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.
Old diseases return as Syrian doctors warn of ‘medical disaster’ In this Dec. 18, 2013 file photo shows a Syrian girl weeping after receiving the measles vaccine from UNICEF nurses Nadine Houjairi, second right, and Genivieve Bashalani, right, at the U.N. refugee agency’s registration center in Zahleh, in Lebanon’s Bekaa […]
by Robert Fisk, The Independent A new frontier in Syria’s civil war, but what does future hold for refugees in Lebanon? With Beirut restricting its borders, Robert Fisk asks if the million-plus displaced people already there have any real hope of returning home ROBERT FISK Tuesday 06 January 2015 Isis […]
Heather Saul, The Independent A father who says he risked his own life to rescue his son from militants in Syria has been returning to the region in a bid to help other families track down European youngsters. Former Belgian soldier Dimitri Bontinck claims he undertook a dangerous ten-month journey […]
Reuters 14 hrs ago © REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed Jordan’s Prince Ali bin Al Hussein (C) arrives for the opening of the 17th Parliament’s second ordinary session in Amman November 2, 2014. Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan said on Tuesday he would stand for the presidency of world football’s governing […]
Geopolitical Weekly JANUARY 6, 2015 | 09:00 GMT Print Text Size Stratfor By Michael Nayebi-Oskoui The Middle East is one of the most volatile regions in the world — it is no stranger to upheaval. The 2009 uprisings in Iran and the brinksmanship of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s government were followed by […]
Petition to reject xenophobia comes amid large protests in Dresden on Monday against immigration January 6, 2015 9:15AM ET A backlash against anti-Muslim protests in German cities saw 80 prominent national figures support a petition Tuesday calling for an end to what they see as a rising xenophobia in the […]
344. Commandment – Kindness towards parents [17:24] Thy Lord has commanded, “Worship none but Him, and show kindness to parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age with thee, never say unto them any word expressive of disgust nor reproach them, but address them with excellent speech. [17:25] “And lower […]
by Khetam Malkawi | Jan 05, 2015 | 23:47 JORDAN TIMES UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres speaks at an event during a previous visit to Jordan (Photo courtesy of UNHCR) AMMAN — UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres is due to visit Jordan on Thursday to mobolise […]
Coptic Christian men whose relatives were abducted in Libya leave the foreign ministry in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday. (AP) Agence France Presse Published — Tuesday 6 January 2015 Last update 5 January 2015 10:49 pm | | A A http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.c27d2d163408c0fe087fbfe1c687ce2b.en.html#_=1420535384122&count=horizontal&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F685091&id=twitter-widget-1&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fmiddle-east%2Fnews%2F685091&size=m&text=Copts%20held%20in%20Libya%20by%20people%20smugglers%20freed%20%7C%20Arab%20News%3A&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F685091%23.VKumUs6vE5s.twitter&via=Arab_News https://apis.google.com/se/0/_/+1/fastbutton?usegapi=1&size=medium&hl=en-US&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F685091&gsrc=3p&ic=1&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fscs%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fk%3Doz.gapi.en.X-IwcXRmeCQ.O%2Fm%3D__features__%2Fam%3DEQ%2Frt%3Dj%2Fd%3D1%2Ft%3Dzcms%2Frs%3DAGLTcCPH1gfqBQVq8H5mPfSCX_aPgsPLwQ#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart%2Concircled%2Cdrefresh%2Cerefresh&id=I0_1420535382127&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com&pfname=&rpctoken=29778477 http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?action=like&app_id=172525162793917&channel=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F7r8gQb8MIqE.js%3Fversion%3D41%23cb%3Df27458376e9f9b8%26domain%3Dwww.arabnews.com%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.arabnews.com%252Ff35cad73d681dfa%26relation%3Dparent.parent&font=arial&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F685091&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&ref=.VKumUrSXZ8Q.like&sdk=joey&send=false&show_faces=false&width=90 LATEST STORIES IN MIDDLE-EAST Arab News Old regime’s […]
REITERATING ISLAMIC CLAIM: Iyad Madani, secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, visits Qubbat Al-Sakhra or Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa compound, Islam’s third holiest site, in the old city of Jerusalem. (AFP) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published — Tuesday 6 January 2015 Last update 6 January 2015 4:05 […]
Foreigners fighting Islamic State in Syria: who and why? Reuters By Benedetta Argentieri DERIK, Syria (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – While illegally crossing the Iraqi-Syrian border, Canadian Peter Douglas was adamant that his incursion was for humanitarian reasons – to help the people of Syria. Douglas is one of a growing […]
Choosing to wear a veil in Britian Reuters Young and old, many Muslim women living in Britain choose to wear a veil or headscarf as a sign of their faith. […]
More Evidence Supporting the House of Debt August 8, 2014 By Atif Mian and Amir Sufi Economists of all stripes are baffled by continued economic weakness in the United States. The easiest way to see the weakness is to compare where we are in terms of GDP today relative to […]
The Tel Aviv District Court is located on Chaim Weizmann Street, named after the Zionist leader who was eventually defeated by his partner and rival David Ben-Gurion. Weizmann’s moderation and […]
LONDON (MarketWatch) — Two crewmen have died after a Greek-owned oil tanker was bombed by an unidentified military fighter jet while anchored in Libya, media reports said Monday. The Liberian-flagged Araevo came under attack at the port of Derna late on Sunday, reports said, citing Greek maritime authorities. There were […]
As search teams hunt for the black boxes of AirAsia Flight QZ8501, analysts say the pilot may have managed to make an emergency water landing, only for the plane to […]
340. Commandment – Allah has made trade lawful [2:276] Those who devour interest do not rise except as rises one whom Satan has smitten with insanity. That is because they say: ‘Trade also is like interest;’ whereas Allah has made trade lawful and made interest unlawful. So he to whom an admonition comes […]
343. Commandment – Say, ‘That which is with Allah is better than amusement and merchandise, and Allah is the Best Provider [62:12] But when they see some merchandise or some amusement, they break up for it, and leave thee standing. Say, ‘That which is with Allah is better than amusement and […]
ANKARA — Turkey’s Islamic-rooted government has authorised the building of the first church in the country since the end of the Ottoman empire in 1923, AFP has learned. The […]
AMMAN — Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Sunday discussed with his Palestinian counterpart Rami Hamdallah issues of mutual concern, mainly the failure of the Arab push to obtain a UN resolution setting […]