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.
What is to be made certain here is that Jordan’s king is not our friend, in fact he and his regime are a part of the problem. Jordan’s King Abdullah speaks at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 12, 2016. (photo credit:REUTERS) The recent United Nations Educational, Scientific […]
Fahrenheit 9/11 director compares Donald Trump to George W. Bush for not attending daily intelligence breifings Heather Saul @heatheranne9 Michael Moore’s warnings about Donald Trump are becoming increasingly apocalyptic and, judging by the absurdity of events in the US after the election, perhaps not entirely without reason. Debates over the impact […]
Foreign aid is a bargaining chip with developing countries, securing contracts for British oil, finance, infrastructure and military contractors, often structured via British tax havens, from the City of London Joel Benjamin For Syrian civilians in Aleppo, caught in a brutal civil war since 2011 with relentless shelling, barrel bombs […]
A Compilation of Speeches and Letters of Mirza Masroor Ahmad Imam and the Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at, Fifth Successor to the Promised Messiahas, may Allah the Almighty be his help Islam International Publications LTD. First Published in the UK: 2012 [ISBN: 978-1-84880-079-3] Second Ed. (Paperback) Published in […]
Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth Mirza Tahir Ahmad Epilogue N THE END, we turn to the issue of non-prophetic revelation. It is hard to entertain the idea that the phenomenon of non-prophetic revelation should also come to an end with the ending of prophethood. Continuity of Divine revelation is indispensable […]
Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth Mirza Tahir Ahmad Jesus Versus Finality HE BELIEF that the last prophet, Muhammadsa, has already come and gone and the assertion that Jesusas would descend to earth as a prophet after him are so inconsistent that they cannot be owned simultaneously. In fact this cocktail […]
Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth Mirza Tahir Ahmad Entropy and the Finite Universe T HAS BEEN clearly demonstrated that the entire universe would be drawn back into a black hole, which later on would explode into another Big Bang releasing its entrapped mass once again. From this the reader may […]
13 December 2016 The Gambia’s security forces have taken over the headquarters of the electoral commission, its chairman says, as the country’s president refuses to accept his loss in recent elections. Alieu Momar Njai told the BBC that staff were barred from entering. President Yahya Jammeh initially conceded defeat to […]
RESIDENCE PERMITS Are you the very model of a modern Alpine citizen? By Thomas Stephens SOCIETY DEC 14, 2016 – 15:52 From January 1, 2018, a C permit will be required for a Swiss passport (Keystone) If you can “respect public security and order, uphold the values of the […]
MEHMET BARLAS Published2 hours ago The incoming Trump administration will suffer from Obama’s mistakes in Iraq and Syria, as Turkey is experiencing right now Articles COLUMNSWith friends like these, who needs enemies? COLUMNSEU’s support for terror pushes Turkey toward NATO COLUMNSHDP must distance itself from PKK As […]
NO PUBLIC VOTE Supreme Court upholds decision on Islam centre DEC 14, 2016 – The Federal Court in Lausanne confirmed a decision by the Fribourg cantonal parliament to ban a public vote on a training centre for Imams (Keystone) Switzerland’s highest court has declared invalid a controversial proposal to close […]
Yahoo says hackers stole information from over 1 billion accounts in another breach ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK Yahoo said early Thursday that it believes hackers stole data from more than one billion user accounts in August 2013. The Sunnyvale, California, company says it’s a different breach from the one it […]
CIVIL WAR By Gaby Ochsenbein DEC 14, 2016 – People are fleeing eastern Aleppo (Reuters) Switzerland has called on all sides involved in the Syrian conflict to respect human rights and international law. Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter said that only a political solution will pave the way for long-lasting peace, […]
Dec 14,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab The French government’s attempt to bring peace to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is moving into high gear in the weeks before the end of the year and before the change of leadership in the US. What makes the French plan interesting is that it […]
Stewart Bell | December 13, 2016 | More from Stewart Bell | @StewartBellNP TORONTO — An attack on a mosque in Chakwal, Pakistan, has led to calls for an investigation in Canada over allegations a Toronto-area man was part of a group that vowed “extreme measures” against the place […]
Source: Tehran Times By Naghmeh Mizanian December 13, 2016 TEHRAN — Different branches of Islam should pay attention to their notable commonalities rather than little differences, says Ms. Homeyra Rigi, […]
New Delhi, Dec 13 (UNI) Amid raging debate over triple talaq across the country, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat (Community) today said it opposes pronouncing divorce in one go. Talking to news reporters here, Additional Chief Secretary of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Shiraz Ahmad and spokesperson Tariq Ahmad Ahmadiyya said as per […]
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE | Published — Monday 12 December 2016 Egypt’s Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Mosque, Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Al-Tayeb. (AFP) ABU DHABI: The head of Al-Azhar, Egypt’s top Sunni authority, said on Monday that the Western concept of modernity is not the “best example” for Muslim women to follow. […]
December 13, 2016 A.P. TEHRAN: Iran has proposed the formation of a bloc of Muslim countries to fight terrorism and boost economic cooperation that would include its regional rival Saudi Arabia. Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani told a security conference on Sunday that the two countries, along with Turkey, Egypt, […]
Time to think about terrorism – join February intake MM Murray McArthur IBC ACADEMY Reply| Wed 12/14/2016 9:15 AM To: s We live in challenging times with many threats to our way of life. If you’re interested in understanding the background to terrorism or involved in […]