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.
Opinion Friday 2nd January 2026 Imam Abdul Quddus Arif, President of Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association UK (Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association) Every so often, a national headline lands in a way that makes you look […]
January 2, 2026 dailytimes.com Police have failed to identify or arrest the assailant involved in the targeted shooting of a prominent member of the Ahmadiyya community in Khushab, triggering concerns […]
While the people of Canada are worried about a little traffic jam, Annual Gatherings are being held all over the world without any complaints…. (ok, except in Pakistan, you know […]
Mubarak Ahmad Sani, an Ahmadi accused of blasphemy (case 661/22, December 6, 2022) sentenced to life imprisonment for teaching the Holy Quran Atalayar Updated: 28/12/25 The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community wishes to […]
West Coast Jalsa Salana has theme of world peace, unity By Allyson Vergara | avergara@scng.com PUBLISHED: December 28, 2025 Amid the world’s conflict, Muslim community members want to spread peace and service. That’s the message they shared with others at California’s oldest annual Muslim convention. 1 of 14 Usman Jamil lectures Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, during […]
Detailed plans based on public concerns couldn’t curb rules that significantly restrict ‘mega events’ on farmland; group has no intention to sell local properties and will continue ‘keeping our broader […]
by Nagihan Haliloğlu Dec 15, 2025 – DAILY SABAH This image released by Mime Films/Tanit Films shows Motaz Malhees in a scene from” The Voice of Hind Rajab.” (AP Photo) […]
Soumaya Ghannoushi 3 November 2025 Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv are accomplices in a project of disintegration. They are igniting civil strife, arming factions, and reducing nations to feuding fiefdoms […]
yeah! click on the link !!! Alhamdolillah. That is a Jalsa !!! very major advance / improvements since my Ghana days of 1972/3….
Our Correspondent Published December 25, 2025 CHINIOT: The Lalian additional and district sessions judge has awarded three-year imprisonment to a convict belonging to the Ahmadi community under section 298-C and life imprisonment […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Press & Media Office A judge in Pakistan has handed a life sentence to an Ahmadi Muslim for possessing a copy of the Holy Qur’an, His Holiness […]
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba)The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) 26th December 2025 Summary prepared by The Review of Religions After reciting Tashahhud, Ta`awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad […]
Niwa Limbu The Vatican will issue a new document on marriage later this month, addressing the question of polygamy in Africa amid continuing pastoral and cultural debate. The Dicastery for […]
This piece is published in cooperation with the European Journalism Institute held in Prague, an annual summer program co-sponsored by The Media Project. PRAGUE — Nestled among the calm and modest apartment blocks of the small district of Strašnice in the Czech capital is an equally modest site of worship. […]
Several politicians condemn post that suggested ‘two-thirds of people find it difficult to live alongside Muslims’ Salih Okuroglu |22.12.2025 – Christian Stocker, acting Chair of the People’s Party VIENNA […]
Writer Editor 2– 12/21/2025 Facebook Twitter Print Telegram Cianjur, koranpelita.co — The Head of the National Unity and Politics Agency (Kesbang) of Cianjur Regency, H. Amad Mutawali S.ag.S.ip emphasized that freedom of expression in public is a citizen’s right that is protected by law. Regional governments, he said, have an obligation to facilitate and […]