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.
NEWS June 21, 2024 The Pakistani authorities must immediately end the harassment, intimidation and attacks on Ahmadiyya community and uphold their right to freedom of belief and religion in the […]
After reciting Tashahhud, Ta‘awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) said that he would continue narrating incidents regarding the Jewish tribe of Banu Nadir and their plot to kill the […]
Despite the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Tahir Naqqash case, anti-Ahmadi discrimination continues to be sanctioned by state authorities. We would do well to recognize that this bigoted thought represents […]
Zia Yusuf, 37, describes himself as a ‘British Muslim patriot’ Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (right) and party chairman Richard Tice (left) at a campaign event (AFP) By Imran Mulla Published […]
Extremist minister Bezalel Smotrich divulges his regime’s strategy to completely reshape governance in occupied West Bank, aiming to subjugate Palestinians and solidify occupational control without being seen as a formal […]
Another lynching Editorial Published June 22, 2024 THE lynch mob has claimed another victim. This time the brutal incident occurred in Swat’s Madyan area on Thursday when a man accused of desecration was burnt […]
France People in Lyon say country at dangerous juncture in snap elections after National Rally’s EU parliamentary gains Ashifa Kassam in Lyon Fri 21 Jun 2024 They marched through the narrow […]
Four members of the richest family of Britain, Prakash Hinduja, his wife Kamal Hinduja, their son Ajay Hinduja and his wife Namrata Hinduja have all been sentenced to jail by a Swiss court for exploiting Indian migrant servants whom they made to work for upto 18 hours a day for […]
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has started issuing Umrah visas for the post-Hajj season. (@AlharamainSA) ARAB NEWS June 20, 2024 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah […]
Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike on a house, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 20, 2024. (REUTERS) REUTERS June 21, 2024 […]
June 21, 2024 The military machine commits fiascos abroad. At home, by diverting funds and resources to endless war, it disembowels and impoverishes the nation. Saddam Hussein’s statue toppled […]
Story by Debdutta Chakraborty On Bakrid, Pakistani police made sure the Ahmadiyyas were harassed—arrests, meat raids, FIRs© Provided by ThePrint New Delhi: Ahmadiyyas in Pakistan wanted a simple thing– to celebrate a festival. But members of the historically persecuted community were arrested and harassed as they watched the police take meat away from their homes. The Pakistani state made sure they […]
Imran Gabol Published June 21, 2024 Updated about an hour ago Some people belonging to the Ahmadiyya community were detained by the police for violating the Constitution, Gujranwala City Police Officer (CPO) Rana Ayyaz Saleem said on Thursday. Earlier this week, a member of the Ahmadiyya community was booked in Toba Tek Singh district, at the […]
DATE 21/06/2024 Rusman Hidayat Siregar Thursday, October 26, 2023 – Among the world figures descended from the Prophet Muhammad PBUH, there are also kings in their country, there are also […]
Transfer to officials led by far-right Bezalel Smotrich removes legal checks on settlement expansion Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem Thu 20 Jun 2024 The Israeli military has quietly handed over significant legal […]
One night I’m a murderer, the next my husband’s having an affair. Why do we have the dreams that we do? We’ve stopped believing they’re messages from the gods. So […]
BY AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE – AFP PORT SUDAN JUN 20, 2024 – Displaced Sudanese families wait to receive food from a charity kitchen in the city of Omdurman, Sudan, April 6, 2024. […]
Organization of Islamic Cooperation Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha. (X@OIC_OCI) ARAB NEWS June 20, 2024 JEDDAH: Organization of Islamic Cooperation Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha has reiterated the OIC’s support and solidarity […]
AZOUZ BEGAG June 20, 2024 Certain dates are etched into French political history. In addition to July 14, 1789, they include May 10, 1981, when Francois Mitterrand was elected to […]
A drone photo shows people taking part in a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in Jerusalem on Jun. 17, 2024. (Reuters) AFP June 20, 202421:32 JERUSALEM: Israeli […]