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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.

Unsafe on the ground, Unsafe online: Humanitarian Workers in Sudan’s civil war – July 2024

Format Situation Report  Source   Posted10 Jul 2024  Originally published10 Jul 2024  OriginView original Attachments Summary Humanitarian organisations in Sudan face significant dangers both on the ground and online. An analysis of nearly 1,000 comments on Facebook from April to May 2024 shows that misinformation, disinformation, and hate speech (MDH) on social media remains a […]

The long road to peace in Syria

10th July 2024 Fazal Masood Malik and Farhan Khokhar, Canada Syria is one of the oldest regions of the world, one which, over the past two decades, unfortunately, has been profoundly shaped by the Al-Assad family’s rule. Hafez al-Assad seized power through a military coup in 1970, establishing an authoritarian […]

46th annual Jalsa Salana conference kicks off in Bradford

  More than 20,000 people registered for Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Canada’s three-day event celebrating spirituality, knowledge and harmony Michael OwenJul 6, 2024 PreviousNext 1 / 13 Sohail Mubarak Sharma, vice-president of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Canada, speaks to crowd of hundreds during the 46th annual Jalsa Salana conference at Hadiqa Ahmad in Bradford on […]