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.
FIFA hopeful Prince Ali takes diplomatic path to presidential goal By AP – Nov 07,2015 – JORDAN TIMES GENEVA — In a FIFA election now more open than expected, HRH Prince Ali has changed his strategy since Michel Platini was caught up in a corruption scandal. Speaking with The Associated […]
639. Commandment – Give to the hypocrites the tidings that for them is a grievous punishment [4:139] Give to the hypocrites the tidings that for them is a grievous punishment, [4:146] The hypocrites shall surely be in the lowest depth of the Fire; and thou shalt find no helper for […]
Freedom struggle or terror? PKK creates rift between Swiss Kurds and Turks by Peter Siegenthaler, swissinfo.ch Nov 3, 2015 – 11:00 Several people were injured in clashes between Kurdish and Turkish demonstrators in Bern in September (Keystone) With around 120,000 residents of Turkish origin – about half of them Kurds – Switzerland has been […]
Commandment – Hast thou not seen those who were forbiddento holdsecret counsels and again return to what they were forbidden, and confer secretly for sin and transgression and disobedience to the Messenger? [58:9] Hast thou not seen those who were forbidden to hold secret counsels and again return to what they were forbidden, […]
Jordan is closest to Palestinian cause — PM By JT – Nov 05,2015 – Last updated at Nov 05,2015 JORDAN TIMES Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour meets with Knesset member Ahmad Tibi on Thursday (Petra photo) AMMAN — Jordan is the closest to the Palestinian cause, Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour reiterated […]
By Reuters – Nov 05,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Migrants wait to travel by dinghy to the Greek island of Chios, from the Turkish coast near Cesme, Izmir, Turkey, on Wednesday […]
The Guardian view on Ahmed Chalabi: mission incredible Editorial Could one man’s shameless inventions really have triggered the invasion of Iraq? Ahmed Chalabi – ‘an adventurer of astonishing energy and chutzpah’ – in 1998. Photograph: Sipa Press/Rex Shutterstock Thursday 5 November 2015 Comments 62 The death of Ahmed Chalabi is […]
TERRORISM Task force wants travel ban for Swiss jihadis NOV 2, 2015 – 11:53 A photo from a militant website showing Islamic State fighters in Syria (Keystone) The Swiss intelligence services are monitoring 70 Swiss alleged to have travelled to conflict zones to join jihadi groups. Given the scale of […]
For the video please click here OCT 30, 2015 – 16:00 Canton Aargau is short of asylum shelters. The authorities now want to set up mobile Ikea units as temporary homes for 300 people. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) The units are small, but easy to install. They offer space for at least four […]
Commandment – Take not, therefore, friends from among them (hypocrites) and treatment with hypocrites [4:89] What has happened to you that you are divided into two parties regarding the hypocrites? And Allah has overthrown them because of what they earned. Desire ye to guide him whom Allah has caused to […]
RAMALLAH, November 5, 2015 (WAFA) – Minor Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli Ofer prison, illegally built on land to the west of Ramallah, reported being subjected to abuse prior to and during detention by the Israeli authorities, according to the Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs (CPA). Abdul-Fattah Douleh, who represents minor […]
Dirk Voltz invited a group of people from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan to stay with him Victoria Richards @nakedvix 19 hours ago 94 comments 10K Migrants walk on the road after crossing the Austrian-German border in southern Germany CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images A German man who decided to open up his home to […]
Source: The Independent There’s no doubt that the dark shadow of the Chilcot report has brought forward his midget apology Robert Fisk @indyvoices Sunday 25 October 201566 comments Tony Blair’s at it again. He apologises – but not for the war, only for the “intelligence”. There are “elements of truth” […]
by Marc H. Ellis – mondoweiss This is part of Marc H. Ellis’s “Exile and the Prophetic” feature for Mondoweiss. To read the entire series visit the archive page. On the 20th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Isabel Kershner of the New York Times writes that […]
By Susanne Koelbl Andrew Quilty/DER SPIEGEL As the situation in Afghanistan becomes ever more chaotic, an increasing number of Afghans are heading towards Europe. But as one family’s story shows, the trip often ends in tragedy. Redwan Eharai’s journey ends where it began: in Afghanistan, in the city of Herat. […]
By Jo Fahy Nov 5, 2015 The Swiss have been preparing themselves for an influx of refugees from Syria. While volunteers waited for people who weren’t going to come, twitter could have told them that Switzerland wasn’t on their radar. “Switzerland is not, and has never been actually, that much […]
628. Commandment – Ask thou forgiveness for them (Hypocrite), or ask thou not forgiveness for them; even if thou ask forgiveness for them seventy times, Allah will never forgive them. That is because they disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger. And Allah guides not the perfidious people [9:80] Ask thou […]
Israel’s Nine Fictional Claims presented to the UN Security Council. Israel is the Victim of “Palestinian Terror” By Middle East Monitor Global Research, October 24, 2015 Middle East Monitor 21 October 2015 Region: Middle East & North Africa Theme: United Nations On 16 October 2015, Israeli Ambassador Roet addressed the […]
Rasheed Abou-Alsamh Published — Sunday 18 October 2015 ARABNEWS.COM IT isn’t a very well-known fact but Brazil has been taking in Syrian refugees since 2013 when the Brazilian government decided to issue them special visas that gave them refugee status in the country. In September, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced […]
By JT – Oct 17,2015 – AMMAN — Jordan on Friday condemned Israeli breaches in Al Haram Al Sharif and Al Aqsa Mosque, warning against any damage or alteration to the historic and religious heritage site in occupied Jerusalem. Jordan’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations Dina Kawar underlined the […]