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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.

The upper hand is better

Al Hakam Weekly10th July 2026Save حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله […]

Religious switching into and out of Islam

ByKirsten Lesage,Kelsey Jo StarrandWilliam MinerTerminology Throughout this report, religious switching refers to a change between the religious group in which a person says they were raised (during their childhood) and their religious identity now (in adulthood). The rates of religious switching are based on responses to two survey questions we asked of […]

UIN Jakarta’s Doctoral Program in Islamic Banking Earns “Excellent” Accreditation, Expands into Global Islamic Finance

Ciputat, UIN Online News — The Doctoral (Ph.D.) Program in Islamic Banking at the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, has officially strengthened its position as one of Indonesia’s leading centers for Islamic economics education after receiving the “Excellent” (Unggul) accreditation from the Independent Accreditation Agency […]