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.
Pakistani, Indian officials held talks in Dubai over Kashmir Reuters Published April 15, 2021 – NEW DELHI: Top intelligence officers from Pakistan and India held secret talks in Dubai in January in […]
Beyond the ban Aasim Sajjad Akhtar Published April 16, 2021 – FOR more than four days, the PTI government remained mum in the face of pitched battles across Pakistan between activists of […]
Islam is a religion that takes into account the nature of humankind; after all, the One who created us knows us best. We were not created perfect, we make mistakes, […]
Banking & Fintech After a year of empty airports, deserted beaches, cities and hotels, SWI swissinfo.ch caught up with David Ruetz, head of the Internationale Tourismus Börse Berlin (ITB) to discuss how […]
Photo credit: economist.com Mohammad Golam Sarwar It was not Islam that had initiated polygamy rather polygamy was the widespread customary practice in pre-Islamic Arabia which continued in the later ages […]
WRITTEN BY ANSER AHMAD, ESQ.| NOVEMBER 2018| ISLAM, POLITICS, RELIGIOUS CONCEPTS “Islam’s Response to Misconceptions about Sharia Law” In the West, Sharia is being portrayed as a source of oppression, violence, and tyranny. This misconception […]
Dr Shahzaib Ahmad – London UK, Sarmad NaveedFACTS FROM FICTION 15th April 2021 Sarmad Naveed, Canada & Dr. Shahzaib Ahmad, UK Fasting during the month of Ramadan is one of the […]
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL EVENTS APR 15, 2021 The Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts at Istanbul’s Sultanahmet Square is holding a new exhibition, featuring 150 works from its collection. The “Faith […]
TALMIZ AHMAD April 15, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/bfr3v President Joe Biden this week publicly declared that all remaining US troops in Afghanistan will be withdrawn by Sept. 11 this year. […]
ZAID M. BELBAGI April 15, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/wbu8p The egalitarian principles of the French republic would suggest that the state is blind to the creeds and private beliefs of […]
By JT – Apr 15,2021 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — UNESCO Executive Board, during its 211th session, has unanimously adopted a resolution on old Jerusalem and its walls. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Deifallah […]
by Aleks Pluskowski, Guillermo García-Contreras Ruiz and Marcos García García, The Conversation Granada, in southern Spain’s Andalusia region, was the final remnant of Islamic Iberia known as al-Andalus—a territory that once […]
Observers are trying to get access to China’s Xinjiang province, as the country faces international backlash for alleged human rights violations in the region. Swiss public television RTS was recently there. This content was published on April 15, 2021 – 10:00April 15, 2021 – 10:00RTS/dbu Independent experts, mandated by the United Nations Human […]
Azhar GorayaISLAM 14th April 2021 Azhar Goraya, Mexico Over the next few days, millions of Muslims will begin to fast during the holy month of Ramadan. It is a time of […]
BY DAILY SABAH HEALTH APR 13, 2021 1:15 PM GMT+3 Instead of milk and dates, try swapping it for kefir for a probiotic boost during Ramadan. (Shutterstock Photo) Studies have shown […]
Short Url https://arab.news/9fhr6 Arrest of Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan head sparks nationwide demonstrations Updated 15 April 2021 AAMIR SAEED ISLAMABAD, KARACHI: The Pakistan government on Wednesday said it had sent a proposal to […]
Jordan on Wednesday condemned Israeli police for sabotaging door locks at four Al-Aqsa Mosque minarets in a bid to silence the Muslim call to prayer. (Shutterstock)Short Url https://arab.news/p85yu Israel is […]
Framing restrictions as liberating long justified colonial violence By Catherine PhippsCatherine Phipps is a doctoral student in global and imperial history at the University of Oxford and co-founder of the History of the Gendered Body seminar series.April 13, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. GMT+2 The French Senate recently voted to increase restrictions […]
Savio Rodrigues source Oh Allah! Why do Islamic radicals want to kill your children in your name? – Goa Chronicle I woke up this morning to a horrific video of […]
9th April 2021 Ata-ul-Haye Nasir, Al Hakam Ramadan is a very special month in a Muslim’s life. It is a source of blessings, mercy and forgiveness from God Almighty. The Holy […]