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.
Source: The Local: One third of all marriages in Germany will end in divorce, new statistics show. Yet those couples who do so now wait longer than they used to before throwing in the towel. One in three German marriages will end in divorce, according to statistics released by the […]
Source: The Local: Schools can separate girls and boys for sports lessons, a court in Berlin said on Tuesday. The ruling rejects a complaint from parents who said separate lessons were sexist discrimination. More:
Source: Asia Times: By Pepe Escobar In a show trial/kangaroo court with an American twist, worthy of the Cultural Revolution in 1960s China, Bradley Manning was predictably found guilty of multiple counts of violating the Espionage Act. More:
Source: Abid Khan, Press Secretary AMJ International: Despite hope of change arising out of Pakistan’s general elections, Pakistan’s Ahmadi Muslims remain subjected to sustained and serious oppression because of their faith. In this edition, we report on four attempted murders, an attempted kidnapping of a nine year old Ahmadi Muslim […]
Source:CNN “I was really shocked at first. I couldn’t believe we were being given this baby girl,” said Suriya Bilqees, now a mother of a two-week old. “I was extremely happy.”Another baby, a boy, is due to be given to another couple at some point in the coming days.The show’s […]
July 31, 2013 Swissinfo.ch Ramadan, the ritual Muslim fasting, is taking place. The challenge for those who are celebrating it in Europe are the longer days in which they have to go without either eating or drinking. Many of course miss the familiar atmosphere. (swissinfo.ch, Raffaella Rossello & Islah Bakhat) […]
by Susan Vogel-Misicka, swissinfo.ch July 30, 2013 – 19:59 Sales of alcoholic beverages in Switzerland are at their lowest level in about 60 years. However, the authorities caution that it’s […]
RIYADH: ALI FAYYAZ Wednesday 31 July 2013 Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will arrive in Jeddah on Thursday to hold talks with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah […]
JEDDAH: NADEEM AL-HAMID Wednesday 31 July 2013 Mosques have a special place in the hearts of Muslims, especially in the holy month of Ramadan. They spend more time in them […]
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the Marshall Islands has released the first ever Micronesian Muslim publication. Micronesia’s muslims get their own newspaper (Credit: ABC) The publication, which released it’s first […]
(CNN) — Humans don’t always remain faithful to just one mate for life, but many — at least theoretically — subscribe to the idea of monogamy. By Elizabeth Landau, CNN […]
Bradley Manning, the 25-year-old Army private who gave thousands of classified U.S. military and diplomatic documents to WikiLeaks, was acquitted of aiding the enemy in a military court martial, but […]
Sisi realises Egypt’s relations with Israel are far more important than any coup by Robert Fisk, The Independent, UK What has happened to Egypt? The dead are being called “terrorists”, […]
This opinion piece argues that the current violence between Asian Muslims and Buddhists is not religiously motivated — i.e., the true causes are land disputes and aggressive nationalism. What to do then? Well, at a minimum the area’s governments might want to apply the rule of law equitably and ensure […]
By Leila B. Salaverria Philippine Daily Inquirer MANILA, Philippines—Muslim lawmakers are asking Education Secretary Armin Luistro to reconsider his directive requesting Muslim public schoolteachers not to wear their face veils in the classroom, so as not to unduly interfere with their beliefs, religion, and culture. The lawmakers said in a […]
BY MARWAN MUHAMMAD, ELSA RAY AND MICHAËL PRIVOT BRUSSELS – A police check of a Muslim woman wearing the full-face veil recently sparked riots in a Paris suburb, and has […]
It can only get better from here — or at least that’s what economists hope. New data from the government due out Wednesday is expected to show that the economy came close to stalling during the spring quarter, which ran from April through June. But many experts say the latest […]
by Khetam Malkawi 29 July 2013 Jordan Times AMMAN — One year after the official opening of the Zaatari Refugee Camp in the northern Governorate of Mafraq, relief organisations see […]
STORY SUMMARY EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton held two hours of talks with Egypt’s deposed president Mohammad Morsi, in custody since shortly after the July 3 coup, her spokeswoman […]