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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.

World diplomats seek to stabilise Libya

AP | Mar 06, 2014 | 23:09   JORDAN TIMES inShare ROME — World diplomats worked Thursday to try to help Libya create a stable government and more secure environment amid the violence and growing political tensions that have festered since Muammar Qadhafi’s regime crumbled in 2011. The meeting of foreign […]

Jordanian jihadists are on the rise

BY MUNA ALAMIDaily Star, Lebanon Story Summary   Jordanian fighters have come to play an important role in the protracted Syrian conflict. Unlike the previous generation of Jordanian jihadists – Al-Qaeda leaders from a decade earlier who professed their belief in a global jihad – this new generation currently fighting […]