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Rafiq A. Tschannen

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.

Court rules Muslim doctor who refused to shake woman’s hand as she presented him with citizenship certificate has lost the right to become a German

The Lebanese man passed a citizenship test after living in Germany for 13 years  But he failed at the final hurdle after refusing to shake the female official’s hand State authorities denied him citizenship and a court has now upheld their ruling  By TIM STICKINGS FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 09:15 BST, 19 October […]