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.
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by Agence France-Presse – AFP LYON Jun 03, 2025 Edited By Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl This photograph shows the entrance of the Errahma mosque in Villeurbanne, central France, on June 3, 2025. […]
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Previous 1 / 4 At its top, it includes a platform to illuminate the interior of the Holy Kaaba, along with central air-conditioning vents for cooling the inside of the Kaaba. […]
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim July 11, 20252 In September, the UN will convene a high-level conference to address what is arguably one of the world’s most protracted and neglected humanitarian catastrophes: […]
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In Iran, nearly 70% of university graduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are women—a higher percentage than in any other country. Nearby Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab […]
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Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Imam Kamran Tahir, the Imam of Adelaide’s largest mosque, Mahmood Mosque, has strongly condemned the recent anti-Semitic incidents in Melbourne, including the attempted arson at the East […]