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.
UNPRECEDENTED: Wherever you cast your eye, you can see hundreds of red- and yellow-colored cranes around the Grand Mosque in Makkah. (AN photo by Ahmad Hashad) MAKKAH: SIRAJ WAHAB Published — Friday 28 February 2014 Forty-five-year-old Syed Laeequddin Quadri, from Maharashtra, India, was standing in quiet […]
A young boy receives polio vaccine from government health workers in Najran on Thursday. (SPA) JEDDAH: HABIB SHAIKH & FOUZIA KHAN Leading Islamic scholars from all over the world led by the imam of the Grand Mosque on Thursday adopted a “Jeddah Declaration” and a focused six-month […]
Christians are not allowed to make renovations to churches, display crosses outside churches, ring church bells or pray in public. By Haaretz | Feb. 27, 2014 | 9:29 PM […]
Speaking to both houses of Canada’s parliament, the Aga Khan said tensions between the two denominations “have increased massively in scope and intensity recently and have been further exacerbated by external interventions.” “In Pakistan, Malaysia, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Bahrain, Yemen, Somalia and Afghanistan it is becoming a disaster,” he […]
Israeli troops ‘using excessive force’ in West Bank Amnesty accuses the Israeli authorities of failing to publish the findings of investigations into killings Continue reading the main story Mid-East crisis Q&A: Israeli-Palestinian talks Little hope for talks Prisoner profiles Core issues Israeli forces are using excessive and […]
Imran Jattala Los Angeles Islam Examiner February 26, 2014 The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community – USA is hosting nationwide conferences to respond to allegations commonly made against “history’s most peace-loving person—Prophet Muhammad,” the community said in a statement emailed today, February 26th. The national campaign will see events taking place […]
By Express News Service nie – KOCHI Published: 26th February 2014 A strong relationship with God is imperative for success, said Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’ ath district president B B Ahmad […]
by Renat Kuenzi, swissinfo.ch February 26, 2014 – 16:26 Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter – who this year also acts as Swiss president and OSCE chairman – appointed senior diplomat Tim Guldimann as special envoy for Ukraine at the beginning of the week. Burkhalter also travelled to New York and Washington […]
Story Summary By Brian Michael Jenkins Faced with open defiance from the leader of Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria and Iraq, Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri publicly expelled the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS), suspending its franchise and stripping it of its status as part of the Al-Qaeda global […]
JEDDAH: Irfan Mohammed Published — Thursday 27 February 2014 A temporary air conditioning facility is going to be provided for visiting pilgrims in the old part of the grand mosque […]
Delivering a speech at a conference in Jakarta, where he also held talks with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on bilateral ties and the latest regional developments, the King stressed the role of the Ummah (Muslim nation) in spreading the true essence of Islam and contributing to the resolution […]
by Khaled Neimat | Feb 26, 2014 | 23:41 4 inShare MPs chat on the sidelines of a Lower House session on Wednesday (Photo by Khaled Oudat) AMMAN — The majority of the 150-member Lower House on Wednesday voted in favour of a motion to expel Israel’s ambassador to Jordan […]
Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim Asalam Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuhu “Tree makasee”. Thank you. It is an honour to support Nahdlatul Ulama in its work for dialogue. To all of you, […]
A Muslim man detained by police at an airport on his way home from Hajj, the holy journey to Mecca, has won a significant legal battle over the UK’s anti-terror laws. The High Court declared that Abdelrazag Elosta was unlawfully refused access to a solicitor before he was detained and […]
47. Take Allah as thy Guardian [73:10] He is the Lord of the East and the West; there is no God but He; so take Him as thy Guardian. [17:3] And We gave Moses the Book, and We made it a guidance for the children of Israel,saying, ‘Take no guardian beside Me, [39:42] Verily, We […]
51. Fear God [3:176] It is Satan who only frightens his friends; so fear them not but fear Me, if you are believers. [2:41] O children of Israel! remember My favour which I bestowed upon you, and fulfil your covenant with Me, I will fulfil My covenant with you, and Me alone […]
52. Turn to Allah in sincere repentance [66:9] O ye who believe! turn to Allah in sincere repentance. It may be that your Lord will remove the evil consequences of your deeds and make you enter Gardens through which rivers flow, on the day when Allah will not abase the Prophet nor those […]
by Rami Khouri Daily Star, Lebanon Story Summary Much analysis and posturing is taking place these days about the “framework accord” that the United States government will soon put on the table as its conception of a fair, comprehensive and permanent peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians.A bilateral negotiation between […]
by Rula Samain | Feb 25, 2014 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The day Pope Francis arrives in Jordan on May 5 marks the peak of many months of “hard work and planning” coordinated between private and government agencies preparing for his visit and guests coming to the Kingdom from […]
Hani Hazaimeh arabnews Published — Tuesday 25 February 2014 For the past few years, the issue of the so-called “Jordanian option” as an alternative country for the Palestinians has been one of the most heated discussions among the elites in the desert kingdom. Being a destination of […]