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Rafiq A. Tschannen

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.

Saudi Arabia top global donor

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 […]

503. 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

  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. […]

Finding Home Elsewhere

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, […]