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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Rana TanveerDialogue December 5, 2021 Ahmadi refugees from Pakistan continue to experience a host of problems in trying to settle in other countries “Helplessness”, “hopelessness”, “exploitation”, “bleak future”, “insult to […]
Exploration Russia Feature Russia Z 14 December 2021 Text: Masha BorodachevaImages: Anton AlimovRUSSIA Z Islam is Russia’s second-largest religion. With Russian Muslims largely concentrated in the country’s southern Caucasus region or in large cities, […]
BY Egypt Today staff Sat, 18 Dec 2021 – File- Egypt’s Grand Mufti Shawki Allam during an instructive symposium at Police Academy on November 28, 2017 — Press Photo CAIRO- […]
The Tyagi community has given approval to Syed Waseem Rizvi’s ghar wapsi, and that should suffice the purpose. GOPAL GOSWAMI 17 December, 2021 Text Size: A- A+ Former chairman of Uttar Pradesh Shia […]
BY MURAT TARIK DEC 17, 2021 – 1:57 PM GMT+3A still shot from “Homeland” shows Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison. Islamophobic TV series turned into a tool for disinformation after […]
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL DEC 17, 2021 – 11:51 PM GMT+3Halal signs are seen at a butcher shop in Paris, France, March 9, 2012. (AP File Photo) Muslims living in Belgium […]
SINEM CENGIZ December 18, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/6uhak In an apparent breakthrough in the long-standing deadlock between Ankara and Yerevan, the two neighbors have pledged to appoint special envoys to […]
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Afghan delegation, US special rep both to attend OIC moot News Desk December 17, 2021 PHOTO: RADIO PAKISTAN ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday stressed the rebooting of […]
Extraordinary CFM session on Sunday to mull over one-point agenda about Afghanistan Kamran Yousaf December 17, 2021 Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi received Secretary General of the OIC Hissein […]