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Rafiq A. Tschannen

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.

“No Ball” of Imran”

Author: Iqbal Tareen, Virginia, USA August 27, 2014 “No Ball” of Imran” Peoples of Pakistan and friends of freedoms and democracy are closely watching the twin tides of “Freedom and Revolution Marches”, which have now transitioned into an apparent clash between the Government of Mian Nawaz Sharif and the two […]

Palestinian joy as Israel agrees Gaza truce – Hamas and Israel agree long-term deal which will ease Israeli blockade of enclave after talks brokered by Egypt.

The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, said on Tuesday from the occupied West Bank that a formula had been accepted by all parties and that a ceasefire had gone into effect at 1600 GMT. He hailed the agreement as a chance to “build a new nation and end the occupation”, before […]

Phoney indignation

Summary The Daily Star, Lebanon In fact, Washington had already taken firm action, by launching airstrikes in northern Iraq to stem military advances by ISIS that came uncomfortably close to the autonomous Kurdish region and U.S. interests there. The U.S. has acted in Syria and Iraq only when it believes […]

Isis’s undoubted skill in exploiting social media is no reason for US leaders to start talking about the apocalypse – Power without responsibility has provided al-Baghdadi and his men with their most

by Robert Fisk, The Independent We keep banging on about British citizens turning into Jihadists – that tired old public relations man Dave Cameron does this all the time, with his worn-out political correctness – and it’s almost impolite to say “Muslim British citizens”. But isn’t it time we said […]