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.
Islam Fast Facts By CNN Library updated 3:26 PM EST, Tue November 12, 2013 (CNN) — Here’s a look at what you need to know about Islam. The word Islam translates as “submission” or “surrender.” Surrender to the will of Allah – Arabic for God. Beliefs/Practices: Islam is partially based on […]
New Islam centre opens Torika Tokalau Wednesday, November 13, 2013 + Enlarge this image Mohammed Ismail during his afternoon prayers at the centre yesterday. Picture: ATU RASEA ITAUKEI people that want to learn more about the Islam faith are being encouraged to visit the new Suva City Islamic Centre at […]
Source: press@amjinternational.org The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and Fifth Khalifa, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad returned safely to the Fazl Mosque, London, late afternoon on 12 November 2013 after an historic tour of four countries lasting more than seven weeks. His Holiness flew directly from Tokyo back […]
Source: Dawn via Nasir Rajput The plan, according to sources, was revealed by five militants during their interrogation by intelligence agencies. The five alleged TTP terrorists — Usman Ghani alias Talha of Jameel Town, Ghulam Mohammadabad, Ali Azam alias Farooq of Razabad, Mubashar Nadeem alias Bao of Chak Jhumra, Usman […]
YANGON: Around 300 Buddhist monks marched through Yangon Tuesday in protest at a looming visit by delegates from the world’s top Islamic body to Myanmar, which has been rattled by several bouts of anti-Muslim violence. A delegation from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will meet with Muslims and Buddhists […]
Israel braces for reaction to proposed law that would allow Jews to pray in the grounds of Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque. by Khalid Amayreh Al Jazeera Occupied East Jerusalem – […]
Pope Francis gives fire-and-brimstone sermon, saying the corrupt should be tied to a rock and thrown into the sea By Nick Squires, Rome 5:56PM GMT 11 Nov 2013 Pope Francis […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor has added a question mark in the Title, for we do not have any independent verification of this information. Ayatollah Khamenei has been found to control a financial empire worth an estimated £60 billion, which includes businesses as wide-ranging as an ostrich farm and a birth […]
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has cautioned against fomenting sectarian strife among Muslims In a meeting with Iranian Hajj officials on Monday, the Leader added that […]
Grief reigns supreme across Iran as millions of Muslims are holding mourning ceremonies to commemorate Tasua, the ninth day of the lunar month of Muharram. Mourning services have been in […]
JEDDAH: MOHAMMED AL-KINANI ARABNEWS Published — Wednesday 13 November 2013 The government provides special care for female orphans at its Social Affairs facilities including accommodation, education and even handling marriage proposals, an official said here recently. Abdullah Al-Tawi, director general of the social affairs department in Makkah region, told Arab […]
Saudi Arabia was elected Tuesday to the Human Rights Council, the UN’s highest rights watchdog body, for a three-year term following a secret ballot voting at the UN General Assembly in New York. “The Kingdom, which garnered 140 votes, will begin its term in January,” said Rolando Jomez, a spokesman […]
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The beautiful colors of the Zurich Mahmud Mosque is not due to a nightly Halloween action. It wants to show a sign. The Minaret of the first Mosque in Switzerland […]
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Gibran Peshimam Published: November 12, 2013 The chief of the very same JI whose last leader termed the TTP’s struggle against […]
The Islamic World and Sectarianism 1 BY MIRZA MOHAMMED ALI KHAN IN ASIA · INTERNATIONAL · MID-EAST & AFRICA · PAKISTAN — 11 NOV, 2013 Image courtesy of http://www.aimislam.com With the Syrian stalemate finally looking like it is drawing to a close thanks to a possible solution on the table, one can only hope for a long overdue […]
Some major health insurers are so worried about the Obama administration’s ability to fix its troubled health care website that they are pushing the government to create a shortcut that would allow them to enroll people entitled to subsidies directly rather than through the federal system. The idea is only […]
Source: Stratfor. he talks between Iran and the Western powers have ended but have not failed. They will reconvene next week. That in itself is a dramatic change from the past, when such talks invariably began in failure. In my book The Next Decade, I argued that the United States and Iran […]
Source: ET The JI has shown its true colours several times in the past, only we Pakistanis were slow in recognising these religious fascists for what they are: religious fascists. And now this! This really takes the cake and I simply have to ask Hassan a question that Senator Zahid […]
Source: Jihad Watch But he was wrong. They won’t. Because they have been taught for years that any criticism of Islamic jihad terror and oppression, no matter how accurate, no matter how mild, is that most abhorrent of things, “racism.” And so they will most likely accept their subjugation with […]