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.
37 minutes agocs Killing of Jamal Khashoggi Media captionJamal Khashoggi: What we know about the journalist’s disappearance and death Twenty Saudi nationals have gone on trial in absentia in Turkey […]
Published July 3, 2020 By Dr. James M. Dorsey When Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan announced austerity measures in May, including an $8 billion USD cut back on spending on […]
Source: Los Angeles Time JULY 2, 2020 ISTANBUL, Turkey — In its more than 1,400-year existence, the majestic domed structure of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul has served as the Byzantine […]
Christchurch shooting A three-day court sitting will be held on August 24, after delays related to the coronavirus pandemic Australian Associated Press Thu 2 Jul 2020 Brenton Tarrant pleaded guilty […]
Instead of pondering the issues around a possible delay, let’s remember that this is all about Israel’s existence as a state, writes Robert Fisk @indyvoices 14 hours ago Benjamin Netanyahu has called […]
vrijdag 28 april 2017 10:55 https://espressostalinist.com/genocide/native-american-genocide/ Genocide and Denying It: Why We Are Not Taught that the Natives of the United States and Canada were Exterminated Death Toll: 95,000,000 to […]
Naya Daur July 2, 2020 Some local clerics have allegedly vandalised the graves of members of Ahmadiyya community in Punjab’s Sheikhupura district. The official account of Pakistan’s Ahmadiyya community posted the […]
23rd June 2020 “And say: My Lord! Increase me in knowledge.” (Surah Ta Ha, Ch.20, V.115) Kholood Tahir, King’s College London In the past few months, we have lived through […]
30 June 2020 King Philippe made the remarks in a letter to President Félix Tshisekedi of DR Congo Belgium’s King Philippe has expressed his “deepest regrets” to the Democratic Republic […]
By Mohammad Alami Musa For The Straits Times How will religion adapt to the pandemic? The answers to five key questions point to more individualism, and a new state-religion relationship […]
DR. AZEEM IBRAHIM July 01, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/wdjrp Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chairs the ASEAN summit, June 26, 2020. (Reuters) When the Association of Southeast Asian […]
1 / 4 Palestinians use slingshots to throw back tear gas canisters at Israeli forces during clashes following a demonstration against Israel’s plan to annex parts of the West Bank, Ramallah, […]
Source: CNN By Stephen Collinson (CNN) President Donald Trump’s refusal to set an example by wearing a face covering, despite growing evidence that it may be one of the most effective […]
Source: Sutton and Corydon Guardian By Orlando Jenkinson Dr Imran Malik, acute care consultant at Epsom Hospital during the Covid-19 pandemic. With tens of thousands of deaths in the UK alone, […]
The proposed land grab undermines long-held support for direct talks, opposition to unilateral actions and efforts to refute analogies with apartheid South Africa. Chemi Shalev Get email notification for articles from Chemi ShalevFollow Published on 01.07.2020 Throughout its existence, Israel has tried to capture the moral high ground: Its cause is […]
Source: Independent As the UN charter marks its 75th anniversary, the most protracted conflict in the world is taking a most dangerous turn with the announcement of Israel’s plan to […]
Hit by its worst economic crisis in modern history, there are fears the country is about to repeat the 1915-18 famine by Abbie Cheesman 30.6.2020 Mohamad barely looks surprised when […]
Source: USA Today A coronavirus vaccine would need to be at least 50% more effective than a placebo in preventing or at least decreasing the severity of COVID-19 in order […]
Indebted and beleaguered power utility Eskom Holdings is preparing to issue a R1 billion sukuk (Islamic) bond in its efforts to secure alternate funding sources to reduce mounting borrowing costs. […]
