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.
Eliza Bavin 9 August 2021 Islamic-compliant investing is not something a lot of Aussies know about or understand but the basic principle revolves around ethics. Talal Yassine, CEO of Crescent Wealth, […]
Amrullah Saleh said on Twitter that he is in Afghanistan and is the “legitimate caretaker president” (File photo/Reuters) The government forces may have collapsed without a fight, but a resistance […]
Pakistan: Massacre of Minority Ahmadis Attack on Hospital Treating Victims Shows How State Inaction Emboldens Extremists (New York) – Pakistan’s federal and provincial governments should take immediate legal action against […]
By The Associated PressIn this photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, civilians prepare to board a plane during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 18, […]
By Nicole Gaouette, Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Oren Liebermann, CNN 2 hrs agoLike3 Comments|68 Chaotic scenes played out at Kabul airport again on Friday as thousands desperate to leave Afghanistan sought to […]
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, ROBERT BURNS, JAMES LAPORTA and ZEKE MILLER 15 minutes ago 1 of 10 President Joe Biden speaks about the evacuation of American citizens, their families, SIV applicants […]
By Kylie Atwood, CNN August 20, 2021 Gen. Petraeus: The Taliban will be in an extraordinary bind 01:20 Washington (CNN)A group of US diplomats wrote a classified cable to Secretary of State Antony Blinken in mid-July warning that swift action needed to be taken because they believed the situation in Afghanistan could […]
20 Aug 2021 04:01AM(Updated: 20 Aug 2021 BEIJING: The world should guide and support Afghanistan as it transitions to a new government instead of putting more pressure on it, China’s […]
AFGHANISTAN 8 hours ago Mike Kilpatrick US military dogs have been given seats onboard aircraft carrying out evacuations from Afghanistan, leaving desperate people stranded and drawing anger on social media. NBC […]
By Rafiq Tschannen, Associate Chief Editor of the Muslim Times As the faithful readers of The Muslim Times will recall, I was in Kabul from 1969 to 1972, during the […]
Posted on: August 18, 2021 12:33 PMArchbishop Justin WelbyPhoto Credit: Lambeth PalaceRelated Categories: Abp Welby, Afghanistan, aid, Archbishop of Canterbury, justice, military, Pakistan, politics, Refugees, religious freedom The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has spoken about the ongoing situation in […]
Agustus 19, 2021 Penulis A’an Suryana Visiting Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute A few weeks ago, Religious Affairs Minister Cholil Yaqut Qoumas became a target of public criticism and praise for congratulating followers […]
Samanth Subramanian © Provided by Quartz The Biden administration has frozen the Afghanistan government’s holdings in US banks, preventing the Taliban from accessing billions of dollars—a major, if indeterminate, part of the […]
By Sarah AtiqBBC News, Pakistani-Afghan border On the surface, it almost looks normal on this part of the Pakistani-Afghan border. But a closer look would show how much things have […]
Speaking from the UAE, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says he left the country to prevent bloodshed. 18 Aug 2021 Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, speaking from exile in the United Arab […]
According to 2016 census people of no religion comprised more than 10% of population Patsy McGarry In Dublin people of no religion in 2016 made up 48% of those in […]
Another convert to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community NEWS, FROM THE MAGAZINE, YUSEF LATEEF By Howard Mandel I Aug. 17, 2021 Yusef Lateef came out of the jazz continuum to pursue a career driven by his curiosity and desire to move beyond the implications and limitations of that term, if not the genre. Starting […]
August 9, 2021 “I want to tell you why I left my country.” After a multi-year journey from his home country, with support and guidance from the IRC and IOM, Adbul, his […]
As part of efforts to promote inter-religious harmony and peace in the Adansi South District, the Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA) and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission have held a joint […]
BY Stephen Zunes, Truthout PUBLISHEDAugust 17, 2021 We must not allow the tragedy unfolding in Afghanistan to be used to rewrite history and teach the wrong lessons. The rapid fall of […]