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.
Oct 15,2015 – JORDAN TIMES There is something terribly inaccurate in discussing the latest upsurge in violence between Israelis and Palestinians as another upsurge in violence. How many times have we heard that phrase in the last 85 years, since the early 1930s, which marked the start of communal […]
Mike Mozart / Flickr DAVID A. GRAHAM OCT 15, 2015 Walmart had its worst day in almost 30 years on Wednesday, after the company released dire predictions for profitability. While analysts had expected modest growth of 4 percent in the coming fiscal year, the big-box retailer forecast a decrease of […]
Saudi Arabia’s grotesque destruction of Muslim history is directly linked to Isis’s own purgation of the past Robert Fisk @indyvoices Monday 12 October 2015 David Cameron meets with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal inside 10 Downing Street in London, on March 22, 2011. Akira Suemori – WPA Pool/Getty Images […]
Something has gone profoundly wrong with the country Winston Churchill once called ‘the linchpin of the English-speaking peoples,’ reports Robert Fisk Robert Fisk Ottawa @indyvoices Monday 12 October 2015 Conservative […]
Reuters International SEP 30, 2015 – 12:07 By Katie Paul and Angus McDowall DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) – Pilgrims reported feeling the hands of their relatives slip away into the crowd on Thursday morning when a crush at the Mina camp in Mecca killed at least 769 in the deadliest haj disaster […]
FACE TO FACE Is a ‘burka ban’ really necessary in Switzerland? By Peter Siegenthaler SEP 29, 2015 – 17:28 According to estimates there are about 150 to 300 people living in Switzerland who wear a burka or niqab (Keystone) Several European countries have banned in public places the wearing […]
BY PAUL WEINBERG | SEPTEMBER 29, 2015 The award-winning journalist Robert Fisk is a rare breed. A lover of the English language, his reporting and analysis of the world’s hotspots cannot resist going after theOrwellian phrases and talking points that are the stock-and-trade of the world’s most awful politicians and […]
MARIAM ANWER Published — Friday 25 September 2015 Like Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Ibrahim (peace be upon him) was born at a time when ignorance was at its peak, at Babylon in Iraq during the reign of a tyrant disbeliever Namrud. Namrud was a ruler who was filled […]
By AP – Sep 30,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Residents gather at the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday (Reuters photo by Khalid Al Mousily) WASHINGTON — A summer of stalemate in the effort to reclaim the Iraqi provincial capital of Ramadi, despite US-backed Iraqi troops […]
By Jordan Times – Sep 30,2015 – His Majesty King Abdullah attends a UN anti-terror summit in New York on Tuesday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) Amman — His Majesty […]
By Qasim Akinreti on September 18, 2015 Three senior serving missionaries of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria who were trained abroad, Maulvi Abdul Khalique Nayyar, Missionary-in-charge; Maulana Zikrullah Tayo Ayuuba, former Deputy Head South West; and Maulvi Abdul Rasheed Sani, of Ilaro Jama’at have been honoured for dedication and immense […]
UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY Sommaruga calls for joint action on migrants at UN SEP 29, 2015 – 10:03 There are around 60 million displaced persons worldwide, more than at any time since the UN was founded (Keystone) In her speech at the 70th session of the UN General Assembly in New York […]
Clashes at Jerusalem holy site as Jewish holiday starts By AFP – Sep 29,2015 – JORDAN TIMES 1 0 googleplus0 0 0 Palestinian protesters run away as Israeli forces throw a stun grenade in Jerusalem’s Old City on Monday (Reuters photo by Ammar Awad) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — New clashes broke […]
King proposes steps to counter extremism as he addresses world By Rand Dalgamouni – Sep 29,2015 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah addresses the UN General Assembly’s plenary meeting in […]
Middle East Syria Crisis: Russia puts troops on the ground in the fight against Isis Palmyra may be the first Islamist target to be attacked Robert Fisk @indyvoices Sunday 27 September 2015 20:55 BST 4 comments Vladimir Putin has now placed Russian troops on the ground in Syria AP Uniformed Russian […]
Reuters International SEP 28, 2015 – 12:56 By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Noah Browning DUBAI (Reuters) – For regional adversaries at loggerheads over the crises in Iraq, Syria and Yemen, the disaster at the haj is unlikely to be a game changer in the contest between Iran and Saudi Arabia, merely […]
597. Commandment – So let not death overtake you except when you are in a state of submission [2:133] The same did Abraham enjoin upon his sons — and so did Jacob — saying: ‘O my sons, truly Allah has chosen this religion for you; so let not death overtake you except when […]
598. Commandment – stand before Allah submissively [2:239] Watch over Prayers, and the middle Prayer, and stand before Allah submissively. [3:44] ‘O Mary, be obedient to thy Lord and prostrate thyself and worship God alone with those who worship.’ [3:18] The steadfast, and the truthful, and the humble, and those who spend […]
599. Commandment – Bear thou witness that we are obedient [3:53] And when Jesus perceived their disbelief, he said, ‘Who will be my helpers in the cause of Allah?’ The disciples answered, ‘We are the helpers of Allah. We have believed in Allah. And bear thou witness that we are obedient. […]
If Russia is able to help recapture the city it would be an epic symbol of their new ambitions in the Middle East Robert Fisk @indyvoices Sunday 27 September 2015 18:37 BST ” For Obama and Cameron, a Russian-assisted recapture of Palmyra would be a humiliating lesson” Photograph: A still from […]