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.
Our political masters are in league with the Syrian rebels, and for the same reason as the rebels kidnap their victims – money Robert Fisk @indyvoices Western politicians, “experts” and journalists are going to have to reboot their stories over the next few days now that Bashar al-Assad’s army has […]
Source: Review of Religions On 17th October, 2016, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, delivered a historic address at a special reception at […]
Reuters International DEC 12, 2016 – A policeman stands guard at a market in Mingora, in Swat Valley, Pakistan December 7, 2016. Picture taken December 7, 2016. REUTERS/Hazrat Ali Bacha (reuters_tickers) By Asad Hashim MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) – When Pakistani shopkeeper Abdur Rahim’s phone rang in mid-October, he was shocked […]
Acknowledging that Islam is a religion of peace, we, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno Board of Trustees, on behalf of the congregation, affirm our solidarity and support for the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno and our Muslim neighbors. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH OF FRESNO Read more […]
Dec 11,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Joschka Fischer Now that Donald Trump has been elected president of the United States, the end of what was heretofore termed the “West” has become all but certain. That term described a transatlantic world that emerged from the 20th century’s two world wars, redefined the […]
MERVE ŞEBNEM ORUÇ@mervesebnem The Westerners will again not show Turkey, which faced twin deadly blasts in Istanbul, the same sympathy they displayed upon France’s Charlie Hebdo terror attack Articles COLUMNSNew civil society dialogues between Turkey and EU? COLUMNSWill Turkey join Shanghai Cooperation Organization? COLUMNSThe way things are going […]
Source: The Daily Sabah By İBRAHIM KALIN @ikalin1 Ibn Khaldun, one of the greatest minds in the Islamic intellectual tradition, who wrote more about history, culture, society, civilization and political power than […]
By Vickie Connor | AP December 8 SILVER SPRING, Md. — For the past 10 years, Dr. Ashraf Meelu has paid out-of-pocket to offer basic health care in clinics open to the public. The 64-year-old Muslim doctor from Lothian, Maryland, along with a few volunteers, spends Friday mornings providing flu shots, measuring […]
Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth Mirza Tahir Ahmad Islamic Schools of Thought HE ISLAMIC POINT OF VIEW can be presented from two different perspectives: first by analysing the work of various Muslim thinkers, and second by attempting to directly assess the Quranic stance in the light of the Sunnah which […]
The Foreign Secretary was even-handed in apportioning blame for a series of sectarian conflicts in the Middle East, also pointing out that Iran, the great Shia rival of the Sunni Saudis, was playing its part in orchestrating strife Kim Sengputa CLICK ON HERE FOR FULL VIDEO REPORT: http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/saudi-arabia-boris-johnson-is-right-and-other-ministers-should-speak-out-yemen-human-rights-kim-a7467076.html
By AFP – Dec 10,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Members of the Iraqi Army ride in a tank during clashes with the Daesh terror group militants, south of Mosul, Iraq, on Saturday (Reuters photo) WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama prepares to leave office and step down as commander-in-chief […]
Dec 10,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Kanayo F. Nwanze Development experts and policymakers understandably focus on migration to urban areas and the need for sustainable urbanisation. But they should not lose sight of the dramatic changes happening in rural areas, which are too often ignored. While the growing demand for food […]
SECURITY MEASURE DEC 9, 2016 – Refugees have been concentrating at the Swiss-Italian border in particular (Keystone) Charities and private companies that run asylum centres may be required to report on suspected terrorists as the Swiss government moves to tighten security. Swiss public television SRF has seen documents of […]
By PTI | Published: 10th December 2016 – | Image for representational purpose only. (Photo | AP) WASHINGTON: The US has expressed concern over reports of a police raid at the Ahmadiyya community headquarters in Pakistan and urged the country’s government to protect the religious freedom and basic rights of minority communities. […]
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has condemned the raid by Pakistan’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on the publications and audit offices of the Ahmadiyya community in Punjab province. By: ANI | Washington D.c. | Updated: December 10, 2016 2:57 PM 1 SHARES FacebookTwitterGoogle+LinkedInEmail Pakistan’s anti-terrorism law should […]
The Ahmadiyya Muslim meet will be held on December 26 in Qadian in Punjab Security has been increased after a request from Secretary Anjuman Ahmadiyya There has been criticism of Ahmadiyyas by prominent Muslim organisations, leaders and fundamentalists See more news from India at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome By Atir Khan PUBLISHED: 00:18 […]
DEC 9, 2016 – Reuters International Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson attends during the Rome MED Mediterranean Dialogues forum in Rome, Italy December 1, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi/Files (reuters_tickers) By William Maclean MANAMA (Reuters) – Britain’s exit from the European Union will mean it can forge free trade deals with Gulf […]
Reuters International DEC 10, 2016 – Gambian President Yahya Jammeh holds a copy of the Quran while speaking to a poll worker at a polling station during the presidential election in Banjul, Gambia, December 1, 2016. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon (reuters_tickers) By Emma Farge DAKAR (Reuters) – Gambian President Yahya Jammeh […]
SOCIAL AID Do strict citizenship laws help or hurt integration? By Veronica DeVore DEC 8, 2016 – The old town of Bern. In 2013, the authorities here passed the strictest citizenship law in Switzerland which stipulates that applicants may not be receiving social aid and must pay back any they […]