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 AFP – Jul 01,2016 – JORDAN TIMES UNITED NATIONS — A much-awaited report by the Middle East quartet demands that Israel take urgent steps to halt the expansion of settlements in Palestinian territories, the UN envoy said Thursday. Nickolay Mladenov told the Security Council that ongoing Israeli construction […]
Jul 01,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh There is a dire need now for an Arab peace initiative. Not another one for tackling the Israeli-Arab conflict, for already there is one, but an initiative to address the inter-Arab conflicts. Regarding the former, the Arabs have already presented their vision […]
‘They made us terrorist suspects, we never did anything wrong,’ says Japanese Muslim, Mohammed Fujita Matt Payton Wednesday 29 June 2016 Source: Independent Japan’s Supreme Court has upheld the government’s […]
We are conditioned to feel content with a tepid reaction from our political leaders to atrocities in Turkey and the Middle East Matt Ayton Night was coming on as I arrived in Heathrow airport on Tuesday. In a waiting lounge at the airport’s central bus station, the urgent and meretricious tones […]
There used to be a genuine if imperfect mosaic of tolerance in the Islamic world, according to Islamic scholar Tarif Khalidi Robert Fisk @indyvoices Isis is the ‘most virulent and violent form’ of the hijacking of Islamic authority, according to Tarif Khalidi Getty Images The Near East School of Theology […]
Photo: DPA. Published: 24 Jun 2016 Don’t let the German bureaucracy scare you. We’ve summarized what you need to know to become an authentic German – or simply to stay in Germany permanently. Can you pass the German citizenship test? (23 Sep 14) Kids of non-EU migrants given dual citizenship […]
One of the many small garden colonies in Germany. Photo: DPA. Berlin colony says no to more ‘non-Germans’ in its gardens Published: 30 Jun 2016 12:56 GMT+02:00 Updated: 30 Jun 2016 13:20 GMT+02:00 A public Berlin garden colony has come under fire for denying two Turkish families allotment spaces, saying […]
And more solidly constitutional, too. Updated by Dara Lind on June 30, 2016 @DLind dara@vox.com STOP in the name of Trump.(Photo by Ty Wright/Getty Images) Donald Trump’s Muslim ban isn’t a Muslim ban anymore. It’s a much more — terrifyingly — workable policy. In 2015, Trump proposed a “total and […]
The New York Times By LILIA BLAISE2 hrs ago Chilling CCTV of Istanbul bombers PARIS — Fathi Bayoudh was a respected officer and doctor in the Tunisian military, but on Tuesday night at Istanbul’s main airport he was a father worried about his wayward son. Dr. Bayoudh, 58, had […]
OPINION The UK will survive, but Europe won’t By Sławomir Sierakowski JUN 30, 2016 – There is nothing stopping Great Britain from becoming a second Switzerland, writes Sławomir Sierakowski. (Keystone) In Britain and throughout the West, we are witnessing the eclipse of the political mainstream. By Sławomir Sierakowski Politicians like […]
Jun 29,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Images of bloodshed, panic and debris at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul have been exchanged by people since the early hours of Wednesday. These, along with eyewitnesses’ accounts of Tuesday evening’s attacks, reportedly by three suicide bombers, were shocking and painful. The perpetrators of the […]
Swimming lessons are compulsory in Basel’s education system. Photo: Daniel Orth Muslim school kids must swim to be Swiss Published: 28 Jun 2016 09:57 GMT+02:00 Authorities in Basel have denied two Muslim teenage girls a Swiss passport because they refused to participate in school swimming lessons and residential camps on […]
David Dimbleby announced portentously 12 hours after the ballot that ‘a new day has dawned’. Well of course it bloody well had Robert Fisk @indyvoices Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna […]
Muhannad M said his religion prohibited him from keeping the money for himself Roisin O’Connor @Roisin_OConnor Mr Muhannad and the wardrobe where he found the money Minden Police A Syrian refugee has […]
(This article annoyed the U.S. State Department’s top officials so much, that they lodged a complaint against me with my top boss in IOM Geneva. Was it really that bad what I said? Actually I was supporting their program of granting visas to any Iraqis that had worked for […]
Private Villa feeds thousands during the month of Ramadan Published on 17:52 June 29, 2016 A private villa tucked away near the Abu Dhabi Corniche has been serving iftar to […]
No Comments | May 2016 Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba) KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY WORLDWIDE HEAD OF THE AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY AT THE 13TH NATIONAL PEACE SYMPOSIUM AT THE BAITUL FUTUH MOSQUE, UK. Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmadaba, the Worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community said: “Bismillahir […]
Hundreds of thousands of refugees are at risk this summer, attempting a dangerous crossing from Libya to Italy. Here’s how they can be saved Image Credit: AFP The mandate of EU’s naval Sophia Operation should be widened to explicitly encourage search-and-rescue operations Published: 13:22 June 22, 2016 By Matteo Garavoglia […]
How can we reduce food wastage at iftar buffets? Top tips from people and hotels Published: 17:00 June 29, 2016 Sarvy Geranpayeh, Staff Reporter Abu Dhabi: Sumptuous iftar buffets at […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Turkish police block the entrance after a suicide bomb attack at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, 28 June 2016. (EPA Photo) President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan condemned the Tuesday’s terror attacks in Istanbul Atatürk Airport that killed at least 41 people and injured 239 others, urging the western […]