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 07,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Hasan Dajah The Middle East region is witnessing increasing tensions against the backdrop of the conflict between Israel and Iran, which has been escalating […]
60 languages Toolshide General Print/export In other projects Appearancehide Text Width Color (beta) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “House of Rothschild” redirects here. For the film, see The House of Rothschild. Rothschild […]
4th October 2024 Hazrat Sheikh Yaqub Ali Irfanira (1875-1957) Dialogue on polygamy with some women After Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II’s[ra] speech, [published in the previous 27 September 2024 issue of Al Hakam], many […]
4th October 2024 Hafizurrahman, Indonesia Correspondent The Faculty of Ushuluddin of Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta Islamic State University (UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta), in collaboration with the University of Rostock and the […]
Ahmadiyah children in Parakansalak, Sukabumi miss the mosque and madrasah which were never built because of rejection. A grade 2 child is copying the manuscript of the Koran into his notes using a blunt pencil, Monday, September 30 2024. The short hand on the wall clock points to the number […]
Book of the dayPolitics books Review Islamophobia is rife, says the former cabinet minister, with Conservative hypocrisy and inaction partly to blame Sadakat Kadri Thu 3 Oct 2024 Prejudices can […]
Mohamed Hashem 22 August 2024 Middle East Eye After 13 years in the US military, Harrison Mann resigned his position as an army intelligence officer in protest at how the […]
Abed Abou Shhadeh 3 October 2024 Despite ongoing wars in Gaza and Lebanon, Jordan’s foreign minister says the Arab world would ensure Israel’s security in a two-state scenario Jordanian Foreign […]
4th October 2024 Click here for Part 4 Dr Abdur Rahman Bhutta, Germany Section 5 – Adam and his ‘sin’ The Biblical story of Adamas and Eve as mentioned in Genesis, […]
by Daily Sabah with IHA Istanbul Oct 06, 2024 – The exterior of the 600-year-old Sarıhacılar Mosque showcases its historical architectural design, Antalya, Türkiye, Oct. 6, 2024. (IHA Photo) In Antalya, […]
by Ismail Taşpınar Oct 07, 2024 – DAILY SABAH Palestinians return to inspect the destruction following the withdrawal of Israeli troops in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, Palestine, April 10, 2024. […]
by Emre Barca Oct 07, 2024 – DAILY SABAH “The definition of an anti-Semite is surprisingly simplistic now: those who do not “unconditionally support” the crimes of the Israeli state, […]
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim October 06, 2024 The Rohingya minority, long persecuted and displaced, now faces an existential crisis. In a generation or two, the Rohingya as a distinct ethnic group […]
Previous Special 1 / 4 Picture released in January 1948 shows Palestinian Arabs leaving their village and neighborhoods of Jerusalem to march against a Jewish settlement in Palestine and fleeing the […]
Oct 02,2024 – JORDAN TIMES In mid-1982, Israel launched a limited military operation in Lebanon, calling it “Peace for Galilee”. Defence Minister Ariel Sharon sold a military contingency plan dubbed […]
Oct 06,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Amer Al Sabaileh From Hizbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination, Israel began implementing a systematic plan consisting of three key parts. First, Israel aimed to […]
SECTIONS Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in rare sermon vows to keep up fight against Israel AFPLast Updated: Oct 04, 2024 Synopsis Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, delivering a rare Friday sermon in Arabic, defended this week’s missile attack on Israel that deepened fears of a regional war and praised […]
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba)The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) 4th October 2024 After reciting Tashahhud, Ta‘awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) said that he would continue […]
Armed factions in Iraq proudly continue to strike Israel but say they never targeted the Golan Heights on Thursday and were not responsible for the soldiers’ deaths Members of Iraq’s […]
Analysis Andrew Roth in Jerusalem Intelligence analysis of Tehran’s attack suggests that much-touted Israeli missile defences are not, in fact, impregnable Sat 5 Oct 2024 In the aftermath of Iran’s attack […]