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 – Jun 26,2016 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian girl receives food from the tekiyya, Arabic name for the soup kitchen, during the holy month of Ramadan in Gaza City on June 13 (AFP photo) Gaza, Palestine — In her modest home in the Gaza Strip, Sahar Sherif’s […]
One Saudi businessman noted that the kingdom’s imports would be cheaper; so would purchases in London’s property market, the super-wealthy Arab bolt-hole for immensely rich Gulfies Robert Fisk @indyvoices It’s […]
AP JAMES A. WARREN Beginning with the Carter Doctrine, the US has aggressively injected itself into the Muslim world but with little to show for it besides a record of […]
Spring Grove school board member and an elected delegate to the Republican National Convention as a Donald Trump supporter Matthew Jansen attended a prayer service and meal at the Hadee Mosque in Harrisburg Friday evening, June 24, 2016. James Robinson, PennLive.com James Robinson | jrobinson@pennlive.com By Charles Thompson | cthompson@pennlive.com […]
Be a good wife in Ramadan Asma Anjum Khan | Published — Sunday 26 June 2016 Women members of Saaed group prepare food to be given out as iftar meals for the poor and internally displaced Syrians during the month of Ramadan in Damascus, Syria, on June 18, 2016. (REUTERS/Omar […]
Rohingya families get their share of the food aid the Organization of Islamic Cooperation distributed through the group HUMANiTi Malaysia recently. (OIC photo via Arab News) JEDDAH: More than 1,100 Rohingya families displaced from their homes in Myanmar received food aid from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) during […]
Jun 25,2016 -JORDAN TIMES = Mahmoud N. Zidan Perhaps the assassination of Jo Cox, the British MP, outside a library is symbolic after all. The purpose of Cox’s suspected murder, Thomas Mair, behind killing her after a surgery session with her constituents cannot be missed: silencing her v oice […]
As history tells us, there are reasons to be cautious about the claims that the Iraqi city of Fallujah is freed from Isis control Robert Fisk @indyvoices There’s a truism […]
THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE > PAKISTAN > PUNJAB By Rana TanveerPublished: June 25, 2016 LAHORE: The unrelenting nationwide anti-Ahmadiyya campaign took a perturbing turn on Friday with a preeminent body calling for donations to curb Ahmadiyyat worldwide with an advert placed across all editions of a leading Urdu daily. The move […]
Antonio Ungar met his Palestinian wife, writer Zahiye Kundos, in Iowa. To be with her in Israel, he first had to prove he had Jewish relatives who perished in the Holocaust. His next task was to adopt her religion – Islam. By Neri Livneh – Jun 25, 2016 read more: […]
Most voters in most countries are ignorant of even the most basic political facts, let alone the social scientific theories needed to make sense of these facts. BY JASON BRENNAN ON 6/25/16 AT 10:00 AM Britain Votes Brexit: What Happens Now? This article first appeared on the Princeton University Press […]
Former Mayor of London says ‘no need for haste’ in initiating Article 50 and beginning process of negotiating Britain’s exit from the EU Oliver Wright Political Editor @oliver_wright 1678 comments Boris Johnson has […]
Why the meat of the pig, or swine or hog for food has been forbidden in both Judaism and Al-Islam? 15 Things You Should Know About Pigs: 1) A pig is a real garbage gut. It will eat anything including urine, excrement, dirt, decaying animal flesh, maggots, or decaying vegetables. […]
Jun 23, 2016 Tahir Ahmadiyya Muslim Senior Secondary School in Mansakonko recently held its speech and prize giving ceremony at a ceremony held at the school ground in Mansakonko, Lower River Region. The event saw the graduation of 128 students in the 2015/16 academic year. Abubacarr Nyabally, the Principal […]
Where the rules around menstruation come from, and how Muslim women navigate them. 06/24/2016 Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post The first time 19-year-old Zoha Qamar went to Friday prayers during her period, the mosque was packed. She had learned from a young age that menstruating women aren’t […]
Cornwall recieves millions of pounds in EU subsidies every year Will Worley @willrworley 165 comments The Cornish council has issued a plea for “protection” following the United Kingdom’s vote to […]
06/24/2016 01:30 pm ET Dr. Phil Show see video here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pastor-polygamy-benefits-wives_us_576d6674e4b0f168323967c4 “Most of my spiritual life, I’ve been interested in polygamy,” says Thom, a former convict-turned-pastor. “You read through […]
Participants at the Europride festival in Zurich in 2009. File photo: AFP Priests to protest Swiss Pride march with Latin prayers Published: 23 Jun 2016 Thousands of people are expected to gather in the picturesque Swiss city of Fribourg this weekend to take part in French-speaking Switzerland’s 15th annual Pride […]
The fire broke out in a baroque confessional. Photo: St Gallen Police Tourists put out fire in historic Swiss church with holy water Published: 22 Jun 2016 10:21 GMT+02:00 A couple of quick-thinking tourists earned the praise of police on Tuesday when they used holy water to put out a […]