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.
12 August 2019 Hassan al-Kontar became known around the world as “the man from the airport” after spending months living in the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. He was granted […]
By Andrea Tognina Aug 12, 2019 – 15:46 (Keystone) Seventy years ago, Switzerland achieved a modest diplomatic coup. Notwithstanding the relative isolation in which it found itself after the Second […]
I’ve been lucky enough to visit Hajj three times. The first time was in 2001, then in 2006, and most recently in 2018. Each visit has affected me in […]
Daoud Kuttab August 10, 2019 Sunday marks what is considered the “saddest day” in the Jewish calendar AMMAN: Muslims in Jerusalem took the unusual step of postponing important religious […]
Aug 11, 2019 By Ahmad Elhamy JAMARAT, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Muslims from around the world hurled pebbles at a giant wall in a symbolic stoning of the devil on […]
Aug 11, 2019 By Stephen Kalin and Ghaida Ghantous RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) – The southern separatists’ takeover of Aden, the interim seat of Yemen’s government, could leave Saudi Arabia struggling […]
Aug 11, 2019 By Lefteris Karagiannopoulos SANDVIKA, Norway (Reuters) – An attack by a gunman at a Norwegian mosque on Saturday will be investigated as a possible act of […]
ALI ABO REZEG Published 09.08.2019 Since coming to power in late 2016, U.S. President Donald Trump has spared no effort in attacking the Palestinian people and their legitimate and inalienable […]
Saturday, Aug 10th 2019 One person was injured in a shooting inside a mosque near Oslo, Norway The shooting occurred at the al-Noor Islamic centre in the town of […]
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment: Hajj should be a symbol of our universal brotherhood and mutual compassion. The Muslim Times has the best collection to overcome sectarian divide among the Muslims Source: The […]
Arab News August 09, 2019 The rites and rituals of the Hajj pilgrimage offer a unique opportunity for worship and spiritual renewal MAKKAH: All Muslims dream of making Hajj at […]
Pundits stress necessity of wastewater treatment, pricing schemes By Johanna Montanari – Aug 08,2019 – JORDANTIMES AMMAN — Jordan is among 17 countries facing “extremely high” levels of baseline […]
What sacrifice is all about JORDAN TIMES – EDITORIAL Eid Al Adha, literally the holiday of sacrifice, is upon us, and it is time to remind believers what the holy […]
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – Ali usually marks the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha with his family in the Gaza Strip by sacrificing a sheep, a customary annual ritual […]
Aug 9, 2019 – By Devjyot Ghoshal and Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR (Reuters) – Authorities plan to relax curbs in India’s Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir to allow people to […]
DAILY SABAH WITH WIRES ISTANBUL Published 06.08.2019 An Air Canada employee who was identified as a flight manager pulled Fatima Abdelrahman, a Muslim player on the U.S.’ Squash Team, aside […]
Daryl Johnson’s team faced an official backlash 10 years ago when it issued a briefing on rightwing extremism Lois Beckett in San Francisco @loisbeckett Thu 8 Aug 2019 Ten […]
Why Do You Kill?: The Untold Story of the Iraqi Resistance Paperback – Bargain Price, April 1, 2009 by Jürgen Todenhöfer (Author) Jürgen Todenhöfer’s book sheds light on the other […]
Posted on August 7th, 2019 By A. Abdul Aziz, Press Secretary, The 53rd Jalsa Salana (Annual Convention) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the United Kingdom concluded on Sunday 04 […]
Busharat Elahi Jamil August 8, 2019 “We stand by our declarations that members of every community will be treated as citizens of Pakistan with equal rights and privileges and […]
