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.
Netanyahu, Gallant wanted for arrest by International Criminal Court The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and ex-Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for their […]
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
November 20, 2024 at 9:59 am Israel’s Finance Minister and leader of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich on March 20, 2023 [GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images] The leaders of […]
by Haydar Oruç Oct 01, 2024 – DAILY SABAH “A pressure mechanism is in place, led by the U.S., to prevent the ICC from issuing an arrest warrant for Netanyahu […]
by Anadolu Agency WASHINGTON Nov 20, 2024 – DAILY SABAH Edited By Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl In this file photo, students chat in class before an after-hours study session for their math final at Northwest High School in Germantown, Maryland, U.S., May 10, 2016. (AP File Photo) About half of Muslim college […]
Previous 0 of 59 secondsVolume 0% US Alternate Ambassador to the United Nations Robert Wood the proposed ceasefire text would have emboldened Hamas. (AFP)Next Short Url Updated 10 min 7 […]
Nov 17,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Amer Al Sabaileh In the final weeks of President Biden’s administration, the region is witnessing a flurry of diplomatic activity aimed at securing a framework for a ceasefire in Lebanon. Despite the intensity of these efforts and the international community’s eagerness to end the […]
Nov 20,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Shehab Al Makahleh His Majesty King Abdullah articulated in his Speech from the Throne a roadmap for the Kingdom’s future as it navigates the […]
Nov 20,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen No one and nothing halt the Israeli juggernaut that is crushing everyone and everything in its path as it rolls across Gaza. […]
by Muhittin Ataman Nov 20, 2024 – DAILY SABAH A youth skateboards under a banner congratulating U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on winning the U.S. presidential election, Jerusalem, Israel, Nov. 7, […]
Yossi Mekelberg November 19, 2024 Let’s put it bluntly: the Israeli government is on a mission to destroy any chance of a peace agreement with the Palestinians based on a […]
Osama Al-Sharif November 19, 2024 To say that the world has failed the Palestinians for decades is an understated fact. To admit that it has turned its back on the […]
Nov 19,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud The paradoxical phrase, ‘running away forward’ is one of the most apt descriptions that illustrates the state of Israeli affairs now. It […]
God, Religious Concepts FIFTH PROOF Though similar in nature, the fifth proof advanced by the Holy Qur’an in support of the existence of God is far more forceful in terms of the strength of its argument. Allah says: “Blessed is He in Whose hand is the kingdom, and He has […]
18th November 2024 We are pleased to announce the release of a special documentary on the Mubarak Mosque which is situated in The Hague, Netherlands. This was the first purpose-built […]
18th November 2024 Bilal Ahmed, Missionary, Petauke, Eastern province, Zambia In the year 2000, a knock was heard at the door of the Ahmadiyya Muslim mission house in Lusaka. It […]
Dr. Ramzy Baroud November 18, 2024 The paradoxical phrase “running away forward” is one of the most apt descriptions of the state of Israeli affairs right now. It seems that […]
Creating new perspectives since 2 November 18, 2024 A general view the Extraordinary Joint Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Arab League in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on November 11, 2024. [Turkish Presidency – Anadolu Agency] The late Iraqi poet Muthaffar Al-Nawab described Arab summits thus: “Summits, summits, […]
Femke Halsema said Israel ‘bypassed’ Dutch authorities and that the description had been ‘turned into propaganda’ The Mayor of Amsterdam Femke Halsema addresses media in Amsterdam on 8 November 2024 (AFP/ANP/Koen Van Weel) By Rayhan Uddin Published date: 18 November 2024 The mayor of Amsterdam has taken back comments describing violence that took place […]