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.
By Ramzy Baroud|21:51 July 8, 2026| Share Story A major showdown on the House floor see medimminent. An amendment, advanced by the Rules Committee, was poised to force a rare and […]
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Hazrat Mirza Masroor AhmadAhmadiyyat 10th July 2026 Summary prepared by The Review of Religions After reciting Tashahhud, Ta`awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) continued presenting incidents from the life of […]
ByKirsten Lesage,Kelsey Jo StarrandWilliam MinerTerminology Throughout this report, religious switching refers to a change between the religious group in which a person says they were raised (during their childhood) and their religious identity now (in adulthood). The rates of religious switching are based on responses to two survey questions we asked of […]
Ciputat, UIN Online News — The Doctoral (Ph.D.) Program in Islamic Banking at the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, has officially strengthened its position as one of Indonesia’s leading centers for Islamic economics education after receiving the “Excellent” (Unggul) accreditation from the Independent Accreditation Agency […]
by Daily Sabah with AA Istanbul Jun 25, 2026 – A cup of traditional Turkish dessert ashura is served with pomegranate, cinnamon, walnuts. (Shutterstock Photo) In Türkiye’s northwestern province of Kırklareli, […]
by Daily Sabah DHAKA Jul 10, 2026 – 7:32 pm GMT+3 Bangladesh Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapan speaks at the launch of the Al-Ummah digital platform, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July […]
American Arab community leaders concerned by refereeing performances As the last of eight Arab teams was eliminated from the final rounds of the World Cup, American Arab community leaders and […]
Monday, July 6, 2026By Samuel Williamsnews Table of Contents The systematic marginalization of the Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan is not merely a product of organic societal friction or localized religious […]
Opinion ·22nd June 2026 FIFA World Cup 2010 quaterfinal between Uruguay and Ghana Opinion ·22nd June 2026 Prayer on the pitch at the 2026 World Cup Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani With […]
Editorial Muslims in the UK, Europe and the US are increasingly fearful and frustrated as targeted attacks rise. Others must speak outWed 24 Jun 2026 The chilling attacks that injured five men in Edinburgh at the weekend, including two who were struck as they left a mosque, have deepened the […]
Hotel did not allow two Muslim women to wear full-body bathing suit, which has become bugbear of European far right Agence France-PressWed 8 Jul 2026 An Austrian court has found […]
9 hours ago BBC A replica of a mosque on top of a bonfire is being treated as a “hate-motivated criminal offence”, police have said. The bonfire, in Moygashel in […]
by Seth Mandel Karim Khan’s hopes of remaining the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court just took another hit. An ICC internal report has concluded that Khan engaged in sexual […]
Darializa is a working-class Dominican New Yorker who has been organizing in upper Manhattan for a fairer, more equitable, and more affordable New York City since she was a teenager. […]
FP News Desk • June 26, 2026, Denmark is considering a nationwide ban on the Islamic call to prayer, with Immigration Minister Morten Bødskov arguing it has no place in the country. […]
Frederick II is often portrayed as either a ruthless persecutor of Muslims or a remarkably tolerant ruler fascinated by Islamic culture. As Lorris Chevalier explains, the reality was far more […]
Jul 8, 2026 Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Mr Tarique Rahman today said the government is firmly committed to achieving a peaceful and swift resolution to the Rohingya crisis. He […]
President Trump’s sharing of an anti-Muslim post featuring children at a school has drawn condemnation from rights groups and politicians. World 3 min readRead Mode The New Arab Staff 07 […]