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Rafiq A. Tschannen

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.

Religion is losing influence in US

Source: TOI WASHINGTON: While most Americans say religion is losing influence in the country, 75 per cent say American society would be better off if more Americans were devout.According to a new Gallup survey, over three-quarters of Americans (77 per cent) say religion is losing its influence on American life, […]

Robert Fisk: ‘We ran up to the roof. That was when the second missile killed Loulou’: Lebanon is counting the cost in human lives of the Syrian conflict

Village after Shia village had hung photos of men who went to fight for Qusayr two weeks ago Loulou Awad’s blood still stained the concrete of her broken home, the latest Lebanese innocent to pay the price of Syria’s war. Her almost equally broken father Abdullah pressed the hands of […]

Obama to Muslims: Tell me what you want

Source: The Conservative Papers. ‘Outreach to Islam summits’ launched, 1st stop Chicago. Obama Invites Muslims to gather and pray on the West Front of the Capitol in Washington Sept./2009 A series of Muslim Outreach Summits are planned coast-to-coast by the Obama administration to get feedback from Muslims on how the […]