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.
BY REUTERS LEIPZIG, GERMANY EUROPE AUG 26, 2021 9:57 PM GMT+3Former Afghan Communication Minister Sayed Sadaat sits with his gear as he works for the food delivery service Lieferando in Leipzig, Germany, Aug. […]
HASSAN AL-MUSTAFAAugust 26, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/6fnqt In a recent speech, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah described US President Joe Biden’s decision to pull troops out of Afghanistan as an American […]
Sean MorrisonFri, 27 August 2021 Joe Biden has warned those behind the attacks at Kabul‘s airport: “We will not forgive, we will not forget, we will hunt you down and make you […]
News 12 StaffAug 27, 2021, Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul’s airport Thursday, transforming a scene of desperation into one of horror in the […]
JUNE 16, 2017 Friday Sermon delivered byHazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad(at) https://www.youtube.com/embed/a-xUuXGn4nIURDU Video Audio More Languages… Share Summary Full Text More… NOTE: Alislam Team takes full responsibility for any errors or miscommunication in this Synopsis of […]
Researcher on Islamist movements Ahmed Kamel Al-Beheiri explains to Al-Ahram Weekly why it would be wrong to lump the Taliban in Afghanistan in with other militant groups Dina Ezzat , Thursday […]
A picture taken on January 3, 2017, shows the skyline of Gaza City during the sunset. (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/mvm7u The announcement came after hundreds of Palestinians demonstrated near the […]
Hurried to escape Taliban rule, Western officials said the group had made assurances that some evacuations would be permitted after next week’s US withdrawal deadline. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/v6mjf A […]
23rd August 2021 Aasifa Rahmath Hameed, Chennai, India Turning the pages of Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns was difficult at times as the author had weaved a […]
Andrew Graham 15 hrs ago © Pam Davies / Sketch Artist Nathaniel Veltman faces four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. Crown prosecutors allege each charge constituted an act of terrorism. It was another brief court hearing on Wednesday for the 20-year-old accused in June’s targeted vehicle attack in […]
Kristy Alpert 7 hrs ago © Provided by Fodor’s As a travel writer, I’m often asked about my favorite destinations, and I always respond with: “Anywhere I feel foreign.” I thrive […]
The autonomous entity in north-eastern Syria, unrecognised by any state, is seeking to build relations with international players in Geneva – where Syrian peace talks, from which it is excluded, […]
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ANKARA DIPLOMACY AUG 25, 2021 1:33 PM GMT+3Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Ersin Tatar speaks to Anadolu Agency (AA), Aug. 25, 2021 (AA Photo) The Turkish […]
BY MURAT TARIK ISTANBUL ARTS AUG 25, 2021 1:57 PM GMT+3A historical artwork depicting Istanbul in the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts. (Photo by Murat Tarık) Boasting a fascinating backstory, the Museum […]
RYM TINA GHAZAL August 25, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/48mrb “Intolerance: Be like the ocean.” Many may not know that those words — a call for the acceptance of diversity — […]
Afghans wait in front of Kabul Bankafter the Taliban wrested back control of Afghanistan. (AP) Short Url https://arab.news/2w3rd Militants order banks to open for first time since they seized control […]
BY OLIVIA GAZIS August 24, 2021 Washington — CIA Director William Burns met with the Taliban’s de facto leader in Kabul on Monday, a source familiar with the situation said, in […]
UPDATED 1 HOUR AGO CHAMAN, PAKISTAN (AFP) – From trucks stuffed with carpets, bedding, clothes and even goats, around 200 Afghan refugees look beyond the horizon towards Spin Boldak in […]
Source: Tehran Times TEHRAN – Outgoing Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced on Tuesday that he will be ending his career as Iran’s top diplomat and will embark on […]
By Mohammad Ali Saki International May 18, 2021 – TEHRAN – A Turkish lawyer calls for forming a regional bloc to confront the United States, claiming “it is not impossible […]