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.
29th December 2023 As the world immerses itself in festive celebrations, a stark and harrowing contrast unfolds in the Holy Land. Here, there are no holidays, no family gatherings, only the […]
Let us now turn to the third article of faith, which is the belief in the books. Muslims are required to believe not only in the divine scripture revealed to […]
A survey released last month suggests approximately 60 percent of Brazilian Muslims experienced religious intolerance. By Eduardo Campos Lima Published On 31 Dec 2023 Sao Paulo, Brazil – It wasn’t unusual for patients to arrive in a foul temper at the hospital emergency room in São Paulo, Brazil, where physician Batull Sleiman […]
State Department issues rare, unprompted statement calling out ministers by name, days after Biden pressed PM to reign in his far-right coalition partners By JACOB MAGID Today, 3.1.2024 Religious Zionist party leader […]
Jan 03,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud A famous quote by Franz Kafka says, “Every thing you love is very likely to be lost, but in the end, love […]
An Israeli soldier carries a tank shell after returning from the Gaza Strip on January 1, 2024 in Southern Border, Israel. Israel has extended its ground offensive into densely populated […]
Yesh Din says 10 Palestinians killed, dozens of homes torched; in two months after Oct. 7 massacre, 242 incidents reported; UN office counts over 1,200 throughout year By AGENCIES and TOI STAFF1 January […]
Qadian holds immense religious importance for Ahmadiyya community as its founder Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was not just born but also laid to rest here — after his death in Lahore […]
31st December 2023 Islamabad, Tilford, UK, 31 December 2023: At approximately 10:30 am local time, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V, may Allah be his Helper, arrived at the Masroor […]
The International Court of Justice has great influence in shaping international law. Its recognition of South Africa’s claim may cement the perception that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, says […]
Even as all eyes were on the PLO, a small Islamist group slowly took root in the Gaza Strip in the late 1980s. But under the leadership of Yahya Sinwar, […]
International Geneva The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, is concerned about the situation in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. On Thursday in Geneva he called on Israel to […]
ISTANBUL JAN 01, 2024 – 8:18 PM GMT+3 Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attends a weekly Cabinet meeting in west Jerusalem, Israel, Sept. 10, 2023. (EPA File Photo) Far-right […]
KHALED ABOU ZAHR January 01, 2024 The French parliament last month passed a more stringent immigration law, with the debate framing the issue as a political battleground and revealing deep […]
FAISAL J. ABBAS January 01, 2024 As we reflect on some of the tragic events of 2023 and how they could have been averted, one cannot help but remember a […]
October 17, 2023 Israel’s military and government have a long and well-documented history of making false and misleading statements to cover up and deflect responsibility for war crimes they commit […]
A deadly concoction of war and health crisis in Gaza due to lack of food, sanitation and shelter, raises the threat of outbreaks. (AFP) Updated 27 sec ago REBECCA ANNE […]
Tolerance with the Arabs came to a peak when the Sicilian King Roger II invited the Arab Muslim geographer Abu Abdullah al-Idrisi to his court. (Wikimedia commons) Staff writer, Al Arabiya Englis Published: 21 August ,2018: 12:00 AM GST Updated: 20 May ,2020 The period following the emergence of Islam in the […]
Paperback – Illustrated, April 4, 2010 by Jonathan Lyons (Author) See all formats and editions For centuries following the fall of Rome, Western Europe was a benighted backwater, a world of […]
ISRAEL/ PALESTINE MIDDLE EAST MONITOR 01/01/2024 By Jehan Alfarra | – ( Middle East Monitor ) = “Bread in those days was like gold.” These were the words of a survivor of […]