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 Reuters – Jun 20,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinian Muslim worshippers pray outside the Dome of the Rock at Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem during the first Friday prayer of the holy month of Ramadan (AFP photo) CAIRO — French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius warned Israel and the Palestinians […]
Jun 20,2015 – Last updated at Jun 20,2015 Since 2012, I have seen the Syria crisis unfolding under my eyes and the subsequent tremendous generosity of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and its citizens in providing assistance to the refugees. I am proud to say that the EU, along with […]
By AP – Jun 20,2015 – Last updated at Jun 20,2015 Sunni tribal leaders attend the graduation ceremony of Sunni tribal volunteers in Habaniyah, 80km west of Baghdad, on Wednesday (AP photo by Khalid Mohammed ) HABANIYAH, Iraq — Parading across a desert base, hundreds of Sunni tribesmen who graduated […]
Commandment – Migrate due to persecution [4:98] Verily, those whom the angels cause to die while they are wronging their own souls, they (the angels) will say to them: ‘What were you after?’ They will reply: ‘We were treated as weak in the land.’ They will say, ‘Was not Allah’s earth […]
Summary BY RAMI G. KHOURI, THE DAILY STAR, LEBANON Rarely has amateurism in American foreign policy in the Middle East been as glaring and shocking as it has been in the past year with regard to Washington’s policy toward ISIS. In almost every aspect of American policy related to […]
Posted by Original article by Hannah Fearn in tech It is the bad news that nobody wants to hear: we are entering a mass extinction of species which threatens the very existence of the human race. That is the conclusion of a study by scientists at Stanford University, who have called for […]
Russia is suspicious over missing scientific evidence RICK NOACK Thursday 18 June 2015 10K PRINT A A A The increasingly tense relationship between the United States and Russia might be about to face a new challenge: a Russian investigation into American moon landings. In an op-ed published by Russian newspaper […]
The US annual gun homicide rate is three times that of the world’s other wealthy nations CHRISTOPHER INGRAHAM , WASHINGTON POST Friday 19 June 2015 1K PRINT A A A “At some point, we as a country will have to reckon with the fact that this type of mass violence […]
A lot of worshipers turned up for Friday prayers where Maulana Muhammad Diantono acts as the Ahmadiyya imam and preacher. Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | US Desk Source/Credit: Warta Ahmadiyah By Warta Ahmadiyah | June 19, 2015 After over 5 years of blockade of Masjid An-Nur located in Bukit […]
Humanity First Campaigns Donate Story Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. The conflict in Syria has now entered its fifth year, and yet there is still […]
HUMANITARIAN AID Swiss Solidarity distributes CHF46 million JUN 17, 2015 – 14:54 Swiss Solidarity has helped Syrian refugees, such as these camping near the Turkish border. (Keystone) Charity Swiss Solidarity supported 175 projects to the tune of CHF46.6 million ($50 million) last year. Most of it went towards Syrian as […]
Courtesy: Global Humanitarian Assistance program REUTERS Published — Friday 19 June 2015 LONDON: Saudi Arabia trebled its global humanitarian aid input to $755 billion, placing it among the top 10 providers, a list traditionally dominated by Western nations, new figures showed on Thursday. The total aid figure hit a […]
Commandment – So go forth with thy family in thelatterpart of the night, and follow thou in their rear. And let none of you look back, and now proceed to where you are commanded [15:66] ‘So go forth with thy family in the latter part of the night, and follow thou in their rear. […]
Commandment – Therefore get thee away; surely I am of thy well-wishers [28:21] And there came a man from the far side of the city, running. He said, ‘O Moses, of a truth, the chiefs are taking counsel together against thee to kill thee. Therefore get thee away; surely I […]
By AFP – Jun 18,2015 – JORDAN TIMES TABGHA, Israel — An overnight arson attack damaged a revered shrine in northern Israel where Christians believe Jesus performed a miracle, and […]
Jun 18,2015 – JORDAN TIMES In April 2011, approximately one month after the beginning of the conflict in Syria, Fayez, his wife and their six children had to flee their village in Homs. They remained displaced, moving from place to place across the country, for more than three years. Then, […]
ARAB NEWS Published — Thursday 18 June 2015 JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Wednesday urged Saudis and other Muslims to uphold the values of tolerance, love, unity and mercifulness, and reject violence and terrorism. In a message on the occasion of Ramadan, he reiterated Saudi […]
AFIFA JABEEN QURAISHI ARABNEWS.COM Published — Thursday 18 June 2015 We are blessed to benefit from yet another holy month in our lifetime. Ramadan is here and we all are spiritually charged and excited to receive unlimited bounties. It is the time of the year when we try to please […]
By Saudi Gazette | Makkah Thursday, 18 June 2015 The secretary-general of the Muslim World League and chairman of International Islamic Relief Organization-Saudi Arabia Dr. Abdullah Al-Turki opened an endowment […]
By AFP – Jun 17,2015 – JORDAN TIMES TEHRAN — An alarming rise in the number of young Iranians who are shunning marriage prompted an unprecedented step from the government […]