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 – Jan 09,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal blesses the faithful during a religious service as part of an annual pilgrimage at John the Baptist Church near the Baptism Site along the Jordan River, on Friday (Reuters photo by Muhammad Hamed) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM […]
Jan 10,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – In 1973, US secretary of state Henry Kissinger, following a period of American preoccupation with Vietnam and China, declared a “year of Europe”. More recently, after President Barack Obama announced a US strategic “pivot”, or rebalancing, towards Asia, many Europeans worried about American neglect. […]
Jan 10,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MUSA KEILANI One million Israeli settlers in the West Bank is the current target of the Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu, as reported by the Palestinian press. The expansion of existing settlements and the construction of new ones has been a priority of successive […]
We have to remember that on the UN Council we can find such vigorous defenders of human rights as China and Russia Robert Fisk @indyvoices Sunday 3 January 2016 When Saudi Arabia was elected to the UN Human Rights Council in 2013 – with Dave Cameron’s help – we all […]
Queen discusses Syrian refugee crisis with British PM By JT – Jan 08,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Her Majesty Queen Rania holds talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London […]
October 11, 2014 Filled under Iraq Daily News No Comments Iraq Daily News – Tucked into a remote canyon a two-hour drive north of the Kurdish capital of Irbil, this small town is a beacon for Iraqis who pine for a quiet, safe life after decades of […]
Source: Tehran Times Political Desk TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that the Saudi Arabian government should compensate the past mistakes and abandon the “wrong” path which will […]
ARAB NEWS Published — Friday 8 January 2016 JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia does not plan to start a war with Iran because it would be “catastrophic” for the region, according to Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. In a wide-ranging interview with The Economist magazine published on Thursday, he said: “It […]
By Reuters – Jan 08,2016 – JORDAN TIMES YISHUV HADAAT, West Bank — The caves around this windy settler outpost, whose name is Hebrew for “Of Sound Mind”, have served as places of meditation and prayer — and, according to Israel — staging ground for the worst Jewish militant […]
Jan 08,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri At least a dozen different dynamics shape the deteriorating situation between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and the consequences this will have across much of the Middle East for some time. The crisis is being analysed through a dizzying array of lenses. These […]
By Khetam Malkawi – Jan 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Although Jordan is historically known for its ability to maintain balance in its ties with the rest of the world and a moderate foreign policy, especially at times of regional crises, local observers differed on how far Jordan […]
Katie Dreyer Become a fanWriter, traveler, researcher Posted: 01/07/2016 Joan Didion said grief is never how you expect it will be. When I used to think of my mother dying, in the abstract, vague way people do, I imagined myself collapsing in a heap, burying myself in my bed for […]
Posted: 01/07/2016 Susan M. Shaw Become a fanProfessor of Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies and Director of the School of Language, Culture, & Society at Oregon State University How narrowly should a Christian college set the parameters for theological fidelity for its faculty? While this question is one that often […]
Source: Huffington Post By Paul Wallace; Minister, physics professor The Internet is a killer: Adam Conover from Adam Ruins Everything *** It is true. The Internet is killing religion not because it exposes people to new ideas, and not because it tends to draw out everyone’s inner troll, and not because […]
By Reuters – Jan 05,2016 – JORDAN TIMES A US flag covers a sign at the entrance of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon, on Sunday (Reuters photo) PRINCETON, Oregon — Federal law enforcement officials on Monday sought to bring a peaceful end to the weekend occupation of […]
By Reuters – Jan 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES BAGHDAD — Iraq dispatched its foreign minister to Tehran on Wednesday with an offer to mediate in an escalating feud between Saudi Arabia and Iran, reflecting Baghdad’s fears that new sectarian conflict could unravel its campaign against Daesh. Sunni Saudi Arabia’s […]
By Reuters – Jan 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES A man carries a child as they try to reach a shore after falling into the sea while disembarking from a dinghy on which they crossed a part of the Aegean Sea with other refugees and migrants, from Turkey to the Greek […]
Jan 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab If the Obama administration’s prediction that 2016 will fail to witness the birth of the Palestinian state proves true, then this year should be dedicated to leadership transition. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, 81, needs to hand in his long-awaited resignation and Palestinians at […]
Jan 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Israel marked the 51st anniversary of the first resistance action of the ruling Palestinian Fateh movement by handing over to the Palestinians 23 bodies of mainly young men slain during “lone-wolf Intifada” — which has nothing to do with Fateh. Fateh leaders refer […]
By Matthias Bartsch and Anna Clauß AFP False rumors of misdeeds by Muslim refugees are everywhere in the Internet. But where do they come from? Absurd, unfounded reports about asylum seekers are circulating on German social media. They are part of a targeted misinformation campaign by right-wing extremists designed […]