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Rafiq A. Tschannen

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.

On this day Maulana Rumi was born

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search For other uses, see Rumi (disambiguation). Rumi Statue of Rumi in Buca, Turkey Title Mevlânâ, Mawlānā,[1] Mevlevî, Mawlawī Personal Born 30 September 1207Balkh (present-day Afghanistan),[2] or Wakhsh (present-day Tajikistan),[3][4] Khwarezmian Empire Died […]