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 Hana Namrouqa – Oct 23,2016 – JORDAN TIMES The water in Qastal was found 1,200m underground, with salinity levels of 3,000mg and diverse unique therapeutic minerals (Photo by Osama Aqarbeh) QASTAL — Just 30km south of Amman, the hottest mineral water well in Jordan has been discovered, […]
There is support, but a lot of the time it’s delayed,’ says one general Loveday Morris, Thomas Gibbons-Neff Kanhash @lovedayM Saturday 22 October 2016 families wait to receive food supplies at a processing centre for displaced people In Qayyara, south of Mosul REUTERS Iraqi and Kurdish forces, who have relied […]
Increasing evidence suggests Kingdom is not merely bombing civilians in neighbouring country, but systematically targeting infrastructure survivors will need to avoid starvation when the war is over Robert Fisk Middle East Correspondent @indyvoices Fire and smoke rise after a Saudi-led airstrike on a site near Sana’a AP The Yemen war uniquely combines tragedy, hypocrisy and […]
An old Arab lived near NYC for over 40 years. He would have wanted to plant potatoes in his garden, yet he is now old and sick. His son is in school in Paris, so the old man sends him an email to clarify the issue: “Darling son, I’m exceptionally […]
In an Egyptian tea shop an American, a French Man and an Egyptian were drinking tea together and were smoking their own brand of cigarettes. On the boxes these days there are warnings that ‘smoking kills’. Therefore the three guys were wondering how much they need to smoke until they […]
İBRAHIM ALTAY PublishedOctober 17, 2016 Illustration by Necmettin Asma – twitter.com/necmettinasma As we enter the third part of the debate surrounding the concept of news addiction, another perspective shows us that even the usage of the word addiction is not agreed upon, though negative aspects seem, regardless, to affect the […]
Mirror Geraldine McKelvie Previous SlideNext Slide © Provided by Trinity Mirror Plc Credits: XPOSUREPHOTOS.COM Singer Janet Jackson was this week spotted in public for the first time since announcing her […]
Protestors gathered to protest against the Currumbin Mosque. Photo: Kit Wise QLD News Alister Thomson, Gold Coast Bulletin October 19, 2016 A GOLD Coast Muslim group which had its plans for a mosque rejected after community protests has sold the site, almost doubling its money. The Salsabil Charity Organisation […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published October 22, 2016 AA Photo A 2,000-year-old Roman bath, also known as ‘Basilica Therma,’ located in Central Anatolian Turkish province of Yozgat is expected to be open to tourism in the next few years, officials have said on Saturday. The excavation site contains significant statues and Christian […]
Published October 21, 2016 Associated Press Muslim men gather for a prayer and demonstration near Rome’s ancient Colosseum, seen in the background Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. The Muslim community of Rome gathered by the Colosseum to pray and demonstrate against the alleged shutting down by police of unofficial places of […]
Ruth Gledhill CHRISTIAN TODAY CONTRIBUTING EDITOR17 October 2016 Supporters of the anti-Islam movement PEGIDA march to protest against the German government during celebrations marking the German Unification Day in Dresden on October 3.Reuters The latest march in Germany by the anti-Islam protest group PEGIDA drew a fraction of the supporters […]
October 21, 2016 View photos More than 60 Korans and Koranic texts will be featured in “The Art of the Qur’an,” running through February 20, 2017 (AFP Photo/Ashraf Shazly) More Washington (AFP) – A first US showing of rare old Korans opens Saturday in a Washington museum, highlighting a different […]
Growing anger after some children are placed in foster care – and even a detention centre – because background checks on family members have not been carried out Rob Merrick Dep @Rob_Merrick The refugee camp in Calais, which is due to be demolished tomorrow Getty The arrival of child refugees […]
By Rudaw Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (right) meeting with US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter in Baghdad on Saturday. Photo from AP video. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Iraq has declined Turkey’s offer of assistance in the offensive to liberate Mosul from ISIS rule. “I know that the Turks want […]
Posted on October 23, 2016 by Editorial Staff KHAZER, Iraq,— Iraqi and Kurdish forces have launched a new offensive on a town near Mosul as part of a massive operation aimed at retaking the country’s second largest city from the Islamic State group. The Kurdish forces, known as peshmerga, said […]
PODCAST By Thomas Stephens http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/swi/inline?urn=urn:swi:audio:42532212 DOWNLOAD MP3 FILE OCT 23, 2016 – 11:00 Three archaeologists explain the importance and challenges of rebuilding ancient Syrian heritage sites destroyed by Islamic State. http://www.swissinfo.ch
RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION Swiss court: you can’t be fired for wearing a headscarf By swissinfo.c A woman with a headscarf stands by Lake Zurich (Keystone) A Serbian Muslim woman has been awarded compensation by a Bern court after being sacked for wearing a headscarf. It is the first time in more […]
İBRAHIM KALIN@ikalin1 A displaced woman, who fled from Daesh terrorists in Mosul, holding her baby at Deepaka camp in the northwest of Irbil, during an operation against Daesh in Mosul, Iraq, Oct. 20, 2016. Daesh rose to prominence because of a series of mistakes committed in the name of political […]
İBRAHIM KALIN@ikalin1 Published October 7, 2016 Strong and wise political leadership is needed to end self-destructive wars and conflicts in Muslim countries and protect them from external intervention and manipulations A number of deep-rooted problems are ravaging the Middle East and the larger Muslim world. It is as if the Muslim […]
İBRAHIM KALIN@ikalin1 PublishedOctober 17, 2016 Illustration by Necmettin Asma – twitter.com/necmettinasma The key stakeholders including global powers, regional players and non-state actors must stop using Daesh for their small strategic gains because this is becoming a war in which there are no winners. Two wrongs do not make a right […]