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.
01/09/2017 Kashif N Chaudhry Physician, Writer, Human Rights Activist This post is hosted on the Huffington Post’s Contributor platform. Contributors control their own work and post freely to our site. If you need to flag this entry as abusive, send us an email. “It was a mistake, and I assure […]
‘DIRTY CAMPAIGN’ Controversial poster launched against naturalisation JAN 9, 2017 – http://www.swissinfo.ch The new poster appeared in railway stations on Monday (twitter) A rightwing poster campaign has been launched four weeks ahead of a vote on making citizenship easier for immigrants. A poster appearing in railway stations this week features […]
TOUGH ISSUES, TOP LEADERS JAN 9, 2017 – How did a remote Swiss mountain resort, and the highest town in Europe, become the site for the most important leaders from around the world to meet and debate pressing global challenges? (SRF, swissinfo.ch, cp) Born in Germany, Klaus Schwab became a […]
‘Project expected to be showcased to the public in April’ By Suzanna Goussous – Jan 08,2017 – JORDAN TIMERS Over the period of almost two years, around 120,000 participants took part in the making of the 180-square-metre mosaic at Madaba’s La Storia Museum (Photo courtesy of Madaba Tourism Directorate) […]
Merkel herself was a little-known politician from the East – certainly not someone seen as destined for great heights – when she brought the downfall of Helmut Kohl, the great patriarch of the CDU Mary Dejevsky @IndyVoices Thursday 29 December 2016 When Anis Amri drove a hijacked lorry into a […]
By Reuters – Jan 09,2017 -JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian protester throws stones at Israeli forces during a protest against land expropriations by Israeli government at Kafr Kaddum village of Nablus, West Bank, on Friday (Anadolu Agency photo) GENEVA — US President-elect Donald Trump and foreign powers should revive […]
By AFP – Jan 09,2017 -JORDAN TIMES Syrian men visit Al Malik Al Zahir Hammam in the capital Damascus on January 7 as an ongoing water crisis continues due to the fighting between government forces and rebel fighters (AFP photo) DAMASCUS — Anwar Al Ades has not bathed […]
this would not only be a very risky undertaking militarily but a fiasco in the political sense for Pakistan at least January 09, 2017, 2:06 am Syed Fazl-e-Ali Naqvi The media is agog with the news of General Raheel Sharif’s likely appointment as the Commander of the 39 nation Islamic […]
REUTERS BERLIN EPA Photo Germany’s insistence on austerity in the euro zone has left Europe more divided than ever and a break-up of the European Union is no longer inconceivable, German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel told Der Spiegel magazine. Gabriel, whose Social Democrats (SPD) are junior partner to Chancellor Angela […]
NTB/The Local news@thelocal.no 6 January 2017 Police did not reveal what led them to suspect arson. Photo: Heiko Junge / NTB scanpix Police suspect that a fire at an asylum centre in Gibostad in Troms county in the early morning hours of Thursday was arson. The fire broke out in […]
Reuters International JAN 7, 2017 – U.S. first lady Michelle Obama speaks in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S., October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (reuters_tickers) By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – First lady Michelle Obama made an impassioned case for embracing diversity and welcoming all religious groups on Friday in a […]
Jewel Topsfield Karuni Rompies Jakarta: Permadi Arya became famous – or infamous, depending on how you look at it – for his satirical YouTube videos lampooning extremism. One of them, You are Shiite, sends up those who preach that only Sunni Muslims will be guaranteed a plot of land in […]
ARAB NEWS | Published — Monday 9 January 2017 Cpl. Gibran Jaber Awagy, the brave police officer, who shot and killed two Daesh-linked wanted terrorists, is recuperating in a hospital. JEDDAH: The brave police officer who shot and killed two Daesh-linked terrorists has been hailed as a hero by […]
By AFP – Jan 08,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Senior British Foreign Office official Alan Duncan is seen prior to a meeting in Athens on Thursday, one week ahead of a summit in Geneva aimed at reunifying Cyprus (AFP photo) LONDON — The Israeli embassy in London sought Sunday […]
By AFP – Jan 09,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Displaced people flee during a battle with Daesh militants in Al Zuhoor neighbourhood of Mosul, Iraq, on Sunday (Reuters photo) ERBIL — Iraqi forces battling extremists in Mosul reached the Tigris River that divides the city Sunday, a key step […]
Jan 08,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh Daesh shifted technically and tactically its method of carrying out terrorist operations in Istanbul; moreover, the assailant attacked at a vital time, New Year’s Eve celebrations, in spite of the warnings and the security measures that had been taken to face such […]
3 January 2017 Bobi Dodevski wasn’t supposed to be working on the rainy March day when he met his future wife. Mr Dodevski, a 35-year-old Macedonian border guard, had agreed to cover for a colleague. Among the thousands of refugees hoping to cross the border that day was Noora […]
Israeli Embassy made vow to ‘take down’ Foreign Office deputy Sir Alan Duncan Bombshell footage covertly filmed in restaurant, obtained by Mail on Sunday Senior diplomat is egged on by a senior aide to another Conservative Minister By SIMON WALTERS POLITICAL EDITOR FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY PUBLISHED: 7 January 2017 […]
Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association with residents of Norwood House Nursing Home in Keighley / David Knights MEMBERS of a Keighley women’s group took a message of peace and harmony to the Norwood House Nursing Home. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association visited the home, in Greenthwaite Close, during […]
ASSOCIATED PRESS SKOPJE, Macedonia Three ethnic Albanian political parties in Macedonia adopted a joint platform Saturday that demands a larger say in the country’s affairs in return for their support in forming a coalition government. Elections held last month gave the ruling conservative VMRO-DPMNE party 51 seats in the 120-member […]