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.
FASTING Fasting is another form of worship found universally in the world religions. Although there are vast differences regarding the mode of fasting and the conditions applied to it, the central idea of fasting is present everywhere. Where it is not mentioned clearly, it is likely that it may gradually […]
01. Buy all necessities for the month of Ramadan before Ramadan so you can spend less time during the holy month rushing around. You can be more focused on your religious rituals and spiritual development. Everyone in the family, even the kids, can participate, writing a shopping list, preparing […]
Abu Dhabi: Over 100,000 iftar meals to be distributed to drivers during Ramadan Initiative to prevent accidents due to speeding, police say PUBLISHED: 15:58 JUNE 14, 2015 STAFF REPORT Abu Dhabi: Around 100,000 iftar meals will be distributed to drivers on Abu Dhabi roads during Ramadan, the Abu Dhabi […]
JUN 12, 2015 – 17:15 SWISSINFO.CH The Swiss cabinet announced on Friday that it has added arms and other war materiel to the sanctions it has imposed as a result of the crisis in Yemen. The decision supported measures taken in a United Nations Security Council embargo […]
DIGITAL SENIORS Offline seniors risk social isolation By Isobel Leybold-Johnson, Zurich swissinfo.ch JUN 8, 2015 – 11:00 Some seniors take courses to fill gaps in their online and computer knowledge (Ex-press) Although internet use is increasing among the older generation in Switzerland, a sizeable proportion of seniors are […]
By Muath Freij – Jun 13,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Handprints are displayed on a UNHCR tent as part of an initiative marking World Refugee Day at Souk JARA on Friday (Photo by Muath Freij) AMMAN — When Nada Abdul Raheem was touring Souk JARA in Jabal Amman, a tent showing colourful […]
by Muath Freij, Jordan Times AMMAN — Former Iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz was buried in Madaba city, southwest of the capital, on Saturday. The body of Aziz arrived in […]
Panca Nugraha, The Jakarta Post, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara | Archipelago | Fri, June 12 2015 Several displaced Ahmadiyah children at the Wisma Transito shelter in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, […]
FIRAS ALKHATEEB ARABNEWS.COM Published — Friday 12 June 2015 Abu Bakr, the first caliph of Islam, ordered a committee to be organized, under the leadership of Zaid bin Thabit, to collect all the written pieces of Qur’an that were spread throughout the Muslim community. Because of the enormous responsibility […]
ARABNEWS.COM 13th June, 2015 The recently concluded general elections proved to be a major turning point in the Turkish political history. The Justice and Development Party or AK party, which had been ruling the roost for the past 13 years once again emerged victorious with one difference — for […]
One glance through the broken windows of this famous old cafe illustrates the Dresden-like ruins – all that remains of Homs by ROBERT FISK Thursday 11 June 2015 From the moment you push open the battered brass doors of the wrecked Beit al-Agha Restaurant in the ruined old city of Homs […]
Allure of Wealth Drives Deadly Trek Young Men in Senegal Join Migrant Wave Despite Growing Prosperity at Home BY DREW HINSHAW A young man in Kothiary, Senegal, looks at Facebook on a smartphone sent from his father, who lives in France. MACKENZIE KNOWLES-COURSIN FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL KOTHIARY, Senegal—Less […]
A mosque in the Mecca for Catholics The mosque is tucked away in an industrial area . But otherwise, the members of the Ahmadiyyacommunity in Vechta are satisfied with their new house of worship . The new home of the Muslims is a handsome brick building with two nine-foot ornamental […]
‘IMPROPER PROCEDURE’ Swiss arrest of former Bosnian military commander criticised JUN 12, 2015 – 20:15 On Friday several hundred war veterans in Bosnia protested Wednesday’s arrest of Naser Oric in Geneva (swissinfo.ch) Swiss authorities followed improper procedure in their arrest of former Bosnian Muslim military commander Naser Oric in Geneva […]
Posted 4 hours ago by Dina Rickman in news THE INDEPENDENT Emily Green didn’t decide to leave the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community she grew up in, she decided to leave her husband. But that decision had consequences. “I was pushed out in a sense,” she says. “One thing led to another, the way […]
by Andrew Dugan Story Highlights Adultery remains least morally acceptable to Americans Most still frown on polygamy, human cloning and suicide Over past 15 years, increase in support for all but adultery WASHINGTON, D.C. — While a select few actions remain deeply taboo for much of the country, there has […]
Commandment – Ask Allah to forgive them (new converts) [60:13] O Prophet! when believing women come to thee, taking the oath of allegiance at thy hands that they will not associate anything with Allah, and that they will not steal, and will not commit adultery, nor kill their children, nor bring forth […]
Over 43,000 people have already crossed the Mediterranean this year – a fifty per cent increase on the same time last year OLIVER WRIGHT G7 SUMMIT, BAVARIA Monday 08 June 2015 Millions of pounds in British aid funding could be diverted from existing projects around the world and targeted […]
Published: June 11, 2015 HUMAYOON BABUR AN LUNNE O’DONNELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KABUL — Afghanistan’s once-thriving Sikh community is dwindling fast as many choose to leave the country of their birth to escape what they say is growing intolerance and discrimination. Once boasting as many as 100,000 members in the […]
Astana, June 11 (IANS) — The words terrorism, peace and tolerance reverberated throughout the final day of the two-day Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions that was held at the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation in this Kazakhstan capital Astana. King Abdullah II of Jordan opened the last […]