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.
By Ashleigh Crowter https://emp.bbc.com/emp/SMPj/2.44.14/iframe.htmlMedia caption, The family spent five years in a refugee camp after fleeing the war in Syria After 15 years of building it, Khaled Muha could not […]
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The New Arab Staff 23 March, 2022 The move is a welcome sign of Hindu-Muslim harmony, according to the head of the trust leading the construction of this temple. The […]
The Russian government held a press conference Thursday claiming that Hunter Biden helped finance a US military ‘bioweapons’ research program in Ukraine However the allegations were branded a brazen propaganda […]
By Motaher Chowdhury When I see all the propaganda being pushed by the West, Europe, America and the U.K’s government and politicians about how cruel it is of Putin to […]
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Top court overturns LHC order endorsing blasphemy charges against Ahmadis Hasnaat Malik March 27, 2022 Supreme Court of Pakistan. PHOTO: AFP/FILE ISLAMABAD: The top court has noted that bigoted behaviour […]
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HAFED AL-GHWELL March 26, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/jzkgm Last week marked the 19th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq, yet in the last two decades, there has been no […]
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(Top row, left to right) Behic Erkin, King Zog I of Albania, Noor Inayat Khan; (Bottom row, left to right) Mohamed Helmy, Rifat Abdyl Hoxha, Ahmed Pasha Bey I Am […]
By Arie Firdaus Afghan girls participate in a lesson at Tajrobawai Girls High School, in Herat, Afghanistan, Nov. 25, 2021. The Indonesian government and the country’s largest Islamic organization called Friday on the Taliban rulers of Afghanistan to allow girls to attend school beyond the sixth grade, saying women need […]
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Racism in Europe Rafia Zakaria Published March 24, 2022 THE Poles and Ukrainians wanted to cover up the matter. When war broke out in Ukraine in February, millions of Ukrainians fled […]
Chinese FM lands in Kabul on unannounced visit after OIC moot Tahir Khan Published March 24, 2022 Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Kabul on Thursday morning in a trip that was not earlier announced, officials confirmed. Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi received Yi on […]
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RAY HANANIA March 25, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/gj4dc Over the years, the relatives of Americans killed in protests against Israel’s confiscation of Palestinian land to build illegal Jewish settlements have […]