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 Simon Bradley, swissinfo.ch Almost four years after Sri Lankan government forces crushed Tamil rebels, Switzerland is backing a South African post-Apartheid reconciliation initiative to bring parties to the negotiating […]
By Rami G. Khouri STORY SUMMARY If you want to better understand the best and worst aspects of the American system of government and the morality that underpins it, you should follow one of the most fascinating developments taking place in Washington these days: the debate that has opened on […]
“If you believe in free speech,” said the email, “please cancel Robert Fisk’s tour.” Now, where have I seen these ruthless tactics before… by Robert Fisk, The Independent The Syrian civil war has “spilled over” into… Canada. Now you might say that the land Generals Wolfe and Montcalm died for […]
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan By Abdul Manan Published: February 14, 2013 LAHORE: President Asif Ali Zardari said on Wednesday that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has denied his request for a visit. The President had intended to visit the rival party chief in order to condole […]
Source: Asia Times: A decade after the invasion of Iraq, an estimated 4.5 million children are now orphans, with 70% of them having lost their parents since the 2003 invasion. Sectarian strife is again on the rise, while power-hungry, wealth-amassing elites, and regional and Western interests hold sway over a […]
Source:TOI More than 200 Twitter accounts and dozens of other forums on the Internet offer services for Saudi men and women seeking spouses. RIYADH: In ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia, where the sexes are strictly segregated, traditional matchmakers face tough competition from blossoming marriage services on online social networks. More than 200 […]
Source: The Economist: BENEDICT XVI became the first Pope to abdicate the papacy since 1415 when he announced his decision to retire at the end of February, saying that he is too old to continue. In many ways he has been a reformer. @Pontifex, the Pope’s official English-language Twitter feed, […]
Source: The Conservative Papers: Two recent developments – Vladimir Putin’s recent trip to the Middle East and the Chinese government’s financing of an Israeli cargo railway – hint at a reshuffling of alliances in the region. The Middle East’s most consequential divide is no longer the Arab/Israeli one but the […]
Source: Scoop Politics. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemns the NZ First MP Richard Prosser’s comments in which he suggested young Muslim men from “Wogistan” should be banned from flying on Western airlines. The community was shocked by comments from a New Zealand Member of Parliament which was clearly a calculated […]
The eurozone suffered its third consecutive quarter of decline at the end of 2012 as exports from leading economies Germany and France sank, deepening a regional recession that has driven unemployment to record highs. Gross domestic product in the 17-nation euro area fell by 0.6% in the fourth quarter, leaving […]
Barack Obama’s choice for CIA chief ‘converted to Islam’ former FBI agent claims John Guandolo claims John Brennan converted while in Saudi Arabia Former FBI agent says Mr Brennan visited Mecca and Medina during Hajj Source: Al Arabiya News By KERRY MCDERMOTT PUBLISHED: 09:54 EST, 12 February 2013 | UPDATED: 11:33 EST, 12 February 2013 […]
WASHINGTON — President Obama, seeking to put the prosperity and promise of the middle class at the heart of his second-term agenda, called on Congress on Tuesday night to raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour, saying that would lift millions out of poverty and energize the economy. […]
Source: AMJ Press Desk London PRESS RELEASE In an age where certain countries are adopting controversial laws or policies, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa, His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, has said that legislative bodies throughout the world should exercise their powers in a […]
By Dr Leon Moosavi “In January 2011, Baroness Warsi claimed that Islamophobia had ‘passed the dinner-table test’, meaning that prejudice against Muslims was commonplace in British society. This unique intolerance […]
On 1 February 2013, Omar Barghouti, a founder of the Palestinian movement for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) on Israel, spoke in Santa Fe sponsored by the Lannan Foundation as part of its In Pursuit of Cultural Freedom series. This was followed by a conversation between Barghouti and Democracy Now’s […]
AFP | Feb 12, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES WASHINGTON — The Navy SEAL who killed Osama Bin Laden broke his silence Monday, recounting the night he shot the Al Qaeda […]
TEL AVIV — Palestinian landowners and Roman Catholic nuns at a convent near Jerusalem made a final legal appeal on Tuesday against the route of the West Bank barrier which […]
IAN TIMBERLAKE ARABNEWS Wednesday 13 February 2013 Billions of dollars in oil revenue for the crisis-hit economies of Sudan and South Sudan are being held hostage by Khartoum’s concerns over […]
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK (Reuters) – A pre-dawn raid on a Thai military base ended with 16 Muslim insurgents killed on Wednesday in the deadliest violence in the country’s […]
Source: Spiegel Germany. “There is something bitter and tragic about (Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to resign)…. Only in his departure has Benedict broken the chains of tradition. Everywhere else, he […]