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.
Investments by Qatar’s state-owned companies in Britain are the largest in western Europe: Shell, Barclays, the Shard, Harrods, Canary Wharf and 30 per cent shares in the London Stock Exchange […]
Ahmed Shaaban /Dubai Filed on July 29, 2016 According to Islam, a dog may be kept out side the house for useful purposes like guarding, hunting, leading a blind person, […]
Jewish community leader condemns remarks by Sweden Democrats politician as ‘good old rightwing antisemitism The leader of Sweden’s Jewish community has condemned as “good old rightwing antisemitism” remarks by a far-right leader who said Jews cannot be Swedes unless they abandon their Jewish identity. Lena Posner Körösi, president of […]
Manuel Valls, under fire after recent attacks, says he is open to idea of banning foreign financing of mosques Manuel Valls meeting religious representatives at the Elysee Palace in Paris earlier this week. Photograph: Messyaz/Sipa/Rex/Shutterstock Agence France-Presse in Paris Friday 29 July 2016 France’s prime minister has said he would […]
Exclusive: Prime Minister accused of helping create the ‘hostile environment’ that paved the way for ‘F*** off to Poland’ messages, excrement through letter boxes, and racist abuse from children as young as ten Adam Lusher The full extent and true nature of the “blatant hate” that has beset post-Brexit Britain is […]
‘It is true that we found only their heads,’ the Archbishop of Algiers said quietly to me on a hot afternoon, the sound of police sirens echoing over the city, as he spoke of monks being slaughtered. ‘Three of their heads were hanging from a tree near a petrol station’ Robert Fisk […]
Turn it into a respectable army of ‘moderates’, give it a spanking new name, and then the Americans and Russians will stop bombing the daylights out of it and Qatar’s loyal militia will destroy the Assad regime and… Well, if that happened, Qatar would control the future of Syria Robert […]
Our travel correspondent outlines the key issues on alcohol and air rage Simon Calder @SimonCalder For many people, having a drink before they fly is part of the travel experience. Getting to and through an airport is one of the most stressful activities in everyday life. A beer, glass of […]
JULY 25, 2016 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki urged the Arab League to help the Palestinian Authority to sue the United Kingdom over the Balfour Declaration of 1917 on Monday.Speaking on behalf of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, al-Maliki delivered a speech Thursday at the Arab League’s annual […]
JULY 29, 2016 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Ma’an TV channel was banned from playing inside Israeli prisons on Friday, as the Israel Prison Services (IPS) claimed the channel was inciting Palestinian prisoners against Israel. The alleged ban was first reported by the head of the Palestinian Committee of Prisoners’ Affairs, […]
CROWD INNOVATION Vote on fresh ideas to tackle immigration policy By Urs Geiser JUL 25, 2016 – 17:00 Workshops in Lausanne and six other Swiss cities generated ideas that help promote a fresh approach of the country’s immigration policy (foraus.crowdicity.com) How to break a perceived stalemate in Switzerland’s immigration policy? […]
ARAB NEWS | Published — Friday 29 July 2016 JEDDAH: At least 200 Saudi women were permitted by courts to travel without guardians once or several times for the purpose of study, treatment or tourism. More than 350 Saudi women had applied for travel permission in cases where they have […]
SHEIKH NASIRUDDIN AL-ALBANI | Published — Friday 29 July 2016 From that which has been established in the shariah (prescribed law) is that mankind was, in the beginning, a single nation upon true Tawheed; then shirk (directing any part or form of worship, or anything else that is solely the […]
REUTERS | Published — Friday 29 July 2016 BESIEGED NATION: A street vendor displays his goods in front of a painting in Gaza. (AFP) WASHINGTON: The US is deeply concerned about Israel’s reported plans to build an additional 323 units in settlements in East Jerusalem on top of previously announced […]
The girl was staying in a centre for asylum seekers in Zweisimmen. Photo: Vasile Cotovanu Young migrant injured after jumping from window Published: 28 Jul 2016 10:03 GMT+02:00 A 15-year-old girl due to be deported from Switzerland is in hospital after jumping from a window on Wednesday morning. The girl, […]
Record-breaker By Susan Misicka Jul 26, 2016 – http://www.swissinfo.ch Despite a few clouds along the way, the adventure was a blue-sky triumph. (Keystone) Solar Impulse – the Swiss solar aircraft – has completed the first-ever round-the-world flight by a solar plane. The record-breaking flight covered more than 40,000km without a […]
Reuters International Jul 28, 2016 – Pope Francis gestures as he addresses the faithful during World Youth Days at Blonia Park in Krakow, Poland July 28, 2016. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel (reuters_tickers) By Philip Pullella and Wojciech Zurawski KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters) – Pope Francis urged young people on Thursday to welcome […]
Jul 28,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI The sad spectacle of the truncated “summit” of Arab leaders in the Mauritanian capital Monday was even more embarrassing than usual for this recurring event. It highlights again the often-frivolous behaviour of Arab leaderships, and the massive challenges they are failing […]
By AFP – Jul 27,2016 – JORDAN TIMES A man watches as debris is removed during a search for survivors at a damaged site after two bomb blasts claimed by the Daesh terror group hit the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli near the Turkish border, on Wednesday (Reuters photo) […]
Jul 27,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The final communiqué of the 27th Arab Summit is disappointing to say the least. This disappointment comes as no surprise, since most of the results of previous Arab summits have been the same. The decisions of the attending Arab leaders or their representatives paid […]