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.
bbc.com By Faisal Mohammed Ali BBC News, Bihar Sharif Ash, soot-stained walls, burnt furniture and charred pages: that’s all that remains of a 113-year-old madrassa library in India that once […]
Two rival generals have sparked a war that has buried hopes for a peaceful and democratic fresh start in Sudan. The activists who once brought down the dictatorship are now […]
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Previous 1 / 3 The expansion was designed with architectural engineering details derived from the ancient Islamic heritage. (SPA) 2 / 3 The expansion was designed with architectural engineering details derived from […]
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SPECIAL Clockwise from left: India’s Muslim population celebrate Eid with seviyan, a sweet vermicelli pudding; top, bottom right: Indonesia, home to 13 percent of the world’s Muslims, marks the occasion […]
India is now the world’s most populace country and will likely soon become the third largest economy on the globe. For decades, economists have been predicting that India’s time would […]
bbc.com From Shakespeare’s Globe to football stadiums, landmark locations have held events to celebrate the Islamic holy month of Ramadan across England. Manchester Cathedral and King’s College in Cambridge were among the venues hosting iftar meals – to break the daily fasts – for people of all backgrounds. Organisers at […]
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bbc.com By Zoya Mateen BBC News, Delhi The deletion of a chapter on Mughal rulers from Indian school textbooks has reignited a debate on how history should be taught to […]
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As the name suggests, Eid-ul-Fitr means “the feast of breaking the fast.” It is a festival that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan and it is celebrated […]
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KHALED ABOU ZAHR April 20, 2023 Larry Summers, the former US secretary of the treasury, last week stated in an interview: “Somebody from a developing country said to me, ‘What […]
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Foreign affairs > The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is in dire financial straits, and not for the first time. Philippe Lazzarini, head of the […]