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 Saeb Rawashdeh – Sep 23,2015 – JORDAN TIMES A photo of the Urn Tomb in Petra, probably constructed around 70AD (Photo courtesy of visitpetra.jo) AMMAN (JT) — Under the patronage of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan, the French Institute for the Near East (IFPO) held on September 17th […]
By Abdou Rahman SallahThe Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at on Sunday distributed rice, oil, onion and cash worth over D100,000 to 38 disaster affected families in Salikene in the North Bank […]
By Jan Puhl SPIEGEL.DE DPA In many respects, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has emerged as the political victor in the refugee crisis. Voters support his hardline stance and other Eastern European countries are following his suit. On Monday, Hungary closed the last remaining hole […]
By Hasnain Kazim, Maximilian Popp and Samiha Shafy Emin Ozmen/ Le Journal/ DER SPIEGEL No other state has catapulted itself into the future quite as rapidly, nor relapsed back into its dark past as suddenly, as Turkey. First there was modernization, and now the beginnings of a civil war. The […]
596. Commandment – Thus does He complete His favour on you, that you may submit to Him [16:82] And Allah has made for you, of that which He has created, things affording shade; and He has made for you, in the mountains, places of shelter; and He has made for you garments which […]
Medics rush to the site where pilgrims were crushed and trampled to death during the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mina, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday. (AP) ARAB NEWS Published — Friday 25 September 2015 Thursday’s heartbreaking Mina tragedy shocked and grieved everybody. While the incident underlined the need for more […]
By Amjad Yamin – Sep 23,2015 -JORDAN TIMES The first time Fareed (not his real name) thought of leaving Daraa, south Syria, was at the end of 2012. His wife worked as an English teacher at a public school in walking distance from home, and they filled their evenings with […]
The Independent Lizzie Dearden Support for a new war with Israel is growing among Palestinians as they lose confidence in politicians and the peace process, a survey has found. The Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research (PSR), an independent think-tank based in Ramallah, said the death of a toddler […]
AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE Novartis offers cheap drugs for developing countries SEP 24, 2015 – 11:29 Patients in Kenya, Ethiopia and Vietnam will be the first beneficiaries of the cheap drugs (Keystone) The Swiss pharma giant Novartis has launched a portfolio of 15 affordable drugs for chronic diseases in low- and middle-income […]
ROADMAP FOR PEACE Swiss want to ‘shake up’ international community over Syria SEP 24, 2015 – 10:54 Syrian refugees arrive at the Jordan-Syria border at Al-Rugban on September 10 after fleeing Islamic State fighters and Syrian regime attacks (Keystone) Switzerland is keen to help inject a new political dynamic in […]
Mecca stampede Live: Nearly 717 Haj pilgrims killed in Mina, 863 injured [ Photos+Video] By Johnlee Varghese September 24, 2015 Bodies are removed after a hajj stampede in Mena, outside Mecca.Reuters File Muslim pilgrims holding umbrellas to shelter from the heat walk on a […]
594. Commandment – O ye who believe! come into submission wholly [2:209] O ye who believe! come into submission wholly and follow not the footsteps of Satan; surely, he is your open enemy. [2:132] When his Lord said to him, ‘Submit,’ he said, ‘I have submitted to the Lord of […]
595. Commandment – Say, ‘I have been commanded to be the first of those who submit [6:15] Say, ‘Shall I take any protector other than Allah, the Maker of the heavens and the earth, Who feeds and is not fed?’ Say, ‘I have been commanded to be the first of […]
By AFP – Sep 23,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Migrants and refugees arrive on Kagia beach near the village of Sykamia, west of the port of Mytilene, on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey on Wednesday (AFP photo) BRUSSELS — The EU’s president urged leaders […]
By AFP – Sep 23,2015 – JORDAN TIMES DAMASCUS — Grapes from rebel territory, watermelons from land under jihadist control, potatoes from a regime-held area — every morning the Syria […]
Book by Debra Majeed Details: 192 pages 6×9 Cloth: $74.95 ISBN 13: 978-0-8130-6077-4 Pub date: 6/30/2015 Sample Chapter(s): Table of Contents Excerpt “Captivating, provocative, and groundbreaking. Taking up the mandate that women’s realities matter, Majeed writes with depth and analytical rigor about a topic we have scarcely begun to understand.”–Amina […]
593. Commandment – And I have also been commanded to say: ‘Set thy face toward religion as one ever inclined to God, and be not thou of those who ascribe partners to Him [10:106] “And I have also been commanded to say: ‘Set thy face toward religion as one ever inclined to God, and be […]
SIRAJ WAHAB Published — Wednesday 23 September 2015 Last update 23 September 2015 2:30 am MINA: Two million Muslims from around the world arrived in the Mina valley outside the […]
DER SPIEGEL Chancellor Angela Merkel has shown a soft side in the refugee crisis. Germans long knew their chancellor as a rational, deliberate decision maker. But in the refugee crisis, a new Merkel has emerged, driven by empathy. Increasingly, it is looking like the emotion-driven Merkel is prone to error. […]
The Associated Press MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Some 2 million Muslim pilgrims are gathering in the valley of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for a day of prayer […]