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.
Sukowati Utami JI– Sunday, January 25, 2026 Ahmadiyya Muslims and Indonesia: 100 Years of Diversity and Humanitarian Work HUKAMANEWS – Anyone who likes to judge before they know should hold their […]
The UN secretary-general’s first special envoy on water, Retno Marsudi, wants member states to put this vital resource at the top of their political agenda. She is calling for greater […]
14/03/2025 Share Nearly 1 in 2 Muslims (47%) experience racial discrimination, up from 39% in 2016. The highest rates in the 13 survey countries are in Austria (71%), Germany (68%) […]
Book Club: ‘Muslim Europe’ uncovers years of Muslim presence across the continent, challenging the widely held notion that Islam is foreign to European history Sadek Hamid 14 January, 2026 “I didn’t need to worry about Muslim history to know how to practise Islam; I didn’t need to concern myself with […]
Reporter: BAMBANG TRISMAWANEditor: RIKY HANDAYANI Humanities Monday, January 26, 2026 RM .id Rakyat Merdeka – Four men sat neatly in a public discussion on diversity and peace. They were experts with advanced academic […]
Previous Special 1 / 3 The 22 women are believed to be the first known women-only group to have performed the journey. (Supplied) Special 2 / 3 The 22 women are […]
28th January 2026 ALHAKAM.ORG Maryam Hussain, Canada In today’s religious narrative, many people have forgotten the real meaning of the word “sin”. In this modern society, many individuals engage in […]
The European Union (EU) must end its double standards on minority protection, the United Nations special rapporteur on minority issues Nicolas Levrat has said. Speaking in Brussels on Wednesday, he […]
January 28, 2026 at 11:15 am Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (C), Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (L) and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman al-Safadi (R) attend the Board of Peace session […]
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By Ramzy Baroud| January 27, 2026| The history of American power is, in many ways, the history of reinventing rules, or designing new ones, to fit US strategic interests. This may […]
Previous Spain’s government announced Tuesday it will grant legal status to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants living and working in the country without authorization. (AFP/File)Next Updated 28 January 2026 […]
Ishola Akere’s post Size: One million (1,000,000) square meters Capacity; Can accommodate two (2) million people at a time; Receives twenty (20) million visitors annually; Open twenty-four (24) hours daily. […]
The offer reflects the radical transformation in the Scandinavian country’s once open attitude to newcomers Nora Adin FaresNora Adin Fares is an Iraqi-Swedish freelance journalist December 29, 2025 Over the years, my mother and I have developed a system for handling whatever political storm is blowing through Sweden. She calls […]
By RobCarter – 2nd January 2026 FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail Five centuries after the fall of Granada, Al-Andalus remains a symbol of both Muslim intellectual splendour and profound loss. In this piece, Edward Rowe reflects […]
By Alen Bašić – 6th January 2026 Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organisation (MIT) has released an archival file on Thomas Edward Lawrence, widely known as “Lawrence of Arabia,” shedding light on […]
Friday, 16 January 2026 – Despite it being illegal in the Netherlands to have more than one spouse, a total of 463 Netherlands residents were registered as being in a […]
Studies have shown men are actually more likely to marry where polygyny is common than where it is rare David W. Lawson The ConversationFriday 24 October 2025 In July 2025, Uganda’s […]
Share and Analyze with AI Tashkent (TDI): Uzbekistan is set to roll out Islamic finance services at a national level, with the first offerings expected in 2027, according to the updated […]
By Chris Eyte Jan 9, 2026 Christian and Hindu leaders in the United Kingdom have voiced disquiet about the government’s proposed definition of anti-Muslim hatred, warning that it threatens religious liberty and […]