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.
ANTIBLACKNESS AS RELIGION: BLACK LIVING, BLACK DYING, AND COVID-19 by Matthew J. Smith February 4, 2021 For late historian of (Black) religion Charles H. Long, “America” was an antiblack religion. Reflecting on the assassinations of Medgar Evers and Martin Luther King, Jr., Long mourned the cycles of (anti)black murders in […]
CROSSING AND CONVERSION by Katharine Gerbner June 26, 2018 On the evening of February 25, 1760, an enslaved man named Mathew requested baptism from the Moravian missionaries who had recently […]
Initial voyages to the New World by Columbus spurred an era of exploration and invasion by other European empires. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Examine the causes and consequences of European exploration and […]
By 5Pillars -2 months ago The Alhambra Palace in Granada On January 2, 1492 the last Muslim kingdom of Al Andalus fell to the Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella, putting […]
Former TMC leader and MP tells Gulf News the party he helped found has lost its soul Published: February 17, 2021 10:00 Sheela Bhatt, Special to Gulf New Dinesh Trivedi […]
Prince Turki bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz. (SPA) The mother told her children that the criminal should remain safe until authorities arrest him TAREQ AL-THAQAFI February 22, 2021 MAKKAH: The […]
Author YASAR YAKIS February 21, 2021 An Azeri soldier stands in the city of Jabrayil in October after Azeri forces regained control during fighting with Armenia over the breakaway region […]
Author MOHD KHAIRUDDIN AMAN RAZALI February 21, 2021 Muslim world must lead new sustainable development agenda A worker collects palm oil fruits at a plantation in Bahau, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. […]
February 17, 2021 AT News KABUL: The government of Afghanistan announced Wednesday that it supports a “conditional” military withdrawal decided by NATO. Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar said that Kabul supports […]
Editor’s Note: This article is from November 2020, but nothing much has changed since then really. Updated 20 Nov, 2020 BY MIRZA IQBAL GUJRANWALA: A pall of fear hangs thick […]
Source: Dawn Muhammad Amir Rana Published February 21, 2021 The writer is a security analyst. RELIGIOSITY has begun to define the Pakistani citizenry. Those who wield power see it as […]
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 16 February 2021 ‘Golden visas’: How multi-millionaires are ‘buying’ Swiss residency permits Wealthy Chinese like to move to Switzerland. Photo by AFP A little-known article of […]
October 30 2019 by India Post Newspaper AROONIM BHUYAN & CAPT KRISHAN SHARMA India Post News Service India’s share of the world economy when Britain arrived on its shores was […]
Israeli officials have welcomed the appointment of the UK’s Karim Khan to head the organisation By Alex McDonald Global Research, February 18, 2021 Middle East Eye All Global Research articles […]
19th February 20210 Awwab Saad Hayat, Al Hakam In 1893, the Promised Messiahas noted the following divine instruction in his Arabic book, Hamamatul-Bushra: “My Lord has given me good news concerning the Arabs and has directed me to take care of them, to show them the right path and put […]
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 – EDITORIAL Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has taken up the cudgels against Christian fundamentalist groups who resort to unethical conversions via financial and other […]
All applicants must have a clean record and be medically fit for service. (Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/89xd6 Defense Ministry adds extra criteria for female applicants; ranks from soldier to sergeant […]
Egypt is to begin implementing a spiritual shrine project in the Sinai Peninsula. (Shutterstock) Short Url https://arab.news/4jrvq The project will link the city with the rest of the extended coastal area between El-Tor, Sharm El-Sheikh and Dahab MOHAMMED ABU ZAID February 21, 2021 CAIRO: Egypt is to begin implementing a […]
Author ANDREW HAMMOND February 20, 2021 US soldiers, part of the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) patrol west of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP/File) Short Url https://arab.news/p64q9 Almost two decades […]
