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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.

Hamza Yusuf: Is God Necessary?

Video: Is God Necessary or Who Made God? Epigraph اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ […]

Does the Bible Permit Polygamy?

Marriage is between (only) one man and (only) one woman! Right? Adam Lucas • 2/9/2024 I was recently browsing an online Christian forum in which a poster asked, “Where does the Bible say marriage is only between one man and one woman?” The answers were predictably depressing. As a bulk of Protestant […]

Rebuilding a dream

Editorial Published August 14, 2024 dawn.com INDEPENDENCE Day celebrations today for millions of this country’s citizens will be tempered by the harsh realities of life in modern Pakistan, foremost of which are economic stagnation, political polarisation and resurgent militancy and extremism. Though we have lurched from crisis to crisis ever since independence, […]