By Dominic Evans, Maher Chmaytelli and Patrick Markey BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – In the early days of the assault on Islamic State in Mosul, Iran successfully pressed Iraq to change […]
Reuters International DEC 7, 2016 – BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s highest court ruled on Wednesday that ultra-conservative Muslim girls must take part in mixed swimming classes at school, finding against […]
YUSUF SELMAN İNANÇ @yusufsinanc ISTANBUL A recent report released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reveals that the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), which holds veto power, are single-handedly dominating the global arms market. Sales of arms and military services in 2015 totaled some $370 […]
AGENCIES | Published — Thursday 8 December 2016 Destruction in the Al-Shaar neighborhood after regime forces took control of the area in the eastern part of the northern city of Aleppo on Wednesday. (AFP) ALEPPO: Opposition fighters in Aleppo called for a five-day truce and the evacuation of civilians […]
MD. SHAHIDUL HAQUE | Published — Thursday 8 December 2016 Md. Shahidul Haque We live in a rapidly evolving, hyper-connected world, where goods, capital and people are more mobile than ever before. But, whereas countries have shown a willingness to cooperate on exchanging goods and capital, the international community […]