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.
Dec 14,2015 – JORDAN TIMES We, in the Arab world, get indignant when American presidents or secretaries of state wear a yarmulke at a Jewish organisation, in a synagogue or at concentration camp memorial. We think that these American officials have stepped out of their way to please the Jewish […]
From Facebook: Kashif N Chaudhry added 2 new photos. The State gave in to the Mullahs. The guy who was held by police in an unprecedented move against hate speech […]
COP21: How one word nearly killed the climate deal ‘It took hard work, grit and guts’ Joby Warrick Paris A young woman is one of thousands of people demonstrating in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The final draft of the agreement at COP21 has received a largely positive […]
14th December 2015, 8:04 PM 0 LAHORE: A mob came out in the surrounding of Lahore’s Hafeez Center on Monday to protest against the detention of police’s arrest of a shopkeeper for pasting a hatful poster against Ahmadi communities. Consisted mainly of shopkeepers from Hafeez Center, Lahore’s largest electronic marketplace, […]
By Kamran Yousaf; Published: December 14, 2015 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India are likely to rely on ‘secret diplomacy’ to broker an elusive deal on the longstanding Kashmir dispute in a move that emulates the path adopted by the Musharraf-Manmohan administrations to find an ‘out of box’ solution to the […]
By Rabia Ali Published: December 10, 2015 PHOTO: AFP KARACHI: Pakistan is trying to do more for human rights but international covenants of United Nations have not been practically implemented. Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) chairperson Zohra Yusuf pointed this out while talking to The Express Tribune. Today’s Human Rights […]
The base would be Ankara’s first in the Gulf region Image Credit: EPA Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the parliament in Ankara on October 11. Published: 19:07 December 2, 2015 Gulf News Report Dubai: Turkey will establish a military base in Qatar, its President Recep Tayip Erdogan was […]
By swissinfo.ch and agencies DEC 8, 2015 – 16:26 European Court of Human Rights found that the Swiss authorities’ action had been justified (Keystone) The European Court of Human Rights has decided that the Swiss authorities did not violate the European Convention on Human Rights when it expelled an 18-year-old […]
DEC 13, 2015 – 15:54 A Syrian refugee hangs laundry in a camp in Turkey, home to an estimated two million Syrians who have fled their country (Keystone) Swiss migration authorities are negotiating an agreement wherein Turkey would take back refugees who had travelled to Switzerland via their country, according […]
Dec 10,2015 – Jordan Times – Emma Bonino Europe’s so-called refugee crisis should never have become an emergency. Accommodating 1 million asylum seekers should not be a huge challenge for the European Union — an area with 500 million citizens that welcomes more than 3 million immigrants every year. Unfortunately, […]
Dec 13,2015 – Joschka Fischer – Jordan Times For four years, a bloody war has raged in Syria. What began as a democratic uprising against Bashar Assad’s dictatorship has developed into a cat’s cradle of conflicts, partly reflecting a brutal proxy struggle among Iran, Turkey and Saudi Arabia for regional […]
Dec 13,2015 – JORDAN TIMES The campaign of one key Republican contender to the White House, Donald Trump, has been awash with gaffes, posturing, and all sorts of irresponsible and inane declarations that often made one teeter between laughter at the lack of political savvy of this man and annoyance at […]
Voices ‘Criminals’ are our chaps, while ‘terrorists’ are dark-skinned Muslims Robert Fisk @indyvoice 73 comments How do we decide who’s a terrorist and who’s just a criminal? PA Cops and reporters have a lot in common. Both are students of human folly. They have an osmotic-parasitic relationship. And so I […]
Global Affairs DECEMBER 12, 2015 | (Stratfor) By Anisa Mehdi As the world reacts to the host of Islamic State terrorist attacks that brought tragedy and death to Paris, Muslim scholars, clerics and lay people alike are speaking up about the troubles within the house of Islam. They are asserting, as […]
December 13, 2015, 1:00 pm 23 people died, 60 were left injured in a blast in Landa Bazar, Parachinar, Waqt News reported. “The area is highly sensitive and it has been targeted before by terrorists,” media reported. According to sources security forces have surrounded and sealed the area. “Rescue teams […]
Saudi woman wins council seat in the country’s first ever election open to female voters and candidates A Saudi woman casts her vote for the municipal elections at a polling station in Jeddah Photo: Getty By AFP 9:24AM GMT 13 Dec 2015 A Saudi woman won a municipal council seat in […]
by Assia Sabi , December 3, 2015 Islamic banking has the potential to promote financial stability, boost SMEs, and contribute to greater financial inclusion. But the IMF recently stressed on the numerous challenges the industry has to face to unlock these potentials. Islamic finance has experienced a swift expansion: Islamic […]
By Reuters – Dec 12,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Yemeni students clean a street as they participate in a cleanup campaign in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday (AP photo) DUBAI — A 7-day ceasefire in Yemen will start on Monday, the day before planned UN-sponsored peace talks in Switzerland, senior officials on […]
Brajraj Mahapatra came to the throne in 1943 and became known for his hedonistic lifestyle Image Credit: Courtesy: The Telegraph Brajraj Kshatriya Birbar Chamupati Singh Mahapatra was the last surviving Indian king from the days of British rule. Published: 14:50 December 12, 2015 BRAJRAJ KHYATRIYA BIRABARA CHAMPATI SINGH MAHAPATRA, the […]
Published on 10:51 December 13, 2015 These women are following in the footsteps of Syria’s other main female forces battling Daesh nextprevExpand next Syriac Christian women members of the battalion called the ‘Female Protection Forces of the Land Between the Two Rivers’ fighting the Daesh, take part in a training […]