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.
Commandment – An exemplary life of those who invites men to Allah [41:34] And who is better in speech than he who invites men to Allah and does good works and says, ‘I am surely of those who submit?’
There’s method in the madness of Isis’s cultural vandalism The more antiquities appear to be threatened, the more the mafias can charge for their booty by Robert Fisk, The Independent I find it all a bit odd, this concern of ours about the ruins of Palmyra. Sure, the Bride of […]
IN NEWS / BY TIMES / ON MAY 28, 2015 AT 11:07 AM / The Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission in Ghana will celebrate this year’s Khilafat Day on Sunday, May 31, […]
By Walter Mayr spiegel.de DPA In the third year of his pontificate, criticism is growing of Pope Francis. Members of the Vatican establishment are turning against him and he even shocks his own staff with his free thinking. Where does this enigmatic pope want to […]
484. Commandment – be thou steadfast as thou art commanded, and follow not their evil inclinations [42:16] To this, then, do thou invite mankind. And be thou steadfast as thou art commanded, and follow not their evil inclinations, but say, ‘I believe in whatever Book Allah has sent down, and I am […]
JIHADISTS More entry bans imposed against radicalisation By swissinfo.ch and agencies MAY 31, 2015 – 14:43 Switzerland has imposed more entry bans on radicalised non-Swiss citizens (Keystone) The Swiss government has authorised a number of entry bans on radicalised non-Swiss citizens in order to limit extremist groups who promote their […]
Muslims react to hate comments, make it clear just how ridiculous the internet can be Posted by Dina Rickman in videos Last month a nursery at a mosque in Tampa, Florida, burnt down. No one was injured in the incident but the story made the headlines and, inevitably, horrible comments were posted […]
by siasat.com Source: The Siasat Daily April 1, 2015 | Filed under: Africa,International,News | Posted by: MV Media By: siasat.com Source: The Siasat Daily Almost all of the 436 mosques in the Central African Republic (CAR) have been reduced to rubble, said Samantha Power, the US ambassador to the United Nations. […]
483. Commandment – To show some sign to prove the disbelievers are wrong [7:116] They said, ‘O Moses, either throw thou first, or we shall be the first throwers.’ [7:117] He replied, ‘Throw ye.’ And when they threw, they enchanted the eyes of the people, and struck them with awe and brought forth a great […]
The Huffington Post | By Carol Kuruvilla On a quiet California morning in May, a group of Jews and Muslims came together on a Los Angeles beach to pray. The worshippers laid out prayer mats and the sounds of their chanting, in both Hebrew and Arabic, mingled with the crashing […]
By Aidan Lewis, BBC News 22 May 2015 From the sectionMiddle East Islamic State Fears of Shia muscle in Iraq’s Sunni heartland What is Islamic State? Iraq: Growth of the Shia militia Can Iraq’s army dislodge Islamic State? In a ground mission in eastern Syria last weekend, US special forces […]
29 MAY 2015 POSTED BY WRN EDITORIAL STAFF AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY LEADER HADHRAT MIRZA MASROOR AHMAD SPEAKS WITH CAROL J. WILLIAMS ABOUT THE NATURE OF ISLAM, HIS ORGANIZATION’S HUMANITARIAN CAMPAIGNS, THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE, AS WELL AS ISSUES IN THE MIDDLE EAST. This interview originally appeared in […]
482. Commandment – Convey the message with glad tidings and a Warner [33:46] O Prophet, truly We have sent thee as a Witness, and Bearer of glad tidings, and a Warner, [33:47] And as a Summoner unto Allah by His command, and as a Lamp that gives bright light. [33:48] And announce to the […]
BANGKOK | BY AMY SAWITTA LEFEVRE AND KANUPRIYA KAPOOR Southeast Asian nations agreed on Friday to intensify search and rescue efforts to help vulnerable “boat people” stranded in the region’s seas, as Myanmar said its navy had seized a vessel off its coast with more than 700 migrants aboard. More […]
By Aramide Oikelome Lagos — The leadership of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Nigeria has urged the President – elect, General Muhammadu Buhari to stand firm against corruption and other vices […]
An member of the Al-Hidayah Mosque in Depok, Indonesia, which was closed by local authorities because its members are part of the Ahmadiyya sect of Islam, showing in March 2015. Diana CrandallGlobalPost DEPOK, Indonesia — A yellow placard hangs across the doorway of a mosque outside the capital of Jakarta with a warning: “This building is sealed.” […]
An aerial view of Cape Town, South Africa. David Rogers / Getty Images South Africa’s Muslims are an example to all H A Hellyer May 28, 2015 As European countries grow more concerned about their Muslim communities, the discourse around radicalisation and extremism becomes more problematic. Only recently, Mak Chishty, […]
ISTANBUL DAILY NEWS Turkey’s largest state-owned bank, Ziraat Bank, has launched its first branch for Islamic finance in Istanbul. “This is a historic step. Other state-owned banks should follow Ziraat’s move,” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on May 29 during the opening ceremony in the Eminönü neighborhood, referring […]
Sepp Blatter gained 133 votes to Prince Ali Bin al-Hussein’s 73 in the first round of voting, not enough to secure a two-thirds majority, but the challenger conceded defeat Sepp Blatter celebrates after his re-election as Fifa president. Photograph: Michael Buholzer/AFP/Getty Images Claire Phipps , Lawrence Ostlere andMichael Butler (now) […]
MAY 28, 2015 – 11:39 A refugee doing agricultural work in Basel (Keystone) Church charity Caritas is calling for a new protective status for people who do not receive asylum in Switzerland but who are not deported. It says they should receive the same rights as refugees who are […]