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Rafiq A. Tschannen

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.

High score for Swiss university system

IMPORTANCE OF CONNECTIVITY High score for Swiss university system … MAY 24, 2016 – 01:01 Various rankings look at different aspects of higher education, helping students to make important decisions about their future (Keystone) Switzerland has come out high in another international ranking of universities. The Universitas 21 analysis puts […]

Leaders try to fix ailing aid system in Turkey

Agencies | Published — Tuesday 24 May 2016 Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon prior to their meeting at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, on Monday. (AP)   ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday the burden of handling […]

Switzerland: FAST-TRACK ASYLUM

FAST-TRACK ASYLUM Is this the future of handling asylum requests? By Isobel Leybold-Johnson, Zurich MAY 22, 2016 – Staff at the test centre take on the roles during a “hearing” of an asylum seeker during the tour for journalists (Keystone) Voters will shortly decide on whether to speed up asylum […]