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.
Seventy-five years have passed since the “Nakba,” the sudden displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. For many, the current war in the Gaza Strip is awakening memories of that […]
OpinionIsrael-Hamas war Uri Weltmann As ministers seek to dehumanise Palestinians, I am part of a coalition of Jews and Arabs showing that there is another way Tue 14 Nov 2023 […]
Government appears to withdraw from past assertion by Boris Johnson amid shift to more pointed criticism of Israeli campaign in Gaza Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Tue 14 Nov 2023 The British […]
(Image credit: Edouard Taufenbach/Bastien Pourtout) By Hal Hershfield15th November 2023 Imagining a conversation with “future you” has multiple benefits for your wellbeing. There’s a classic short story by Ted Chiang in […]
Editor’s Note. What can we do. Reality is getting too much. We need to try and diversify our thoughts. Let’s try… JEWISH HUMOR Jewish Jokes Great traditional Jewish jokes. BY MY […]
BY ABDENNOUR TOUMI NOV 14, 2023 – DAILY SABAH French President Emmanuel Macron answers journalist’s questions on the tarmac of Cairo airport, prior to his departure, Cairo, Egypt, Oct. 25, […]
A child carrying a tray of food walks among the ruins of the West Bank city of Kalkilya in the aftermath of the 1967 Six-Day War. (Getty Images) Source: Arab […]
By JT – Nov 15,2023 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah penned an op-ed for the Washington Post, published on Tuesday on the war on Gaza. King Abdullah wrote […]
Nov 15,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Fadia Mayyas With the grace of God, the heroes of our Royal Air Force in the Jordan Armed Forces – Arab Army managed, in […]
Article information This year’s Ramadan is no different from the previous dozens of Ramadans. Ahmadiyah followers in Wisma Transito, Mataram, Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) are still ‘displaced in their […]
11th November 2023 Zainubia Ahmad, UK Human beings stand apart from the animal kingdom, not merely due to our superior mental capacity, power of articulate speech, and abstract reasoning, but […]
At the height of George W. Bush’s War on Terror, Jimmy Carter had the courage to call out Israel for its human rights abuses. What’s stopping Democrats from doing the […]
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Related Topics By Oliver Slow BBC News This story contains some upsetting details Thousands could be trapped inside Gaza’s largest hospital due to nearby fighting, while officials have warned of […]
BY BURHANETTIN DURAN NOV 13, 2023 – DAILY SABAH Leaders pose for a group picture ahead of an emergency meeting of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), […]
1 / 2 A wounded Palestinian woman from the Baraka family is surrounded by her children upon their arrival at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip following […]
Nov 05,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Amer Al Sabaileh Since the outbreak of Gaza war, tensed Jordanian-Israeli relations have drifted negatively, culminating in the withdrawal of the Jordanian ambassador to […]
Aizaz Ahmed اعزازاحمداعؔزاز and MiR liked Dr. Craig Considine @CraigCons The Mercy of Muhammad – The Prophet’s Treatment of Prisoners of War and How It Influenced Benjamin Franklin Back in […]
Epigraph: Glory be to Him, Who carried His servant (Muhammad) by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Distant Mosque (Prophet Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem), the environment of which We […]
The EU is trying to outsource its migration problems and has entered into a partnership with Tunisia. But the situation there has grown dire, particularly for migrants from sub-Saharan Africa. […]