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.
By : Zubair Khan The question mentioned in the title of the news as well few other interesting questions were aired after Mr Luqman Majoka, who studied Oriental and Islamic studies, belonging to Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Germany, delivered his speech in Bashier Mosque Bensheim. On the eve of inter-religious dialogue series organised by AMJ Germany he was speaking to very lively German […]
by Abdelhafidh Abdeleli, swissinfo.ch December 11, 2013 – 17:00 Three years after the launch of of the government’s Migrant Friendly Hospitals project, questions have been raised about how health institutions […]
December 11, 2013 12:25 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star STORY SUMMARY When the National Council of the American Studies Association last week passed a motion recommending to its members to endorse and honor the Palestinian drive to boycott Israeli academic institutions, the expected furor broke out. The […]
STORY SUMMARY Less than an hour later, the gray skies delivered the first snowfall of the winter, which pelted the plastic sheeting covering the Bazazi family tent, as Sleiman played […]
ALJAZEERA Facing religious discrimination in the Hindu-dominated job market, many are forced to assume fake identities. After taking off her silver armband embossed with the word “Allah” in Arabic, Ayesha […]
DAMMAM: HAMID AL-RUWAILI | ARAB NEWS/AL-EQTISADIAH Published — Thursday 12 December 2013 The Saudi Railway Organization (SRO) will issue tenders for the design of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) train […]
CAIRO – The trial of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood chief and his deputies on charges related to protest deaths came to an abrupt end on Wednesday when the judges walked out, citing chaos in the dock. The previous session on 29 October of the trial against Mohamed Badie and 34 co-defendants […]
A student campaign has been launched against ‘Student Rights,’ a UK-based group that has attracted criticism for its failure to speak up for Muslim students’ rights as well as controversy over its funding and associations. Students have launched a campaign against the pressure group ‘Student Rights’, which appears to have […]
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani doctor won a $1 million grant on Tuesday to fight early child mortality in a small fishing village in southern Pakistan in a contest financed by an American entrepreneur to find innovative ways to save lives, The Caplow Children´s Prize said. A proposal by Anita Zaidi, who […]
Today, for once and as an exception I do address my Muslim friends only. Currently, the Muslim world is falling victim to a dangerous strategy developed by some politicians in […]
(Reuters) – A year after a gunman massacred 26 first-graders and adults in a Connecticut elementary school, educational officials across the United States continue to face the longstanding question of how to best protect their students. Principals and administrators across the country in many cases are choosing between technologies such […]
The MuslimTimes Editor for Pakistan Credit: Dawn.com AGENCIES In this handout photograph released by Pakistan’s Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on December 9, 2013 Pakistan’s army chief General Raheel Sharif […]
Source: Spiegel The fight for Ukraine has now become a contest between the Russian president and the German chancellor. Putin won the first round. But Merkel and her fellow Europeans are grooming professional heavyweight boxer Vitali Klitschko to be their new strongman. More:
Source:Oye!Time via Wasim Sr. Ahmadi Muslims throughout the world remain united and share in the plight of their fellow Ahmadis who are denied their basic human rights such as the right to vote and the right to practice their religion freely in countries such as Pakistan, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. […]
Source: Stratfor: Sunni and Shia represent the two main sects of Islam. The sectarian divide has its origins dating back to the earliest days of Islam, following the death of Prophet Mohammed in 632. At the time it was a political split on who should be the Prophet’s successor. The […]
CAIRO – There is something sadly appropriate about arriving in the Mideast on the weekend when the world is mourning Nelson Mandela. Mandela was a visionary who managed to reconcile a long-repressed black majority with the white minority that had ruled them. His name became synonymous with forgiveness, in this […]
STORY SUMMARY Lebanon witnessed Wednesday some of its first snowfall this year in the northern and eastern region as the Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute warns “Alexa” has not yet reached […]
Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency for the Two Holy Mosques, on Tuesday honored Arnoud van Doorn, a prominent Dutch politician who embraced Islam, by conferring on him […]
Souce: ahoban.org ইমাম মাহ্দী (আঃ) কোথায় জন্মগ্রহণ করবেন? হযরত ইমাম মাহ্দী (আঃ)এর নাম, বংশ ও জন্মস্থান সম্বন্ধে হাদীসে বহু বিবরণ আছে এবং সেগুলি নিয়ে মতভেদও আছে। এই মতভেদের মধ্য দিয়েও হযরত ইমাম মাহ্দী(আঃ)এর সঠিক পরিচয়ের প্রকাশ অনেক হাদিসে আছে, যেগুলি পড়লে তাঁর সত্যতা সম্বন্ধে আর কোন সন্দেহ থাকে না। নিম্নে […]
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) The Treasury Department has sold its final stake in General Motors, closing the book on its 2009 bailout of the auto industry. GM has been revived and is now profitable, but taxpayers are out more than $10 billion dollars. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced the final stock […]