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.
SOCIAL NEWS 7 HOURS AGO LISTEN Mr Abdul Noor Wahab, Vice President of Ahmadiyya Muslim Elders Organization, Ghana, says the Ghanaian society must stop glorifying immorality, a menace that is eroding […]
Two days of events and discussions on the anniversary of the first Zionist Congress have begun in the northwestern Swiss city of Basel.This content was published on August 28, 2022 […]
For centuries, Jewish people living in what is now Switzerland faced discrimination. It took the fall of the old Helvetic Republic for equal rights to finally become a reality.This content […]
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26th August 2022 Awwab Saad Hayat, Al Hakam Hazrat Ahmadas, the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi, has given several arguments proving the demise of Prophet Jesusas and his being a man and […]
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Home Ihrampedia Islamic site Monday, 29 Aug 2022, 20:20 WIB Editor: Agung Sasongko Haa Valley in Bhutan IHRAM.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Bhutan, in the Bhutanese language, Druk Yul, means Land of […]
BY REUTERS ISLAMABAD AUG 29, 2022 People wade through flooded mud water after heavy monsoon rainfall in the border town of Chaman in Balochistan province, Pakistan, Aug. 25, 2022. (AFP Photo) […]
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