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.
Aug 24,2015 – JORDAN TIMES In his Pulitzer-Prize-winning book, Lords of Finance, the economist Liaquat Ahamed tells the story of how four central bankers, driven by staunch adherence to the gold standard, “broke the world” and triggered the Great Depression. Today’s central bankers largely share a new conventional wisdom — […]
By AFP – Aug 24,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Protesters chant in support for the Shiite spiritual leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani, in the poster, during a demonstration in Basra, 550 kilometres southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, on Friday (AP photo) BAGHDAD — As Iraq attempts to curb rampant corruption […]
“The Iran deal will pass, the world is running to Iran to do business and open embassies, and no one is listening to Israel.” Source: The Jerusalem Post Prime Minister […]
By AFP – Aug 19,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinian Christian worshippers and priests arrive for an open-air mass to protest against the building of Israel’s controversial barrier in the Cremisan Valley, which lies between the sprawling settlement of Gilo in occupied East Jerusalem, and the West Bank settlement of Har […]
By Reuters – Aug 23,2015 – JORDAN TIMES A migrant tries to pass a fence near the town of Idomeni, on the border between former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece, on Saturday (AFP photo) BERLIN — Germany’s interior minister led calls on Sunday for a crackdown on right-wing militants and […]
BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT Looking at the obscene photograph of old archeologist Khaled al-Asaad’s headless corpse tied to a lamp-post in Palmyra – another image for the library of pornography that Isis produces weekly – I was struck by how deeply the “Islamic Caliphate” has stabbed the world of […]
Aug 22,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – Musa Keilani Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem has been targeted by many times in attempts to destroy it in order to build the Third Temple on the same site. This week marks the 46th anniversary of the first attempt to burn the mosque, on August […]
567. Commandment – Allah forbids you not, respecting those who have not fought against you on account of your religion, and who have not driven you forth from your homes, that you be kind to them and act equitably towards them; surely Allah loves those who are equitable [60:9] Allah forbids you not, […]
Epigraph: And what is the matter with you that you struggle not in the cause of Allah and of the weak — men, women and children — who say, ‘Our […]
By Robert Fisk, The Independent After a month, the militants realised that Khaled al-Asaad knew nothing – or would say nothing – and so they decapitated the old man and […]
565. Commandment – let not a people’s enmity incite you to act otherwise than with justice [5:9] O ye who believe! be steadfast in the cause of Allah, bearing witness in equity; and let not a people’s enmity incite you to act otherwise than with justice. Be always just, that is nearer to […]
Gov. Tom Wolf, left, talks with Qasim Rashid, the national spokesperson of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA.— SUBMITTED PHOTO Posted: Friday, August 21, 2015 12:00 am Tribune Staff Report | HARRISBURG […]
on August 22, 2015 …as MTA gives live broadcast to the world in 16 languages By Ishola Balogun in London As the 2015 convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat opens today at the Jalsa Ground, Oakland Farm, otherwise known as Hadeeqatul Madhi, Hampshire, London, the organisation’s television studio is […]
Meliha Hayat Become a fan Freelance Writer and Religious Correspondant This weekend a makeshift city will rise from the farmlands of Hampshire as more than 30,000 Muslims from across the world will gather and raise their nations flags united under a caliph to reaffirm their faith in Islam. I […]
by Robert Fisk, The Independent After a month, the militants realised that Khaled al-Asaad knew nothing – or would say nothing – and so they decapitated the old man and strung his torso to a Roman pillar Isis has killed “the guardian of Palmyra”. Tortured for a month and then […]
By Raniah Salloum in Gevgelija, Macedonia AP A dangerous bottleneck has formed in the Macedonian border town of Gevgelija, an important hub for refugees traveling to Western Europe. Those trying to reach the trains here face extreme heat, dangerous crowds and police bullying. It’s Monday, earlier this week, and what […]
564. Commandment – And fight in the cause of Allah against those who fight against you, but do not transgress. Surely, Allah loves not the transgressors [2:191] And fight in the cause of Allah against those who fight against you, but do not transgress. Surely, Allah loves not the transgressors. […]
Syrian refugee arrives in Germany (Photo: iom.int) By ANDREW RETTMAN BRUSSELS, TODAY, 09:29 EU member states with a strong Roman Catholic heritage are showing a preference for taking in Christian migrants, despite their obligations under EU law. The Slovakian government was the latest to issue a statement. Displaced people fleeing […]
Why I Left America to Train in Jihad Under an Islamic Caliphate Posted: 08/20/2015 Kashif N. Chaudhry Become a fanPhysician, writer and human rights activist I am an American. I have a full-time job in one of Greater Boston’s renowned institutions as a medical professional. Yet, I just travelled out […]