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.
20th July 2022 Syed Mukarram Nazeer, Canada Correspondent Covid-19 severely limited public gatherings in Canada for the past two years. With restrictions easing, Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Canada held its 44th Jalsa Salana on 15 to 17 July, after a pause of two years. However, certain restrictions were placed on the attendees. They had […]
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Rolf Blaser is the CEO of a Swiss-Sri Lankan company and lives next door to the president’s former residence. SWI swissinfo.ch spoke to him about the situation on the ground.This […]
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