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.
Iftekhar Ahmed11th October 2026 alhakam.org Image: mostafa meraji/Unsplash The problem with religion Words have afterlives and the most consequential among them are those that appear entirely innocent. Some words become […]
Articles A Statement on the Importance of the Muslim Nation`s Unity and the Need to Discard Disputes Author : The General Iftaa` Department Date Added : 17-08-2015 A Statement on the Importance of Muslim Nation’s Unity and the Need to Discard Disputes All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of […]
Azhar GorayaThe Five Pillars of Islam 22nd August 2020 Azhar Goraya, Mexico At their heart, all economic systems seek to allocate and distribute resources amongst a populous in the most […]
by Ahmet Büyükaksoy Oct 10, 2026 – DAILY SABAH The monument of Sultan Mehmed II and replicas of the great bronze cannons he ordered to be built for the conquest […]
The main regional destinations for Muslims are different from their origins. About a third of Muslim migrants have gone to Europe, while less than 10% of Muslim migrants have come from Europe. At the same time, nearly half of Muslim migrants have come from the Asia-Pacific region, where only about […]
2026-09-13 00:08 (GMT+8) Europe’s Muslim population sits at roughly 6% — a share that has barely moved in years and that no single country pushes much above 10%. Yet the […]
Erdoğan warns that Islamophobia, xenophobia, emerging technological risks are threatening social peace, urging stronger international cooperation and common rules for artificial intelligence Muslim Network TV—September 22, 20260 © Anadolu Agency […]
October 7, 2026 Netherlands: Muslims Rally Outside Parliament Against Islamophobia, Discrimination———————————-Representatives of Muslim organizations and activists gathered outside the Dutch Parliament in The Hague to protest what they described as […]
Zahra Ashfaq October 8, 2026 Friday Khutbah (Sermon) from Grand Mosque in Arabic, English, Urdu, French, Farsi, Malay, Hausa, Turkish, Russian, Hindi, Indonesian and Chinese. Every Friday, the Khutbah (sermon) at Masjid Al Haram, the Grand Mosque in Mecca, stands as a cornerstone of spiritual reflection, delivering profound reminders of […]
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba)Ahmadiyyat 9th October 2026 Summary prepared by The Review of Religions After reciting Tashahhud, Ta‘awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor […]
Dr. AzeemIbrahim October 9, 2026 Malaysia says the recent return of 1,476 Myanmar nationals was voluntary. The UN Refugee Agency is less certain. Those returned had been held in immigration […]
(REVIEW) There aren’t a lot of American-made faith-based films focusing on Muslims. This isn’t a surprise, as Muslims make up barely more than 1% of the American population. Despite this, Muslims loom large in the American imagination and public life. Islamic terrorists have been regularly portrayed as villains in Hollywood […]
ving Muslim Soccer Champion on English Team Has Led to Dramatic Drop in Hate Crime, Islamophobia By McKinley Corbley Jun 3, 2019 FacebookTwitterEmailPinterestWhatsAppShare Mohamed Salah has been quite an athletic asset to the Liverpool football club since he joined its ranks in 2017 – but new research says that the […]
Hate crime Offences targeting Muslims increased most in 12 months to March – up 15% – while antisemitic hate crimes rose by 10% Chris Osuh and Aamna MohdinThu 8 Oct 2026 Racially and religiously motivated offences have reached record highs in the UK as the government’s main Islamophobia partner says […]
by H.A. HellyerOpen follow modal H.A. Hellyer is a Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress. Sep 14, […]
Published By : Last Updated:October 07, 2026, 18:16 IST On October 6, US President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, framing the French unrest as an existential, religious, and demographic […]
Trump posted on Truth Social that the protests were driven by “out of control mass migration” and Islam, saying the movement was about Islam attempting to take over France rather […]
London’s first purpose-built mosque marks a hundred years of service London, UK, Sept. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LONDON – The Fazl Mosque in Southfields, the first purpose-built mosque in […]
حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ بْنُ أَبِي إِيَاسٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ يَزِيدَ الأَنْصَارِيَّ، عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، فَقُلْتُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ فَقَالَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: إِذَا أَنْفَقَ الْمُسْلِمُ نَفَقَةً عَلَى أَهْلِهِ وَهْوَ يَحْتَسِبُهَا، كَانَتْ لَهُ صَدَقَةً. ‘Adi ibn Thabit related that he […]
Mona Farooq 7th October 2026 Image: Ashley Levinson/Unsplash There is something I have often wondered about children. How do they learn whom not to like? After all, a child does not come into this world knowing that one person is acceptable and another is not. They don’t know which religion […]