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.
May 14,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – Mahmoud N. Zidan On May 11 and 12, many Israelis marked the 68th anniversary of their so-called Independence Day, Yom Ha’atzmaut, according to the Hebrew calendar. That day laid the groundwork for implementing the myth of a greater — only in size — Israel, a […]
Voices The Serbian Prime Ministser is saying all the right things to ease his country into the EU. But Vucic, who attended the Srebrenica memorial service last year, once said, “for every Serb killed, we will kill 100 Muslims” Robert Fisk @indyvoices Saturday 14 May 2016 31 comments Ask me […]
AGENCIES | Published — Saturday 14 May 2016 This undated handout image released on Friday, May 13, 2016, by Hezbollah Media Department, shows slain top military commander Mustafa Badreddine smiling during a meeting. (AP) BEIRUT: Top Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine has been killed, the Lebanese group said on Friday, […]
Mariam Anwer | Published — Friday 13 May 2016 ALLAH Almighty has made human beings weak; they need to be guided and are prone to making mistakes and committing sins. Some do so out of ignorance of the laws set by Allah while; yet there are some, who even though […]
ARAB NEWS | Published — Saturday 14 May 2016 EASE OF PRAYER: The mataf around the Kaaba is now completely free of the temporary bridge, providing more space for worshippers to perform tawaf (circumambulate around the House of God) and say their prayers. (SPA) MAKKAH: The temporary mataf has […]
The Mirage by Jamal Sanad Dr. Al-Suwaidi The Mirage is an expression of His Excellency Dr. Jamal Sanad Al-Suwaidi’s perspective that the struggle in which many Arab and Muslim countries are currently engaged against extremist groups and organizations is not limited to the realm of military and security operations; it […]
By AFP – May 12,2016 -JORDAN TIMES Palestinians stand atop a damaged building as they wait for their relatives to return to Gaza from Egypt through the Rafah border crossing, after it was opened by Egyptian authorities on Wednesday for two days for the first time in three months, […]
WEATHER, AMMAN Today, May 13, 2016 By Reuters – May 12,2016 -JORDAN TIMES ANKARA — Iranian Muslims will miss the annual Hajj (the greater Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca) in September, media reported on Thursday, as Tehran and Riyadh traded blame over a failure to agree organisational details. The […]
May 12,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Guy Verhofstadt Europe’s refugee crisis is far from solved, but there are signs that the agreement finalised by the European Union and Turkey on March 18 is reducing the flow of refugees and migrants from Turkey to Greece. According to Frontex, the European border-management agency, […]
May 12,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI We are into the season when you will be flooded with articles and analyses on the 100-year anniversary of the Sykes-Picot agreement that was signed on May 18, 1916. That agreement between Great Britain and France, with Russian acquiescence, defined how […]
May 12,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – George S. Hishmeh This time around, presidential candidates from both parties in the US seem to attach as much importance to foreign policy as to local. Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, the presumptive Democratic and Republican nominees respectively, have demonstrated their discredited positions on the […]
Cardinal Dominik Jaruslav Duka, the Archbishop of Prague, demeans Muslims and claims the Pope’s efforts are ‘just a gesture’ Robert Fisk @indyvoices 46 comments Being a Merseyide Anglican, my Dad […]
When you read this, you will never think of Thunderstorms the same way again. This should make you smile!!! A Child’s View of Thunderstorms A little girl walked to and from school daily. Though the weather that morning was questionable and clouds were forming, she made her daily trek to school. […]
December 31, 2010 JULIE MCCARTHY Princess Mussarat Ahmed Zeb displays a piece of traditional Swati embroidery from her collection. The “happy colors” of the embroidery are part of the heritage of a land that has seen its share of sadness. Ahmed Zeb is reviving the heritage of Swati textiles while […]
May 11, 2016 – A Bulgarian university professor who has translated the Holy Quran into Bulgarian said the translation helped him and some others in his country to find the right path and convert to Islam. AhlulBayt News Agency – A Bulgarian university professor who has translated the Holy Quran […]
Firefighters stand in the burned-out shell of the inflatable tent. Photo: DPA Published: 10 May 2016 www.thelocal.de A large temporary refugee home in western Germany was completely burned down on Monday night, but a prompt evacuation allowed all the inhabitants to escape unharmed. “We can be thankful that despite the large […]
NO STATUS see video report: http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:42046214 EMBED CODE APR 4, 2016 – 15:45 Sometimes asylum seekers go underground, as they have no hope of getting official refugee status. They’re known as “sans papiers” (without papers). (SRF/swissinfo.ch) Asylum is only granted to those who face persecution or imprisonment in their country […]
Source: Swiss Info channel By Marta Dominguez Diaz What does London’s election of Sadiq Khan, a Muslim, and son of Pakistani migrants, as mayor mean for Europe amidst the prevailing […]
May 10,2016 – THE JORDAN TIMES – HAROLD JAMES Democracy everywhere is facing serious challenges. The United States is gripped by the most bizarre presidential primary campaign in living memory, with populist outsiders threatening to topple established party machines. Brazil is paralysed by constitutional crisis. Europeans trace their malaise to […]
Remembering forgotten Gaza May 10,2016 -OSAMA AL SHARIF It has been almost two years since Israel waged another war on Gaza, one that remains the centre of controversy until today, even within Israeli security and military circles. The 51-day aggression in the sweltering summer of 2014 against one of […]