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.
It is our open door policy such as the one here at The Muslim Times where there are no barriers in posting news of other faiths and as well as other sects of Islam that makes unique it being a models for everyone to emulate for success. I have been […]
Interfaith discussion aims to build bridgesDaily Pilot The Ahmadiyya Muslim Student Assn. hosted Love for God and for Creation on Oct. 10 to bring together different faiths in an effort to educate the community and … See all stories on this topic » Hundreds attend Muslim festival in BensalemphillyBurbs.com … Chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Men and […]
Source: (HR TV Germany) By Zubair Khan Just a day prior to Eid-ul Adhia Festival, the largest TV of Hessen State Germany (HR) telecast the interview of Mr Abdullah Uwe Wagishauser, the National head of Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
Source: Dawn.COM. Over 16 million or half the world’s population of modern day slaves live in India and Pakistan, according to the inaugural Global Slavery Indexpublished Thursday. An estimated 30 million people worldwide are living in modern-day slavery, of which 2.1 million are in Pakistan and a staggering 14 million are […]
Source:The Irish Time via Wasim Sr. I don’t know why the Nobel prize committee decided against giving an award to Malala Yousafzai, who until last week had been favourite to win. It presented the gong instead to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, a recipient only slightly more […]
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Sheffield held a celebration to mark the community’s 100 years in the United Kingdom. The first Ahmadiyya missionary arrived in London in 1913 and its Sheffield chapter was established in the 1980s, later setting up a mosque in Attercliffe. attended the event.
Tea Party favorites Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin and Larry Klayman spent most of last week bashing Muslims and introducing the “Quran” and “Allah” to the shutdown and debt ceiling debate that they are losing in Congress. Unfortunately for them, Muslims are in fact more popular and viewed more […]
Participants at UCI event seek greater understanding of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. By Hannah Fry October 16, 2013 | 5:49 p.m. Experts in Judaism, Christianity and Islam recently discussed the similarities and differences among their religions during an interfaith panel at UC Irvine. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Student Assn. hosted Love […]
Damage caused to Israel described as ‘significant’ and move said to be ‘an effort to slap the Israelis,’ Washington Post reports. By Barak Ravid The Turkish government of Prime Minister […]
Source: Asia Times: Every sentient being with a functional brain perceives the possibility of ending the 34-year Wall of Mistrust between Washington and Tehran as a win-win situation. Here are some of the benefits: The price of oil and gas from the Persian Gulf would go down; Washington and Tehran […]
Source: Asia Times: Pakistan’s impoverished and peaceful Christian community has endured mob rampages, blasphemy charges, and was largely spared the ravages of suicide bombings, till last month. Suicide bombings on September 22 at Peshawar’s All-Saints Church, which is designed like a mosque to reflect inter-faith harmony, killed 83 worshippers and […]
Source: CNN Washington (CNN) — Senate leaders on Wednesday worked out a deal to reopen the government and avoid a potential U.S. default as soon as midnight, sources told CNN’s Dana Bash and Ted Barrett. Formal announcement of the agreement will come at 12 noon ET on the Senate floor, a […]
Source: TOI: CAIRO: Egypt’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that relations between his country andthe United States are in “turmoil” followingWashington’s decision to suspend delivery of tanks, helicopters and fighter jets to Egypt. The suspension, announced last week, came in response to the unrest in the wake of the July 3 military coup that […]
Source: Dawn.Com: It was, perhaps, inevitable given the work ethic that prevails in Pakistan. After initially declaring a three-day holiday period for Eidul Azha, the federal government followed Sindh’s lead and, on Monday, announced that on Friday, too, the country would be taking time out from business as usual, thus […]
Source: ET A suicide bomb targeted Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Law and Parliamentary Affairs MinisterIsrarullah Gandapur, who was killed along with nine other people while 30 others were injured, Express News reported. The attack reportedly took place when the minister was meeting visitors at his traditional village in Kulachi, which is located 45 kilometers from […]
Source: The Conservative Papers: The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center recently released “A New View of Asia: 24 Charts That Show What’s at Stake for America,” an annual publication highlighting the critical importance of U.S.–Asia relations. The report documents in graphic form important economic, geographic, military, and political trends in the region […]
Source: The Conservative Papers: Al-Qaeda and the international organization of the Muslim Brotherhood met secretly last week in Jordan according to a source quoted by the Egyptian daily Al-Youm al-Sabaa on Saturday. More:
Source: The Economist: THIS week Muslims from all over the world are in Saudi Arabia for the haj. The Koran says that all Islam’s followers who are physically and financially able should make the annual pilgrimage—one of five pillars of Islam—once in their lifetime. Pilgrims travel to Mecca to carry out […]
Dylan Collins and Patrick O. Strickland The Electronic Intifada Burqa 14 October 2013 Israeli settlers raided Burqa, a village near the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, on 10 October. […]
Excerpts from the Arab League observers’ report on Syria make it clear that the establishment media is only telling part of the story and exaggerating violence by the al-Assad government and its police and military. The report mentions an “armed entity’ that is killing civilians and police and conducting terrorist […]