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.
Twitter, Facebook and Co. The Growing Problem of Online Radicalization The raid on the Capitol in Washington, D.C., has shown clearly just how dangerous online radicalization can be. By promoting hate and inciting violence, social media platforms represent a danger to democracy. By Markus Becker, Patrick Beuth, Markus Böhm, Max […]
BioNTech Founders Türeci and Şahin on the Battle against COVID-19 In a DER SPIEGEL interview, BioNTech founders Özlem Türeci and Uğur Şahin discuss the development of the world’s first COVID-19 […]
I.A. Rehman Published January 17, 2021 Young Hazara women wear blindfolds at a sit-in, the way 10 coal miners from their community were blindfolded before they were killed by militants | Habib Qasimi The haggle Prime Minister Imran Khan had before flying to Quetta to commiserate with the families of […]
In the months that followed, I learned many things. Most importantly, I learned there is no “going back to normal.” Adil Najam Back in March, my colleagues at the Frederick […]
by MANSOOR AHMAD LAHORE: Pakistan with 3.8 percent minorities of the 8.35 million population is the poorest among the poor, as poor are denied equal opportunities in economic activities. The […]
(RNS) — Threats to religious freedom around the world are on the rise — from the persecution of Uighur Muslims, Christians and others in China, to Ahmadis in Pakistan, to […]
Author HAFED AL-GHWELL January 16, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/zy6tz After Daesh’s defeat and expulsion from Iraq, an emergent crop of post-civil war leaders became well positioned to reap a political, […]
15th January 20211 15 January 2021: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa during his Friday Sermon today announced the launch of a new 24-hour TV station: MTA Ghana. Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa […]
Governments from Japan and Australia to Hong Kong and South Korea are taking their time before granting regulatory approvals for vaccines. PUBLISHEDJAN 15, 2021 https://www.straitstimes.com/ HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG)- The nations […]
BY DAILY SABAH JAN 12, 20212:57 Hagia Sophia Hagia Sophia was originally built as a church during Byzantine times. In 1453, upon the conquest of what was formerly known as […]
From his base in an ancient villa built for an emir, the historian seeks out the legacy of the island’s Arab rulers William Dalrymple JANUARY 9 2021 On the far […]
The Dome of the Rock at Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in Jerusalem’s old city. JERUSALEM, Wednesday, January 13, 2021 (WAFA) – The Islamic Waqf department in Jerusalem, which is in charge […]
The US Jewish community is the largest in the world, with an estimated 7 million Jews — slightly more than Israel’s 6.8 million. By STEWART AIN/JTA JANUARY 13, 2021 Since the publication more than half a century ago of a landmark article that referenced the “vanishing American Jew,” it’s been […]
SOURCE: LE NEWS Statistics for 2019 show that 30% of Switzerland’s residents belong to no religion. As recently as 1960 the same figure was less than 1%. The percentage believing […]
By ALISON LEIGH COWAN NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | JAN 05, 2021 Europe has finally figured out how to rid itself of all those pesky Jews and Muslims: take away […]
By Mohammad Mazhari International January 13, 2021 – TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN – An Indian security expert advises Pakistan to limit extremists toeing the Wahhabi line, saying extremist thoughts have been […]
BY LEYLA YVONNE ERGIL EXPAT CORNER JAN 14, 2021 A Turkish stallholder selling dried fruits and nuts at the Spice Bazaar in Istanbul, May 20, 2010. (Getty Images Photo) You […]
A migrant takes cover behind an umbrella during clashes with Greek police in the buffer zone on the Turkish-Greek border at Pazarkule. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/mw4aq Under an EU-Turkey 2016 […]
Residents inspect earthquake-damaged buildings in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Jan. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Rudy Akdyaksyah) Short Url https://arab.news/c47u8 The magnitude 6.2 quake early Friday was centered 36 kilometers south […]
By AFP – JORDAN TIMES Carbon-dioxide is one of key factors for the climate change, experts claim (AFP photo) GENEVA — The world is on course for a “catastrophic” temperature […]