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.
Imran Gabol Published August 16, 2025 • Two FIRs registered; 47 suspects named, 300 remain unidentified• Minarets of worship places torn down, one set ablaze; nearby homes also attacked• HRCP calls for […]
Islamic Council of Victoria says many Muslims don’t report racist incidents because they fear not being taken seriously Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporterSat 16 Aug 2025 The Islamic Council of Victoria has […]
16th August 2025 alhakam.org Fazal Masood Malik & Farhan Khokhar, Canada The Alaska summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin concluded on 15 August, exactly as seasoned observers had predicted: […]
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11 August 2025 – 13:54 News ID: 1716144 A Dutch anti-discrimination platform has announced that it received more than 2,500 complaints following the publication of a controversial post by far-right […]
Recent incidents include Islamophobic backlash to Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow’s welcome message for Palestinian refugees and recurring attacks on a Muslim family Barry Ellsworth |12.08.2025 – Washington DC TRENTON, […]
by Daily Sabah ISTANBUL Aug 14, 2025 – Edited By Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl Muslims walk to the Cologne Central Mosque in Cologne, Germany, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. (AP File Photo) Anew […]
by Anadolu Agency ISTANBUL Aug 15, 2025 – DAILY SABAH Edited By Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl Mourners march with the bodies of the Al Jazeera journalists who were killed in an overnight […]
Jumilla’s ban on gatherings in public sports centres breaches right to religious freedom, says Madrid Ashifa Kassam in MadridTue 12 Aug 2025 Spain’s central government has ordered officials in a Spanish […]
New South Wales Exclusive: $1m grant comes after reports of rising Islamophobia and a huge turnout for the Sydney Harbour Bridge march Anne Davies NSW state correspondentThu 14 Aug 2025 20.00 BSTShare The Minns government will establish a $1m program to combat anti-Muslim hate, including establishing a support hotline for victims and […]
MAGAZINE: EDITION OCTOBER 2023Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba)Rays of Wisdom 17th July 2025 reviewofreligions.org Rays of Wisdom for the Modern World His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad […]
14/08/2025 On 14 August 2025, what should have been a day of national celebration turned violent for Ahmadi Muslims in District Faisalabad. Under the guise of Independence Day processions, a […]
12th August 2025 Masood Ashraf, USA The consumption of pork is unequivocally forbidden in Islam. This command is not merely an arbitrary dietary law but a direct instruction from God. In the Holy Quran, Allah declares: “He has made unlawful to you only that which dies of itself, and blood […]
How faith and politics forged Pakistan 14th August 2025 Fazal Masood Malik & Farhan Khokhar, Canada Nations sometimes have a way of forgetting their most interesting alliances. Among the overlooked […]
Yasser Latif Hamdani Main chamber of Badshahi Mosque by User:Amjad.m (CC BY-SA 3.0) On January 16th, 2025, the government of Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province, demolished a historic Ahmadi mosque in the city […]
How a nation birthed on the principle of universal religious freedom has become the very thing it was meant to oppose. Qasim Rashid, Esq. Aug 15, 2025 August 14th marks Pakistan’s Independence Day. As an American citizen and immigrant from Pakistan, this day is both joyous, and bittersweet. Joyous because […]
By James Walton With the brewing conflicts in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and East Asia, many survivalists are wondering: Are we currently watching World War III unfold? In this analysis, […]
I know what I want. Written By: Adeyinka Odutuyo Last Updated August 8, 2025 When Muusbau* (48) got married eight years ago, he wasn’t actively planning to take a second wife. But growing up in a peaceful polygamous home shaped how he saw the future. With his 50th birthday a few […]
Edited By Moohita Kaur Garg Published: Aug 09, 2025, Nepal is considering legalising polygamy, i.e., the practice of having more than one wife or husband at the same time. The move has […]
Explainers Church in Africa The bishops’ conferences of Africa discussed the pastoral challenges of polygamy – and the problems created by canon law. The Pillar Aug 07, 2025 The bishops’ […]