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.
Palm oil plantation https://www.swissinfo.ch/resource/image/46315522/landscape_ratio3x2/880/587/57409a201e48a29f528482f02c7c6eb0/2C0AA130DCD2C9F8E5E64E7DBF6B3DF2/292993165_highres.jpg Indonesia is the world’s leading palm oil producer and the south-east Asian country is considered also a lucrative market for imports and investors from Europe. Rony […]
BY YAHYA BOSTAN COLUMNS JAN 29, 2021 Turkey’s research vessel Oruç Reis, in red and white, is surrounded by Turkish naval vessels as it cruises near Antalya province on the […]
BY FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP PARIS JAN 29, 2021 Head of far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) Marine Le Pen addresses a press conference to present a “counter-project” to the […]
Research shows the devastating economic impact of the ongoing war in Syria. The 2021 Economic Value of Peace report revealed the global economic impact of violence to be $14.4 trillion in purchasing power parity terms, but the reality of this enormous economic toll is better comprehended with real world examples. […]
Ori Tsameret, Intersections Editor January 27, 2021 On Monday, Jan. 18, Israeli nongovernmental organization B’Tselem issued a tweet publicizing their report describing the material reality of Jewish Israelis and Palestinians […]
Referendum on writing a burqa ban into the constitution is planned for March 7 Swiss government said ban would be pointless because few wear a full covering France and Denmark […]
By Muzaffar Ahmad Noori Bajwa Published on January 29, 2021 Radical Islamic terrorism or jihad is one of the key issues to counterterrorism researchers and organizations in the current time. […]
Soutik Biswas India correspondent https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/9B15/production/_116710793_mediaitem116710791.jpg Pakistan has recorded more than 530,000 Covid infections so far Next week, Pakistan plans to launch its immunisation programme against Covid, starting with health workers getting jabs of free doses of a China-made vaccine. Next door, arch-rival India began one of the world’s biggest inoculation […]
Source: Swiss Info A proposed ban on burkas and other face covering in Switzerland is supported mainly by the political right but also partly by liberal feminists on the left. […]
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL ECONOMY JAN 27, 2021 A worker is seen at a factory in the northwestern province of Bursa, Turkey, Jan. 20, 2021. (AA Photo) Turkey […]
Speaking at the Future Investment Initiative forum, the Crown Prince said there are plans to improve the environmental condition of the Riyadh province. (FII) Short Url https://arab.news/53dnt True growth begins […]
By AFP – Jan 29,2021 – JORDAN TIMES An Iraqi man walks inside a heavily damaged house in the Old City of Mosul on Tuesday (AFP photo) MOSUL, Iraq — […]
By AFP – Jan 29,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Opposers of Yemen’s Huthi rebels take part in a rally in support of the United States and the outgoing Trump administration’s decision […]
His Majesty calls for efficient, equitable distribution of COVID vaccines By JT – Jan 28,2021 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday participated in the World […]
POPE BENEDICT will spark concerns about the survival of the Catholic Church itself, a worried expert has claimed, as fears grow about Pope Francis’ health. By CLIVE HAMMOND PUBLISHED: 17:26, […]
Internet propaganda is becoming an industrialized commodity, warns Phil Howard, the director of the Oxford Internet Institute and author of many books on disinformation. In an interview, he calls for […]
The United Nations refugee agency has warned that the idea of asylum is under attack in Europe, with refugee pushbacks at external borders increasingly common. Police check a migrant disembarked […]
German neo-Nazi Stephan E. has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2019 murder of Walter Lübcke, regional governor in Hesse. The trial has raised questions about the German […]
Western Sydney Mosque celebrates Australia Day with flag-raising ceremony The Muslim community say they are thankful to be living in the ‘lucky country’ Not even an embarrassing blunder raising Kiwi flag dampened their patriotism By LEVI PARSONS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA PUBLISHED: 23:15 GMT, 26 January 2021 | https://videos.dailymail.co.uk/video/mol/2021/01/26/2743507704630165753/640x360_MP4_2743507704630165753.mp4 Mosque […]
22nd January 20210 Atta-ul-Naseer, Missionary and National President, Jamaat Greece In a recent interview on Open TV, Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens said: “… as we know, Islam is not a religion; it is a political party, a political movement. They are people of war – the people of expansion. This […]
