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.
Agreements with parties to support Likud in power could regularise illegal settlements in occupied territories Ben Lynfield in JerusalemThu 22 Dec 2022 Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed that an extremist anti-Arab […]
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bbc.com By Samira Hussain BBC News Pakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan, is threatening to dissolve two provincial assemblies in a high-stakes attempt to force the federal government to hold […]
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Source: BBC The Taliban have banned women from universities in Afghanistan, sparking international condemnation and despair among young people in the country. The higher education minister announced the regression on […]
By Kate Lamb and Ananda Teresia JAKARTA, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s new criminal code has grabbed headlines for making sex outside marriage illegal but Islamic parties wanted even harsher punishment for […]
Editorial Notes The paper says mass layoffs seems almost inevitable, which will fuel even more social upheaval and public dissatisfaction. DEC 20, 2022 ISLAMABAD – With the government left with […]
BY BURCU BAŞARAN DEC 20, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Just completely ignoring everything that is wrong with Qatar 2022 under the pretext of opposing hypocrisy, racism and Islamophobia is, to […]
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