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.
Home | Israel News Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, an influential figure in Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community, is the latest leader to apparently avoid blaming anyone for the Mount Meron stampede that killed 45 pilgrims […]
Shi’a Muslim devotees take part in a procession to commemorate the death anniversary of Prophet Mohammad’s companion and son-in-law Imam Ali in Lahore on May 4, 2021. (AFP/Arif Ali) AFP […]
OP-ED Yasser Latif Hamdani @theRealYLH MAY 3, 2021 Most of my adult life has been spent trying to explain to Pakistanis a fundamental truth: If you do not return to […]
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Taliban launched an offensive in Afghanistan’s Helmand province on Monday It comes two days after US forces handed control of Helmand base to army Afghan forces fought back against the […]
BY DAILY SABAH ANKARA DIPLOMACY MAY 04, 2021 A United Nations sign is seen through barbed wire at the U.N.-controlled buffer zone in Nicosia (Lefkoşa), Cyprus April 28, 2021. (REUTERS Photo) The […]
© e7awi ‘100 Million Meals’ Reaches Nearly 200 Million Meals His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Dubai‘s Ruler raised an initiative for distributing 100 million meals across 30 countries at […]
BY NURGÜL SEVINÇ – FOYASAL KHAN OP-ED MAY 04, 2021 As we write this, the world community is witnessing one of the most devastating humanitarian crises in the history of mankind, together […]
Lost at Home: Pakistan’s Ahmadi Muslims – YouTube Violence increasing against the beleaguered Ahmadiyya community Pakistan’s anti-Ahmadi laws have been in place for almost 40 years now, and the impact […]
May 04,2021 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby As expected, US President Joseph Biden’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide during the Ottoman Empire was greeted with relief by Armenian […]
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Coronavirus: Why some mosques are closed to women during Ramadan By Sophia Smith GalerBBC World ServicePublished13 hours agoShareRelated Topics Coronavirus pandemic Millions of Muslims around the world are currently observing […]
YIMING WOO (REUTERS) REUTERS Aulnay-Sous-Bois, France / Sat, May 1, 2021 Volunteers of the ‘Une chorba pour tous’ (A soup for everyone) NGO prepare meals to be distributed to people in […]
ANI Islamabad Published: May 02, 2021 Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Photograph:( AFP )FOLLOW US STORY HIGHLIGHTS The banned group had demanded the expulsion of the French ambassador and a boycott […]
Vellani, a Canadian born to Pakistani immigrants, will play Kamala Khan Published: May 02, 2021 15:41Nilanjana G. Javed, Senior Web Editor A few set images from ‘Ms Marvel’, the upcoming Disney+ […]
Targeted killings away have become a central feature of sprawling ‘war on terror’ Published: May 02, 2021 16:18NYT ALSO IN THIS PACKAGE Washington: The Biden administration has disclosed a set of […]
Trajectory of cases is reminder of how virus can rocket through unvaccinated population Published: May 02, 2021 AP ALSO IN THIS PACKAGE Photos: Lifesaving oxygen aid arrives in India as COVID-19 […]
Sarmad Naveed ISLAM 2nd May 2021 Sarmad Naveed, Canada During the blessed month of Ramadan, Muslims are enjoined to fast, whereby they abstain from food and drink, from dawn till dusk. […]
Mohammed Alsherebi May 1, 2021 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) recently called for “good relations” with Iran, to help push the Middle East toward prosperity and growth. Iran […]
Secret meetings have been going on at least since January, catalyzed by the specter of U.S. withdrawal from the region. By Trita Parsi, the executive vice president of the Quincy Institute […]