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.
COLOMBO, HUMAN RIGHTS, JUSTICE, POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE RUKI FERNANDO on 06/20/2021 Photo courtesy of Daily Mirror Today is World Refugee Day People all over the world get displaced from their houses, villagers, countries due to natural […]
“Majlis Ansarullah Switzerland should make a far-reaching scheme to ensure that the basic teachings of Islam – that are of peace, love and compassion – reach every member of the […]
Monday, Jun 21st 2021 Church’s historic assets may have been built on proceeds of slavery, report said Particular concern over a fund known as Queen Anne’s Bounty, meant for poor […]
CT VIEWPOINTS — opinions from around Connecticut YEHYUN KIM :: CTMIRROR.ORG A completed Juneteenth mural in West Hartford will be unveiled at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 19, 2021. Performances […]
Liputan6.com, Jakarta – Minister of Religion (Menag) Yaqut Cholil Qoumas received a visit from the National Emir of the Ahmadiyah Church of Indonesia (JAI) Abdul Basith, General Secretary of jai […]
Patriot missile batteries protect a nearby British and U.S airbase in Kuwait in March 2003. | REUTERS 2021-06-19 +– SULAIMANI — The Pentagon said Friday (June 18) it was cutting […]
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Fayez Nureldine / AFP +– SULAIMANI — Muezzins issuing high-decibel calls to prayer have long been part of Saudi identity, but a crackdown on […]
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA MUĞLA ARTS JUN 14, 2021 Archaeologists and conservationists in southwestern Turkey’s Muğla have recently finished restoring the northern city gate connecting the ancient cities of Stratonikeia, once […]
A room at the Hilton Suites Makkah offers a beautiful view of the Grand Mosque, which is considered a plus for a visitor or pilgrim. (Photo/Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/wd5p6 US […]
DR. ABDELLATIF EL-MENAWYJune 21, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/gsh52 The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) crisis has escalated significantly recently. During a meeting of Arab League foreign ministers in Doha last […]
Imran Gabol Published June 17, 2021 – DAWN.COM Lahore police have registered a case against Mufti Azizur Rehman after a harrowing video clip showing the cleric allegedly sexually assaulting one of his […]
Cost of enforced modesty Pervez Hoodbhoy Published June 19, 2021 – DAWN.COM IMPLEMENTATION of the PTI’s Single National Curriculum has started in Islamabad’s schools and for students the human body is to become […]
Historic building demolished, Ahmadiyya place of worship vandalised in Sialkot (Editor’s Note. Old News, New News, what is the difference?) Imran Sadiq | Dawn.com Published May 24, 2018 Jamaat-i-Ahmadiyya spokesperson Salim Uddin, in a press release issued on Thursday, condemned the demolition of the community’s place of worship as well as a historically […]
Ahmadiyya question: Setting Niazi free Nadeem F. Paracha Published November 16, 2014 (Editor’s Note: old news but still interesting to reflect upon) Former Minister of Religious Affairs in the Z.A. Bhutto […]
SMOKERS’ CORNER: PANDERING TO EXTREMISTS Nadeem F. Paracha Published June 20, 2021 The Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan constitutes just one percent of the country’s population. Yet, almost every other day, social […]
THE EXISTENCE OF GOD 19th June 2021 After much anticipation, the wait is finally over; the time has come to talk about God. The Review of Religions is honoured to bring you Day 1 of the God Summit, streaming LIVE today, June 19, 2021 starting at 2:30 pm British Summer […]
BY REUTERS VALENTON EUROPE JUN 15, 2021 3:39 PM GMT+3Mamadou Diagouraga, who lost his 71-year-old father Boubou Diagouraga in March 2020 after being infected by COVID-19, stands next to his grave during an […]
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AFP ISTANBUL POLITICS JUN 16, 2021 A mosque run by DITIB is seen in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, July 23, 2019. (AA Photo) Germany’s latest initiative of launching a […]
A health worker takes the body temperature reading of a woman before she receives a shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19 during a mass vaccination on the outskirts of […]
By JT – Jun 19,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Children are seen playing at Zaatari Syrian refugee camp in Mafraq Governorate, some 80 kilometres northeast of Amman, in this photo dated January 28, […]