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.
Source: The Guardian By Angela Giuffrida, who is the Guardian’s Rome correspondent Benedict and his inner circle are accused of intervening to halt Pope Francis relaxing celibacy rules as the […]
Drone Wars says UK and US has developed ‘easy narrative’ for targeted assassinations Dan Sabbagh Sun 19 Jan 2020 The report’s author has called on the government to release […]
Source: The Guardian By Julian Borger in Guantánamo Bay Techniques included waterboarding and other forms of torture Hopes that trial will cast more light on scale of program The two […]
Leaked documents reveal how Africa’s richest woman made her fortune through exploiting her own country, and corruption. Isabel dos Santos got access to lucrative deals involving land, oil, diamonds and […]
Editor”s Note: Yes, the headline above is wishful thinking only. But please consider: Which country is more advanced: Indonesia or the United States of America Looking at the way the […]
January 18, 2020 Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad appears unlikely to surrender his leadership as promised to government coalition partner Anwar Ibrahim. Mahathir was returned to office in elections in […]
Source: Arab News By Yossi Mekelberg, who is professor of international relations at Regent’s University London, where he is head of the International Relations and Social Sciences Program. He is […]
Saudi Arabia recently announced allowing commercial activities to function for 24 hours. But the custom of shops closing during prayer times, five times a day, remains a key issue among […]
DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL Published 17.01.2020 Turkey’s ultra-deepwater drillship Yavuz started its journey toward its new location Lefko?a -1 line offshore hydrocarbon field offshore northern Cyprus. (?HA Photo) Turkish […]
Editor’s Note: View from Turkey MEHMET ÇAĞATAY GÜLER Published 18.01.2020 On Jan. 2, 2020, an agreement was signed between Israel, Greece and the Greek Cypriot administration over the […]
Source: Daily Sabah The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) filed on Friday a challenge to Quebec’s controversial religious symbols law with Canada’s top court. Also joining in the challenge […]
The alleged attack fell foul of one of the most important stand-offs in the east Mediterranean, involving power politics conducted far above any middle rank Cypriot judge Denis MacShane @DenisMacShane […]
Neither side wants war – but they’re going to get one unless they end this dangerous stalemate Patrick Cockburn @indyworld Today Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei gave his first Friday […]
Yasin Aktay 28 December 2019 YENISAFAQ.COM The mini Islamic summit called for by Mahathir Mohamad, convened in Kuala Lumpur the previous week and brought up questions that are critical […]
Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has opened up about his philanthropic activities on social media. He previously made a remark supporting Uighur Muslims of China. Written By Minaam Ansari | […]
A woman filed for divorce after her husband married a second wife A UAE woman who successfully filed for divorce after her husband married a second wife has had […]
SOURCE: PAKISTAN TODAY The Islamabad Bar Association (IBA) has directed its members to submit affidavits declaring their faith on the finality of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) by the end of the […]
In an exclusive interview with DW Editor-in-Chief Ines Pohl, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan talks about the Iran crisis and the international community’s “lukewarm” response to the Kashmir dispute. […]
Our Correspondent . Brahmanbaria | Published: 00:23, Jan 17,2020 The Brahmanbaria chapter of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Bangladesh on Thursday alleged that they continued to face threats from sectarian people. In […]
Saturday, January 18, 2020 NEW AGE OPINION THE fears for attacks that the Ahmadiyyas in Brahmanbaria expressed, alleging that they continue to be threatened by groups of religious bigots, suggest […]
