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.
Al Qassam website – The Islamic-Christian Commission for the support of Jerusalem and holy sites warned on Tuesday of the occupation authority’s intention to organize a large Jewish festival in […]
Jerusalem — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Interior Minister Gideon Saar have agreed to build 1,500 new homes in the east Jerusalem settlement of Ramat Shlomo, Israeli army radio said Wednesday. The early-morning report came shortly after Israel freed 26 veteran Palestinian prisoners alongside US-brokered peace talks. Last week, […]
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 29: A record-equalling 188 countries condemned on Tuesday the five-decade-old US embargo against communist Cuba in an annual UN General Assembly vote that signalled hardening opposition to US sanctions. Only Israel joined the United States in the opposing resolution, the smallest number ever. Last year two allies […]
Unforgettable scenes as Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad given traditional Maori welcome On 29 October 2013, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (Jamaat) and Fifth Khalifa, Hazrat Mirza Masroor […]
Cairo court Judges, who presided over the trial of Muslim Brotherhood leaders, step down for reason of conscience. The judges presiding over the trial of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood leaders have […]
Various political powers are shirking responsibility – including the British Government by EMANUEL STOAKES THE INDEPENDENT In recent days, Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, having just been awarded a […]
by Robert Fisk, THE INDEPENDENT A pan-European digital library has collected 500,000 mementos The French embassy in Beirut held a gloomy ceremony last week to mark the killing of its 58 paratroopers in a suicide truck bombing 30 years ago. An Islamic Jihad bomb. For which, I suppose, read Iran. […]
On a recent Thursday, dozens of Latina immigrants clustered in a small, noisy second-floor office in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens, waiting for one of a half-dozen loan officers to call their names and hand over a check. Children loitered in the stairwell or sprawled, calflike, over their mothers’ […]
Source: MINN Post via Wasim Sr: By Jean MacKenzie | 10/28/13 The long-running sham of US-Pakistani relations enjoyed yet another farcical episode last week. In the wake of a report by an international rights group showing the failures and dangers of Washington’s drone program, Islamabad takes its alleged ally to task, warning of dire […]
By DESMOND BUTLER Associated Press Associated Press Turkey is for the first time connecting its European and Asian sides with a railway tunnel set to open Tuesday, completing a plan […]
Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman has ordered the constitution of a committee to identify historical sites in the central area next to the Prophet’s Mosque. The committee, to be […]
RAMZY BAROUD Published — Tuesday 29 October 2013 ARABNEWS Throughout the years, Lebanon’s demographics have experienced periodic changes. But particularly in the last two years, the demographic shift has been so overwhelming due to the influx of Syrian refugees in desperate need for shelter. The situation is highly charged, if […]
Rabat Plan of Action on the prohibition of advocacy of national,racial or religious hatred that constitutes incite to discrimination, hostility or violence. Conclusions and recommendations emanating from the four regional expert workshops organised by OHCHR, in 2011, and adopted by experts in Rabat, Morocco on 5 October 2012. READ FULL […]
Xinhua | 2013-10-29 9:09:20 By Agencies UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Monday urged the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to try its best to mend rifts between Muslim communities and stem the influence of radical groups. “The challenges of peace and security are too complex and interlinked for any […]
The spiritual leader of a worldwide Muslim community persecuted in some Islamic countries was welcomed onto the Turangawaewae marae in Ngaruawahia on Tuesday. RADIO NEW ZEALAND He is the Caliph […]
Source: press@amjinternational.org Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad has travelled to inaugurate the Baitul Muqeet Mosque in Auckland The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad arrived in Auckland, New Zealand late afternoon on 28 October 13 following a successful four week tour of Australia. The Khalifa […]
World Bulletin / News Desk The website of OnIslam has claimed that Spain is planning to grant citizenship to Muslims who accept Christianity, marking a comeback of a tactic used during the Spanish inquisitions. Spanish website ETC Noticias apparantly quoted the president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference (SEC) and Minister […]
Organizers think the fair will reach a total visitors number of 25 thousand by the end of tomorrow, the final day of the fair. World Bulletin / News Desk A […]
Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster addressed the Muslim Council of Wales on the topic of “The Need for Spirituality in the Modern World.” After discussing the transcendence of God and […]
(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – NEW JERSEY – A Nigerian Muslim girl, whose name has been buzzing in the headlines lately as a promising talent, has reserved a place among […]