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.
Dec 14,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY With Joe Biden as President-elect and Donald Trump soon leaving the White House, analysts are engaging in endless speculation about what […]
Biden and Harris will be sworn in on Jan. 20. (Getty Images/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/b2bjh REUTERS December 15, 2020 LANSING, Michigan/WILMINGTON, Delaware: Democrat Joe Biden called on Americans to “turn […]
Ambrose Dlamini, 52, was rushed to hospital in S. Africa in early December Dlamini had tested positive for Covid-19 two weeks prior to being admitted King Mswati III expressed his […]
Source: Lancashire Telegraph By Bill Jacobs @BillJacobsLT THE billionaire Issa brothers want to create an ‘iconic’ mosque in their home town. The EG Group founders Mohsin and Zuber’s charitable foundation […]
11th December 20200 As the world breathes a sigh of relief with the emergence of the Covid-19 vaccine, darker realities await us. Bergamo – an Italian province that was the “deadliest killing field” during the pandemic in the West – is a “disturbing postcard from the posttraumatic aftermath of the […]
Mahrukh Arif-Tayyeb WOMEN’S SECTION 13th December 2020 Mahrukh Arif-Tayyeb, UK Women have always been a part of the public debate for various reasons. Historically, the perception of what a woman […]
Kathleen Harris · CBC News · Posted: Dec 10, 2020 Rahaf Zwayne arrived in Canada as a refugee after fleeing the civil war in Syria. Today, she becomes a Canadian citizen. (Submitted by Rahaf Zwayne) Five years ago, the first government plane filled with Syrian refugees fleeing the civil war […]
https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.rzpib2qDFYZafN9siiTnngHaEK?w=321&h=180&c=7&o=5&pid=1.7 Date: September 7, 2020 Source: University of Cambridge Summary: Scientists looked at links between the personality profiles of over 3.3m US residents and the ‘topography’ of 37,227 ZIP codes. Distinct psychological mix associated with mountain populations is consistent with theory that harsh frontiers attracted certain personalities. Researchers argue this […]
BUSINESS Tesla’s chief executive blames business schools for lack of innovation; deans are firing back PUBLISHED : 11 DEC 2020 WRITER: PATRICK THOMAS “There should be more focus on the […]
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ANKARA EU AFFAIRS DEC 13, 2020 A mosque the day after an improvised bomb destroyed its entrance, in Dresden, Germany. (Reuters Photo) The Ulu Mosque […]
Dec 13,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh There are many issues that will impose themselves on the agenda of the incoming Biden Presidency. The strategy to counter China […]
Source: National Review BY CAMERON HILDITCH The time has come for religious parents to take their children back from the state. In a report released earlier this year from the […]
Intro The Nation of Islam was created based on Ahmadiyya books. They read Ahmadiyya books in the 1920’s and disagreed with many facets of Ahmadiyya dogma, however, they seem to have spun it and created their own sect of Ahmadiyya. Yes, I am calling the NOI a sect of Ahmadiyya. […]
CHELLI STANLEY Dec 12, 2020 a FULL BIOCLOSEFacebook Twitter LinkedIn EmailDecember 12, 2020 Chelli Stanley is of African, Japanese, and European descent, has volunteered with many cultural empowerment initiatives, and […]
Azhar Goraya CHRISTIANITY • FACTS FROM FICTION Jesus, the ‘Son of God’ – a Term of Endearment 12th December 2020 God referred to Jesus (as) His ‘son’ in the New Testament as a term of endearment. Jesus (as) was thus a figurative son of God, not literal. He was a […]
While the king sees his realm as the guardian of the whole Arab world, his son backs a Saudi-first approach. This debate will be key in relations with Israel, Iran […]
AFP/The Local news@thelocal.dk @thelocaldenmark 13 December 2020 UK and EU enter final crisis talk to decide fate of Brexit trade deal An EU flag and Union flag flying near Big […]
Dec 12,2020 -JORDAN TIMES By BDaron Acemoglu, professor of Economics at MIT, is co-author (with James A. Robinson) of “The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty”. Copyright: […]
Safadi, Lazzarini review int’l partners’ efforts towards bridging refugee agency’s deficit By JT – Dec 13,2020 – JORDAN TIMES Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, along with UNRWA […]