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.
1984 Rare TV Interview With Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Pulitzer Prize Winner, Garry Wills Talks About the Quran […]
Zahi Hawass , Saturday 6 May 2023 There is no evidence to suggest that the ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra had African features. Cleopatra 00:00PreviousPauseNext 00:01 / 01:41UnmuteSettingsFullscreen Copy video url Play […]
Saudi Arabia’s representatives at the coronation, minister of state Prince Turki bin Mohammad bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz (R) and Saudi ambassador to UK, Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan (L). […]
Karachi By Our Correspondent May 06, 2023 HYDERABAD: Police detained a suspect on Friday, a day after a place of worship of the Ahmadiyya community was vandalised by miscreants in the […]
5th May 2023 Besmir Yvejsi, Kosovo Correspondent On 19 April 2023, two representatives from Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Kosovo had a meeting with Mr Lulzim Fushtica, the Director of the newly-established Directorate for […]
Other countries have made this mistake. India should avoid going down this path. Published On 4 May 20234 May 2023 Indian historians and students of the subject have long loved […]
SOCIETY “This kind of horror stays with you” Aarij Anwer May 5, 2023 “You hear about Islamophobia on the news, but seeing that hate in your own community shakes you” […]
Friday Sermon delivered byHazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad(at) URDU Video Audio More Languages NOTE: Alislam Team takes full responsibility for any errors or miscommunication in this Synopsis of the Friday Sermon. After reciting Tashahhud, Ta‘awwuz and Surah […]
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL MAY 05, 2023 – A load of corn is poured into a truck, at a grain storage facility in the village of Bilohiria, Khmelnytskyi region, […]
SINEM CENGIZ May 05, 2023 ARAB NEWS With just over a week until Turks vote in the most critical elections their country’s history, all eyes are fixed on what the […]
PRINCE KHALID BIN BANDAR AL-SAUD May 05, 2023 The coronation of King Charles is a moment for everyone around the world to reflect on this important moment of transition, but […]
Previous SPECIAL 1 / 7 Wearing traditional Arab robes, the former Prince Charles takes part in a Saudi sword dance known as ardah at the Janadriyah cultural festival near Riyadh in […]
UNSC unanimously approves resolution calling on Taliban to swiftly reverse its curbs on women while Moscow’s envoy criticises the text, calling on US to return $7 billion assets “you’ve stolen” […]
DISCRIMINATION Report says discrimination complaints submitted to police continued to increase for 3rd year in row. Discrimination cases in the Netherlands were mostly based on ethnicity last year, according to […]
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL APR 27, 2023 – 12:27 PM GMT+3 The Westermoskee Aya Sofya mosque in Amsterdam, Sept. 26, 2017. (Getty Images) The Netherlands’ Muslim community faced the […]
Previous SPECIAL 1 / 2 In this image grab taken from handout video footage released by the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on April 23, 2023, fighters ride in the […]
MUDDASSAR AHMED May 04, 2023 S Suella Braverman, the UK home secretary, last week helped shrink Britain further, with her lack of basic empathy toward victims of displacement and conflict […]
May 04,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen Syria is a land of mystery traffic jams. Despite the shortage and high price of petrol, vehicles fill the streets and avenues […]
May 04,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Bjorn Lomborg If politicians were truly serious about ending global inequality, many economists would say there is one obvious policy: Allow greater global migration. […]