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.
Associated Press NAIROBI: President Barack Obama says good-governance and inclusivity for women and minorities are keys to entrepreneurship taking off in Africa. Obama is speaking at a U.S.-sponsored business summit in Nairobi, Kenya. He says to create successful entrepreneurs, governments also must create transparency, rule of law and an environment […]
TULU GÜMÜŞTEKIN@GumustekinTulu Published13 hours ago With the region in chaos on the one hand and the attitude of the Assad regime in Syria leading to a dangerous deadlock on the other, ISIS has become a fully-fledged armed terrorist group challenging an entire region The total disappearance of the Syrian state […]
ISIS, PKK and the uses of terrorism İBRAHIM KALIN@ikalin1 Although acting with different motivations, ISIS and the PKK both employ similar tactics and goals to maintain their presence in the region, carrying out terrorist attacks A series of terrorist attacks claimed close to 40 lives this week in Turkey. […]
536. Commandment – Hast thou not seen how thy Lord lengthens the shade? And if He had pleased, He could have made it stationary. Then We make the sun a guide thereof [25:46] Hast thou not seen how thy Lord lengthens the shade? And if He had pleased, He could have […]
Source: NY Times By JESSE COBURN; JULY 23, 2015 HAMBURG, Germany — There were cracks in the steeple, and the southeastern wall would somehow have to accommodate a niche pointing toward […]
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By AFP – Jul 20,2015 – Jordan Times BEIRUT — The Daesh terror group is banning private Internet access in its Syrian bastion Raqqa, forcing residents and even its own fighters to use Internet cafés where they can be monitored, activists say. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and activist […]
Jul 23,2015 – by Rami G. Khouri, Jordan Times I listen carefully when a senior American armed forces officer speaks about current events, because men and women in the military who put their lives on the line to fight wars initiated by their political leaders tend to be more sensible about […]
535. Commandment – You may know the computation of years and the science of reckoning [17:13] And We have made the night and the day two Signs, and the Sign of night We have made dark, and the Sign of day We have made sight giving, that you may seek bounty from […]
By Andreyka Natalegawa on Jul 22, 2015 Residents in Bukit Duri, South Jakarta, hold up a sign saying they refuse to accept any activities carried out by the Ahmadiyah community. (Antara Photo/Akbar Nugroho Gumay) Jakarta. Members of the Ahmadiyah community in Indonesia continue to be discriminated against and religious leaders say a comprehensive, multi-pronged […]
Tourists in Annecy have been told that France banned veils back in 2011. Photo: AFP Swiss tourists warned of French burqa ban Published: 23 Jul 2015 11:11 GMT+02:00 Police in […]
A War Waged From German Soil: US Ramstein Base Key in Drone Attacks DPA The US Air Force base in Ramstein is a central and indispensible element in Barack Obama’s controversial use of drones in the war against terror. New documents are creating pressure for both Washington and the German […]
REFUGEE CRISIS Making sense of migration: facts and figures By Duc-Quang Nguyen and Stefania Summermatter JUL 22, 2015 – 11:00 A growing number of asylum seekers are making their way to Europe. In several countries, Switzerland included, there have been calls to close the borders. In this summary, swissinfo.ch […]
DR. ZUHAIR AL-HARTHI ARABNEWS.COM Published — Thursday 23 July 2015 Observing current events leads to the conclusion that instability and breaking our country’s social fabric are part of a systematic project to instil sectarianism in our society. The predators want to set off explosions from within. The […]
Jun 17,2015 – JORDAN TIMES by Michael Jansen The battle between Kurdish militiamen and Daesh over the strategic Syrian border town of Tel Abyan has been a crucial test for both sides; Daesh is certain to try to regain control. The town, across from the Turkish city of Akcakale, is […]
Nepal quake forces ‘living goddess’ to break decades of seclusion By AFP – Jul 22,2015 – JORDAN TIMES 0 0 googleplus0 0 0 Dhana Kumari Bajracharya only ever appeared in public while being carried in an ornate wooden palanquin (AFP photo) PATAN, Nepal — When a massive earthquake struck Nepal in […]
The Ahmadis and the Politics of Religious Exclusion by Rabwah Times In this path-breaking new work, Ali Usman Qasmi, assistant professor at LUMS (Lahore University of Management Sciences) traces the history of the political exclusion of the Ahmadiyya religious minority in Pakistan. According to a recent assessment of state persecution in […]
Erdoğan’s stances against Israel made him a hero in the eyes of Arabs, something they don’t usually see in their leaders Yeni Şafak | Haya Al-Atassi | 22 July 2015, 17:37 The mosques are our barracks The domes our helmets The minarets our bayonets The faithful our soldiers This sacred army guards […]
Arab News © Provided by Arab News Daesh extremists have made it a priority to mold children under their rule into a new generation of militants, luring them into becoming fighters, suicide bombers and executioners. Academics in the kingdom have urged parents to play an active role in protecting their […]
BY PAUL IDDON Jul 22, 2015 U.S.-made Humvees being used by Shia militias against Daesh in Tikrit. When the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) lost control of Anbar’s provincial capital Ramadi just under a year after their infamous loss of Mosul to the marauding Islamic State (Daesh) group late last May […]