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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.

The E1 test

Feb 24,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – DAOUD KUTTAB In the battle of wills between Israel and the international community there comes a time and a place where this will is tested. The Israeli occupation and colonisation of Palestine is a creeping endeavour largely built on the attempt to wear out […]

Arab summit’s relevance

Feb 23,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah The government of Morocco has declined hosting the annual Arab summit due at the end of March in Rabat. The situation in the Arab world and the challenges facing the Arab nation were cited by a Moroccan foreign ministry official as causes of […]

Fighting terrorism in the cyberspace

SAAD AL-DOSARI Published — Tuesday 23 February 2016 As the world governments and security agencies are stepping up their efforts to fight online terrorism, terrorist groups are actively changing and upgrading their tactics. Social media platforms have become their open playgrounds they use to recruit fighters, to communicate between cells, […]

Only peace will help Syrians

Feb 22,2016 -JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL UN Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura made a surprise visit to Damascus last week for urgent talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Mouallem, in a bid to secure the delivery of humanitarian aid to areas besieged by the Syrian army. Damascus agreed, or […]