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.
by Hani Hazaimeh | May 27, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES DEAD SEA — The Arab education system needs an overhaul to bridge the gap between education outputs and the needs of local labour markets, Jamie McAuliffe, president and CEO of Education for Employment (EFE) has said. Interviewed by The Jordan […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Monday 27 May 2013 Saudi Sheikh Mohammad Al-Arifi has been banned again from entering Switzerland and all European Union countries, according to a Swiss official. Jourg Walban, […]
Source Herald Scotland THE SON of a leader at one of Scotland’s biggest mosques has been identified as the victim of a brutal gang shooting in Edinburgh. Tributes were paid […]
By Henry Dimbleby, Guardian News Service 2013 Mint tea only really appeared on my gastronomic radar about 10 years ago, during a research trip to the Egyptian city of Alexandria. […]
Britain and France clashed with other EU states as they pushed for sanctions to be lifted so they could arm the rebel forces Deep divisions emerged today among European countries […]
On 24 May 2013, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, delivered his weekly Friday Sermon from the Baitun Nur Mosque in […]
Last week in Washington, The National Interest held a discussion of “Israel’s fraying image” based on Jacob Heilbrunn’s piece warning that American political culture is shifting against Israel. Heilbrunn listed a number of signs: Obama’s detachment from Israel, the farcical Chuck Hagel confirmation hearing and the SNL donkey-fellating skit that […]
by Soeren Kern April 5, 2013 at 5:00 am “In Spain there are signs that Islam will dominate once again.” — Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Spiritual Leader, Ahmadiyya Community, Spain […]
Food companies big and small are struggling to replace genetically modified ingredients with conventional ones. Pressure is growing to label products made from genetically modified organisms, or “G.M.O.” In Connecticut, Vermont and Maine, at least one chamber of the state legislature has approved bills that would require the labeling of […]
Members of the ultra-right National Front have led dozens of protesters in a march against the Greek government’s plans to build the first state-funded mosque in Athens, the capital. The […]
Source: ET Pakistan will need to look very seriously at its image in the world and determine what can be done to fix it. The way things stand at present are not good for it or its citizens, with the prevailing perceptions about the country affecting investment in it, tourism […]
Source: AMJ Press Desk London On 24 May 2013, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, delivered his weekly Friday Sermon from the Baitun Nur Mosque in Calgary, Canada. During his hour-long address, His Holiness said that whilst 26 May 1908 […]
Source: JORDAN TIMES AFP BAGHDAD — Syria’s foreign minister said on Sunday that his government will take part in a peace conference in Geneva, terming it a “good opportunity for a political solution” to the civil war in Syria. Walid Mouallem also praised an Iraqi army operation against Sunni fighters […]
Tuesday 28 May 2013 ARABNEWS STOCKHOLM: A man from Sweden has been ordered to pay $ 750,000 (£ 494,000) after authorities discovered he had a secret job via his LinkedIn profile. The resident of Djursholm, an affluent suburb of Stockholm, had failed to declare all sources of income to the […]
RIYADH: ARAB NEWS Monday 27 May 2013 The vision of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah for a world living in peace and harmony will be outlined at […]
France 24: By Rachel HOLMAN (text) As workers diligently set about clearing the stage from a last-ditch demonstration in Paris against a recent French law legalising same-sex marriage and adoption on Sunday evening, protest organisers and participants already had their minds geared towards how to keep their movement alive. Staged by the organisation Manif […]
Meeting to mark African bloc’s 50th jubilee expected to call for dropping of ICC charges against Kenyan leader. Dozens of African leaders met in the Ethiopian capital to mark 50 years since the founding of the African Union, a continentwide organisation that helped liberate Africa from colonial masters and which […]
By Serene Assir (AFP) – GOOGLE NEWS ISTANBUL — A Saudi-led bid to dilute the Muslim Brotherhood’s influence over Syria’s main opposition has thrown the group into disarray, dissidents said Saturday, with some even warning that the power tussle is “killing” the group. Syria’s main opposition National Coalition has been […]
True Khilafat compatible with Democracy Worldwide Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad On 28 September 2013, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (Jamaat), His Holiness and […]
The fall of Assad would be a great blow to Iran’s ambitions for Middle East dominance. It is a mistake for Israelis to express support for Bashar Assad. Israel should stay out of the Syrian conflict altogether while hoping for the fall of the Assad regime. Ultimately, Israel would be […]