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.
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba)Mosques 18th October 2024 After reciting Tashahhud, Ta‘awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) said that tomorrow, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the […]
by Ihsan Aktaş Oct 19, 2024 – DAILY SABAH A Statue of the 19th-century Maronite Christian St. Mar Charbel is pictured as a bulldozer moves to clear rubble and debris […]
by Anadolu Agency LONDON Oct 18, 2024 – DAILY SABAH Edited By Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl Palestinians search among the rubble of a destroyed house following Israeli airstrikes in the Al-Maghazi refugee […]
by Elif Sena Darbaz ISTANBUL Oct 18, 2024 – DAILY SABAH A demonstrator waves Turkish and Palestinian flags during a protest to express support for Palestinians in Gaza, a day ahead […]
Oct 16,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Mariana Chilton PHILADELPHIA — In the year since Hamas’s October 7, 2023 surprise attack, Israeli forces have killed an estimated 41,200 Palestinians, including 16,700 children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. But a recent letter in The Lancet puts the true death toll in […]
Ross Anderson October 18, 2024 It is an axiom in negotiations that those who are especially good at the job have an ability to place themselves in the shoes of the people with whom they are negotiating: to understand why they think as they think, do what they do, say […]
Update A Lebanese Red Cross ambulance moves past armored vehicles of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon during their patrol around Marjayoun in south Lebanon on Oct. 8, 2024. […]
our manifesto Read More Sign Up WHAT IS THE ONE DEMOCRATIC STATE INITIATIVE? The Zionist settler-colonial endeavor to establish a Jewish state in Palestine has come at the cost of untold suffering —oppression, dispossession, massacres, forced displacement, apartheid, occupation, and others— to the Palestinian people. As a movement that politicizes identity and segregates on its basis, Zionism has […]
Rafi Ahmad – Ph.D – USAScience, Medicine and Technology 22nd June 2024 Rafi Ahmed, USA Introduction Many atheists claim that science and religion are two completely different domains.[1] [2] [3] [4] They argue that […]
Fazal Ahmad – UKWorld Religions 15th October 2024 © Shutterstock Fazal Ahmad, London, UK Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE Belief: Islam Era: 2007 CE Driving into the city of Abu Dhabi in the UAE, […]
16th October 2024 Romaan Basit, Ahmadiyya Archive and Research Centre Saying Islam needs revival doesn’t mean the Quran needs to change or Prophet Muhammad’ssa teachings must be revised. Orthodox Islam is […]
Passengers queue at the check-in counters at Beirut-Rafic Al Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon October 17, 2024. (Reuters) AFP October 17, 2024 WASHINGTON: Washington will allow some Lebanese nationals […]
David Hearst 16 October 2024 20:34 BST | Last update: 15 hours 51 mins ago It is only a matter of time before war involves every country threatened by Israel’s punishment raids and its […]
by Nabila Ramdani NabilaRamdani The most murderous episode in the postwar history of Paris came in October 1961, when up to three hundred peaceful French- Algerian protesters were slaughtered in cold blood […]
October 17, 2024 at 8:00 pm A view of Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, the country’s only nuclear power plant, in Bushehr, Iran on April 28, 2024. [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty […]
Flashes of Inspiration for Seekers of Ismaili Gnosis on the Path of Truth Khayal ʿAly and Ismaili Gnosis May 13, 2024 When the Graves are Turned Upside Down The 23rd […]
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim October 16, 2024 The plight of Rohingya refugees has long been a humanitarian crisis of immense proportions, but recent cuts in international aid are now threatening to […]
Bakir Oweida October 16, 2024 In a significant diplomatic move, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan last month unveiled a new international alliance that is dedicated to implementing the […]
Kerry Boyd Anderson October 16, 2024 In an excerpt from Bob Woodward’s new book, “War,” the journalist reports that President Joe Biden’s frustration with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu burst […]
Oct 16,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Mariana Chilton PHILADELPHIA — In the year since Hamas’s October 7, 2023 surprise attack, Israeli forces have killed an estimated 41,200 Palestinians, including 16,700 children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. But a recent letter in The Lancet puts the true death toll in […]