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.
By JT – Jul 07,2015 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The UK has announced additional £100 million in aid for Syrian refugees and the countries hosting them, a statement by the British embassy in Amman said Tuesday. The embassy said the announcement was made by International Development Secretary Justine Greening […]
Jul 07,2015 – On the “BBC This Week” programme, historian Tom Holland laboured to counter the argument that Daesh, self-called Islamic State, should not be labelled as such. Holland’s logic seemed more philosophical, concerned with dialectic and logic of language, and hardly situated in any proper historical context. His comments […]
BY CHRIS SEIPLE, RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (RNS) A well-intentioned argument is developing among some Westerners, urging the evacuation of Christians from the Middle East. These Westerners reason that because no […]
by Dr. Juergen Todenhoefer Dear friends, according to the US secret service, DIA, the Obama administration has known as early as August 2012 that Al Qaeda /AQI, IS, ISIS) and other extremists were heading the Syrian rebellion. As a result, the “possibility that a Salafist principality in Eastern Syria“ […]
CULTURAL PROPERTY Swiss return ancient cultural objects to Egypt JUN 1, 2015 – 12:32 A selection of the 32 ancient artefacts recently returned to the Egyptian Embassy in Bern. (Federal Office of Culture) Switzerland has returned 32 cultural treasures dating from the Pharaonic and Roman periods to the Egyptian Embassy […]
HEAT WAVE Temperature record set in Geneva JUL 7, 2015 – 20:47 During a week-long heat wave, the thermometer in Geneva has hit 39.7 degrees Celsius, the highest temperature ever recorded north of the Alps in Switzerland. The shores of Lake Geneva have been packed with swimmers trying to cool […]
521. Commandment – To study the signs of Allah and reflect upon [6:47] Say, ‘What think ye? If Allah should take away your hearing and your sight, and seal up your hearts, who is the God other than Allah who could bring it back to you?’ See how We vary […]
Commandment – To travel in the ocean to see Allah’s sign and seek His Bounty [45:13] Allah it is Who has subjected the sea to you that ships may sail thereon by His command, and that you may seek of His bounty, and that you may be grateful. [31:32] Dost thou […]
By Gaby Ochsenbein swissinfo.ch The European Union’s inability to agree on a plan to distribute refugees across its 28 countries according to a binding quota system shocked professor of migration […]
by Robert Fisk, The Independent French President Francois Hollande, right, meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, at the Elysee Palace in Paris following the Greek people’s resounding ‘No’ in the referendum Reuters An outbreak of malaria in Greece four years ago helps us understand the crisis Robert Fisk Athens Monday […]
Burma’s Stateless Muslims: The World’s Most Persecuted Minority By Katrin Kuntz in Sittwe, Burma Will Baxter/ DER SPIEGEL In Burma, thousands of members of the Rohingya Muslim minority are fleeing persecution from Buddhists. Abused by smugglers, they are being turned away from Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. Nuralam often sits awake […]
Source: Sunday Express A LEADING Muslim has said that families who radicalise their children should be shunned by the community. By James Murray Sat, Jul 4, 2015 MOSQUE’S APPEAL FOR […]
July 6, 2015 swissinfo.ch reuters By Renee Maltezou and John O’Donnell ATHENS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Greece’s outspoken finance minister resigned on Monday, removing a major obstacle to any last-minute deal to keep Athens in the euro zone after Greeks voted resoundingly to reject the austerity terms of a bailout. Yanis Varoufakis, […]
By AFP – Jul 05,2015 – Last updated at Jul 05,2015 Gaza City — In the ruins of what used to be his home, Gaza Strip resident Rabah Abu Shanab […]
One-a-Day Commandment of the Holy Quran – 519. Commandment – Study of the Universe is like seeking of His bounty 519. Commandment – Study of the Universe is like seeking of His bounty [30:23] And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the diversity […]
Source: Indian Express VIENNA: Foreign ministers from major powers were expected back inVienna Sunday seeking to score a huge diplomatic success by nailing down a nuclear deal with Iran after […]
Jul 04,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – Musa Keilani The new Palestinian government formed this week is facing a big challenge to reinstate the foundations of unity among the different strata of the Palestinian people, especially between Gaza and those in the West Bank. For the last eight years, a nascent […]
Jul 04,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – Muhammad Nawaz Sharif The importance of education — and especially schooling — cannot be overestimated. Not only has the expansion of primary and secondary education been linked to accelerated economic growth, poverty eradication, and improved income equality, but education also appears to be closely […]
518. Commandment – You may have a firm belief in the meeting with your Lord from the creation of the Universe [13:3] Allah is He Who raised up the heavens without any pillars that you can see. Then He settled Himself on the Throne. And He pressed the sun and the […]
HARUN YAHYA Published — Friday 3 July 2015 Ramadan, as explained in the Qur’an, is the most important month of all and is therefore incredibly important in Islam. Indeed, the Holy Qur’an was sent down to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) 1,400 years ago during this month. God […]