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.
A series of changes ordered by the crown prince move the kingdom away from theocracy, risking a conservative backlash. By Donna Abu-Nasr15 July 2021, 06:01 CEST As an agent of Saudi Arabia’s […]
“We are looking forward to having it blessed, but we’re not looking forward to having a Sharia council because it’s a burden.” by Elias Ahonen July 16, 2021in Columns, Journeys While Islamic scholars […]
Faiza Saqib Fri, July 16, 2021 As a teen, I often struggled with my identity. I didn’t know what category or label I fit into, it was a feeling of […]
© Provided by WION Pilgrims will begin to arrive in the Muslim holy city of Mecca on Saturday for the second downsized hajj staged during the coronavirus pandemic with only fully vaccinated […]
By Reuters|July 16, 2021 Afghan Leaders Leave for Doha Seeking to Revive Stalled Peace Talks FILE PHOTO: Chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah speaks during an interview […]
Chinese authorities took into custody seven religious leaders from the Tahtiyun Mosque in 2018. 2021-07-16 Uyghur residents gather outside a mosque with Chinese slogans on a banner on its fence […]
The Baitul Kareem Mosque in Cambridge, Ont., was broken into and vandalized, with damages potentially exceeding tens of thousands of dollarsBy Stephanie Bai | July 16, 2021 The Baitul Kareem Mosque in Cambridge, […]
BY ANADOLU AGENCY MERSİN, TURKEY TOURISM JUL 14, 2021 10:43 AM GMT+3Tourists take selfies at the seaside in the fenced-off area of Varosha in Famagusta town in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) of the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus, June 19, 2021 (AFP Photo) Nearly 200,000 guests have already visited the […]
16th July 2021 Click here for Part XVII Guidance regarding basic Islamic issues – which Hazrat Amirul Momineen, Khalifatul Masih Vaa has given on various occasions in his written correspondence and […]
JEFF BRUMLEY | JULY 16, 2021 iEthnic Rohingya women and children sit by a fire on a beach after their boat was stranded on Idaman Island in East Aceh, Indonesia, late […]
BY ANADOLU AGENCY TRENTON, CANADA AMERICAS JUL 16, 2021 8:48 AM GMT+3The London Muslim Mosque, which is located about 500 meters from where police arrested the suspect of a hate-motivated attack that killed […]
ASIARABWAH TIMES A renowned Pakistani Kashmiri activist has encouraged the massacre of minority Ahmadis by saying Muslims should have killed their leader. Sundas Malik, the chairperson of UJKC (United Jammu And Kashmir Coalition), made the remarks on Tuesday while speaking to a Twitter space audience. Malik said: “I want to […]
SRINAGAR, INDIA THE ASSOCIATED PRESSPUBLISHED Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir have banned the sacrifice of animals during the upcoming Islamic Eid al-Adha holiday, in a ruling that is likely to further […]
FOREIGN POLICY Both Danish Siddiqui and a senior Afghan officer were killed in what an Afghan commander described as Taliban crossfire. Reuters photographer Danish Siddiqui covers the monsoon floods and […]
Issued on: 16/07/2021 – Durban (South Africa) (AFP) Armed residents kept warm by the fire while guarding a roadblock outside a township that has become a flashpoint between black South Africans […]
Middle East Saad Hariri says he’s unable to agree with President Michel AounGovernment desperately needed to rescue country from financial meltdown Topic | Middle East Agence France-Presse Published: 11:57am, 16 Jul, 2021 […]
BY YAHYA BOSTAN COLUMNS JUL 16, 2021 12:05 AM GMT+3Afghan children play with pigeons in the courtyard of the Hazrat-e-Ali shrine, or Blue Mosque, in Mazar-e-Sharif, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, July 7, […]
14th July 2021 His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) is a beaming beacon of Divine guidance and support. His Holiness (aba) represents the highest level of a connection with […]
Taliban advance Editorial Published July 16, 2021 – Dawn.com THE Afghan Taliban are on the march, capturing territory inside Afghanistan as the government in Kabul fumbles to respond and Western forces in the […]
PrintBy Mark A. Kellner– The Washington Times – Monday, July 12, 2021 Hundreds of religious freedom advocates converge on the District Tuesday for a three-day International Religious Freedom Summit aimed at cultivating a culture of liberty, said co-Chair Sam Brownback, a former Kansas governor and ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom. Approximately 850 […]