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 15,2016 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian protester holds a sign as he chants slogans during a protest against what organisers say is land confiscation by Israel, near Arroub Refugee Camp north of the West Bank city of Hebron, on Sunday (Reuters photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — […]
By Dana Al Emam – Jun 14,2016 – JORDAN TIMES This undated handout image shows archaeologist Christopher A. Tuttle investigating the doorsill of the small building on the newly […]
Jun 14,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF It has been described as the worst mass shooting in America’s history. At least 50 people were killed and 53 were injured when an armed assailant opened fire early Sunday in a crowded nightclub in the Florida city of Orlando. The […]
By Alaa Basatneh ORLANDO, Florida—It wasn’t a typical weekend scene at the Fashion Square Mall in central Florida. A DJ blasted loud belly dance music as fashionably dressed Muslim women […]
By Katie Alexander, News 4 Reporter Published: June 14, 2016, 5:30 am NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – Across the country, vigils continue to be held to honor the 49 victims who were killed when a gunman opened fire in a gay nightclub in Orlando early Sunday morning. Tuesday evening, the […]
● MONDAY, 13 JUNE 2016 “The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemns in the very strongest possible terms today’s attack at an Orlando nightclub in which dozens of innocent people were brutally killed. “All forms of terrorism and extremism are completely against the true teachings of Islam. The Holy Quran has said […]
A member of the Islamic Central Council of Switzerland distributes flyers in Ticino against the veil ban in 2013. Photo: AFP Saudis warn tourists to respect Swiss burqa ban Published: 13 Jun 2016 10:22 GMT+02:00 The Saudi Arabian embassy in Bern has warned its citizens visiting Switzerland this summer to […]
By Matin Moslem Ban Ki-moon’s big sin against Arab June 14, 2016 The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in an extraordinary speech that truly surprised the public and could be referred to as “revolutionary remarks of a traditional conservative”, left no respect and credit for the House of Saud […]
Sheikh Farid Haibatan | Published — Friday 10 June 2016 THE blessings related to fasting are truly astounding. Those who fast are able to scale the ranks; expiate their sins; tame their desire; give much in charity; engage in a variety of acts of worship; give thanks to their Creator; […]
Jun 13,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – Peter Sutherland In the last week of May, at least 1,050 migrants and asylum seekers died in the Mediterranean Sea, victims of the international community’s unwillingness […]
INAUGURATION Controversial Islamic centre opens in Fribourg (Switzerland) JUN 13, 2016 – 20:48 The University of Fribourg is hosting the new centre (Keystone) The Swiss Centre for Islam and Society was officially inaugurated in Fribourg on Monday following high-profile attempts to block its opening. The centre, which is part of […]
By Christian Teevs REUTERS A Brexit supporter at a Vote Leave rally in London. The pro-Brexit camp is pointing to Switzerland and Norway as models for how Britain could take advantage of the common European market without being an EU member. Experts say those prospects are a “fantasy.” For Nigel […]
By Riham Alkousaa, Julia Klaus, Ann-Katrin Müller and Maximilian Popp Julia Unkel / DER SPIEGEL Cases of sexual assault in German refugee shelters are on the rise, with women and children facing the greatest danger. Despite pleas for help from the government, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition has done little to […]
Mon 13 June 2016 – 18:38 PARIS – Coinciding with the holy fasting month of Ramadan, the Euro2016 has posed as a bit challenging to many Muslim players, with many of them choosing to delay fasting after the tournament. Many of the big names competing in this year’s tournament are […]
Reuters International JUN 13, 2016 – 15:43 Refugees and migrants are briefed by a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) staff (L) before a pre-registration process that gives them access to the asylum procedure, at the premises of the disused Hellenikon airport, in Athens, Greece, June 13, 2016. REUTERS/Alkis […]
Your home may be in flames, your family enslaved, your torturers itching to pull out your fingernails – but above all you’ve got to ignore the ciggy packet in your pocket Robert Fisk @indyvoices 41 Syrians gathering at the scene of a double bomb attack outside the Sayyida Zeinab shrine AFP […]
By Life&Style Published: June 12, 2016 The actor and social activist questioned the oppression of Ahmadis. PHOTO: FACEBOOK Hamza Ali Abbasi has arrived everyone. Practice makes perfect. After numerous social media posts that only received the ire of many, Hamza has finally done something many in his position wouldn’t dare to […]
Fraxinet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The “plateau of Moors” near Fraxinet Fraxinet or Fraxinetum (Arabic: فرخشنيط Farakhshanīt or فرخسة Farakhsha, from Latin fraxinus: “ash tree“, fraxinetum: “ash forest”) was the site of a 10th-century fortress established by Muslims at modern La Garde-Freinet, near Saint-Tropez, in Provence. The modernMassif des […]
Jun 11,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MUSA KEILANI One big question emerges from last week’s terrorist attack in Baqaa, where five intelligence staff officers were killed by Jordanian Mahmoud Masharfeh who used to live in the adjacent refugee camp: Who pushed a 22-year-old man to join Daesh, and betray his family […]
By Suzanna Goussous – Jun 10,2016 -JORDAN TIMES In this recent photo, volunteers at the Restaurant of Mercy in Amman’s Jabal Luweibdeh prepare the iftar meal to serve underprivileged people during Ramadan (Photo courtesy of Restaurant of Mercy and Caritas Jordan) AMMAN — Delivering a message of peace, forgiveness […]