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.
Swiss Politics Series The newcomers in the Federal Palace, Episode 6: Islam Alijaj, who has cerebral palsy, is the first person of Albanian heritage to be elected to the Swiss […]
MOHAMED CHEBARO March 14, 2024 No ceasefire, no humanitarian truce and not enough aid is trickling through to feed the starving Palestinians. The Israeli war on Gaza continues to show […]
Epigraph: He (Allah) is the Knower of the unseen; and He reveals not His secrets to any one, except to him whom He chooses, namely a Messenger of His. (Al Quran […]
Learn Salät Salät is the Muslim form of formal worship. Muslims offer Salät five times a day. This page helps you learn how to offer Salät. Various parts of salät are given below. Click the name of the part to go there. Below is a list of offerings from this […]
Asad K. Many of us have always said that Hamas was an Israeli proxy to split the Palestinians…..fromer Israeli PM Ehud Barak confirms this. Unfortunately, Netanyahu played the US in […]
Biden mentioning Palestinian statehood was ‘exactly what Netanyahu wanted,’ gave him ‘a political drive that he didn’t have,’ former Israeli Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben-Ami tells Anadolu Beril Canakci |12.03.2024 – […]
‘A floating port off the shores of Gaza is a humanitarian facade hiding voluntary migration to Europe,’ and ‘undermines enclave’s sovereignty,’ Jordanian expert tells Anadolu Laith Al Joundi |09.03.2024 – […]
2 hours ago By James Gregory,BBC NewsShare EPAThe UN says a quarter of Gaza’s population are one step away from famine Starvation is being used as a weapon of war […]
Australian immigration and asylum Security Risk Assessment Tool – or SRAT – and similar algorithmic tools condemned as ‘abusive’ and ‘unscientific’ Ariel Bogle @arielbogle Tue 12 Mar 2024 The lives […]
From Linkedin…. Asif F M. Asif F M.• Following• FollowingFinancial Services and IT Chief ExecutiveFinancial Services and IT Chief Executive 18m • 18m • President Biden, please pick up the phone and get the aid trucks to get inside Gaza. Jeff HoeyJeff Hoey• Following• FollowingActivist. Organizer. Craftsman.Activist. Organizer. Craftsman. 4h • 4h […]
OpinionMilitary Frank Ledwidge The probe into 80 alleged SAS killings heard evidence from Johnny Mercer and highlighted the urgent need for oversightTue 12 Mar 2024 13.00 GMTShare The Afghanistan inquiry is getting into gear at the Royal Courts of Justice. Led by the judge Charles Haddon-Cave, this public inquiry was convened to […]
Andrew Mitchell responds to Labour question in Commons about reports of Israeli mistreatment of medical staff Bethan McKernan in JerusalemTue 12 Mar 2024 A UK Foreign Office minister has called for […]
BY ANADOLU AGENCY BIRMINGHAM MAR 11, 2024 – 5:15 PM GMT+3 Lights and decorations on Oxford Street to celebrate the month of Ramadan, March 2, 2024. (Reuters File Photo) The government of the U.K. announced that they would allocate £117 million ($150 million) in funds to provide protection of mosques, Muslim […]
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL MAR 12, 2024 – U.S. civil rights activist King has expressed admiration for the resilience of the people in Gaza. (Shaun King on Instagram) American writer and activist Jeffrey Shaun King, along with his wife Rai King, announced their conversion to Islam on the first […]
Waqar Ahmad Ahmedi – UKWORLD RELIGIONS 12th March 2024 Add Comment © Shutterstock Waqar Ahmad Ahmedi, UK The teaching of Religious Education (RE) has been compulsory in UK schools since […]
OSAMA AL-SHARIF March 12, 2024 In October 2022, Amos Hochstein, whose official title is deputy assistant to the president, senior energy and investment adviser and US special presidential coordinator for […]
TAREQ AL-THAQAFI March 12, 2024 MAKKAH: The General Authority for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has assigned specific doors in the Grand Mosque to receive […]
Previous 1 / 6 Members of the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP), a student’s organisation, burn the effigy of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a protest against the implementation […]
India Controversial rules grant Indian nationality to refugees who are Hindu, Christian, Parsi, Jain or Buddhist, but not Muslim AFP in New DelhiMon 11 Mar 2024 India’s interior ministry has […]
Breadcrumb Analysis: Policymakers in the Arab world are concerned not only about the potential of a regional war but also about whether popular mobilisation for Palestine could turn into dissent […]