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.
OSAMA AL-SHARIF May 02, 2023 The congratulatory video message recorded by the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to mark Israel’s 75th Independence Day last week was […]
May 02,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Amer Al Sabaileh As the process of reconciliation between Iran and Arab countries continues many think that it will assist in regional stability, but […]
By News Intervention Bureau – May 1, 2023 In Pakistan, an Ahmadi (one who belongs to the Ahmadiyya Muslim community) has been accused of “blasphemy” just for associating himself with […]
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“As our opponents increase in attacking us, we must turn ever more towards Allah the Almighty. This is the only key to our success” – Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad The […]
By JUDAH ARI GROSS 11 January 2022 IDF soldiers stand near the site where a Israeli civilian was injured by gunfire from the Gaza Strip on December 29, 2021. (Flash90) The Israel […]
18th October 2019 Last Updated on 20th October 2019https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/699062350&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true There are now more than 50 Ahmadi mosques in Germany and every fifth mosque now being built is by the Ahmadiyya […]
DR. MOHAMMED AL-SULAMI May 01, 2023 The world is watching with grave concern the confrontations and bloody clashes between the Sudanese army led by Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and the […]
BARIA ALAMUDDIN May 01, 2023 The Arab nations of Lebanon and Syria share a complex and often fractious history of mutual dependence, intermarriage, and bitter divisions. The Syrian regime once […]
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RAMZY BAROUD May 01, 2023 A succession of events that started in Barcelona, Spain, in February before moving to Liege, Belgium, and Oslo, Norway, in April has sent a strong […]
May 01,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby Twenty years ago this month, as the disastrous Iraq war began, Arabs and Muslims in the US were also reeling from […]
News story Egyptian online newspaper Mada Masr wins joint UK-Canadian accolade for extraordinary commitment to high-quality independent journalism.From:Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficePublished1 May 2023 The 2023 Canada-United Kingdom Media Freedom […]
By JT – May 02,2023 – JORDAN TIMES The foreign ministers of Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq and Egypt during a consultative meeting in Amman on Monday (Petra photo) AMMAN — The […]
This is Local London 1 May 2023 Britain’s largest mosque, located in Morden, hosted an historic event this week to commemorate and celebrate the forthcoming coronation of His Majesty King […]
Berlin is preparing for the possibility that Donald Trump could beat Joe Biden in the next election. That outcome would likely be a disaster for Ukraine, NATO and the looming […]
BY MEHMET FAHRI DANIŞ APR 29, 2023 – DAILY SABAH A religious shrine outside a residential building in Beirut, Lebanon. (Getty Images Photo) In a way, Middle Eastern Christians laid […]
BY EKREM BUĞRA EKINCI SEP 04, 2021 – DAILY SABAH Al-Masjid al-Nabawi, often called the prophet’s mosque, is the second holiest site in Islam in Medina, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 8, […]
YASAR YAKIS April 30, 2023 Despite the efforts of the Euro-Atlantic community, the Ukrainian crisis gives the impression that it is moving toward a standstill. The US and Germany are […]
Previous SPECIAL 1 / 3 Gen. Abdel Fattah Al- Burhan, right, and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, left, attending a ceremony in Khartoum on August 17, 2019, during which they signed a “constitutional […]