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.
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 […]
Interview with a representative of the Ahmadiyya community 12/10/2021 The headscarf belongs to Germany, says Tayba Ahmad from Kassel from the Muslim Ahmadiyya community. But there are still many prejudices. Kassel […]
MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN HUSUM: Strangers demolish Husum mosque: State security has started investigations by Herbert Müllerchen & Jonna Lausen December 10, 2021 Herbert Müllerchen Danish Ahmad, Mir Abdul Shakoor and Muhammad Zia […]
An uncrowned king: Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohammed takes the reins AFPPublished December 17, 2021 – Updated about an hour agoFacebook CountTwitter Share 0 From greeting foreign leaders to heading regional summits, Crown Prince Mohammed bin […]
From Sialkot to where? Zafar Mirza Published December 17, 2021 – THE silent majority of Pakistan is silently sad. It is also scared. Even the chronic optimists are failing privately. What happened in […]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to searchIn this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Mohamad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mahathir. The Arabic-derived […]
The Swiss pavilion at the ongoing Universal Exposition in Dubai leads the visitor through Alpine landscapes in a show of light and shadows to showcase Swiss sustainability, urbanisation and innovation. […]
(Image credit: Alamy) By Zaria Gorvett17th December 2021 For centuries, pickled boar’s head was considered to be the most festive meat. How did this gruesome dish become sidelined in favour of […]
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ANKARA DEC 14, 2021 – 2:31 PM GMT+3A shattered window of the Ditib Eyüp Sultan Mosque is seen in east Leipzig, Germany, Dec. 14, 2021. (AP […]
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBUS DEC 16, 2021 – 4:29 PM GMT+3Romin Iqbal of the Council on American-Islamic Relations speaks during a news conference at CAIR-Columbus headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, July 26, […]
The 250-bed facility, in the border district of Dortyol in Hatay province, is a collaborative project between Turkey’s health ministry and the EU. (Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/ccd29 250-bed facility in […]
The two aircraft sent by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center carried 1,647 food baskets and 192 shelter bags. (SPA) Short Url https://arab.news/cb65h The aid operation, involving a […]
BELABBES BENKREDDA December 16, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/55sgx Libyans head to the polls on Dec. 24 for the first round of a presidential election that has been years in the […]
1 / 3The second edition of the International Date Fair launched at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Centre, with the participation of Saudi producers and others involved in the industry. […]
East Pakistan lessons EditorialPublished December 16, 2021 FIFTY years ago on this day, Pakistan’s eastern wing broke away to form the independent nation of Bangladesh following a bloody spasm of violence. […]
The Bangladesh story Ishrat HusainPublished December 16, 2021 Why Bangladesh has outperformed India and Pakistan in most socio-economic indicators BANGLADESH is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Once called a “basket case” by […]
10th December 2021 Ataul Fatir Tahir, Al Hakam New rankings of UK schools by The Sunday Times’ Parent Power show single-sex schools “triumph” over mixed schools in academic performance. The Times reported that amongst state […]
MAGAZINE: EDITION SEPTEMBER 2021The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) 15th December 2021 The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) was quite often seen crying during prayers. At the time of the Battle of […]
Members of the Indonesian Ahmadiyah Congregation (JAI) pray on the veranda of the Nur Khilafat Mosque in Ciamis, West Java, on June 26, 2014. Local authorities sealed the mosque and […]
A threat to its religious minorities Habib Siddiqui | Published: Dec 15,2021 INDIAN democracy has always been majoritarian since its first day as a republic. As a matter of fact the […]