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.
Proposals include life sentences for those convicted of terror offences and criminalising political activity that encourages ‘extremism’ Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz says measures target both terror suspects and ideology that […]
Biden transition officials confirmed the president-elect is not receiving the President’s Daily Brief, the intel report that goes to senior U.S. officials. Donald Trump and Joe Biden. By Ken Dilanian […]
From the Newspaper 10 Nov 2020 LAHORE: The general body of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called on the state to improve its human rights record, particularly protect freedom of expression and ensure that charges of sedition and terrorism and the practice of enforced disappearances are not […]
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 11 November 2020 Swiss airlines considers mandatory coronavirus testing for flights A closed Swiss airlines check-in desk. Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP Swiss airlines is investigating the […]
Khawajat cemetery: the historic burial place in Jeddah attacked during Armistice Day memorial An entrance to Jeddah’s non-Muslim cemetery. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/2bjfm The cemetery has 300 or so graves […]
Nov 11,2020 – JORDAN TIMES The Biden-Harris victory in the US election has been welcomed by Iran’s rulers and people, who see it as a positive development. An Iranian newspaper […]
Why did so many Americans condemn the new supreme court justice’s extremely conservative ideology by likening her to a Muslim? Azeezah Kanji Legal academic and writer based in Toronto. 9 Nov 2020 Judge Amy Coney Barrett looks over at US President Donald Trump as he stands behind a teleprompter before […]
AMINA ZAINELDINE NOVEMBER 10, 2020 The world mourns the loss of Palestinian leader and peace negotiator Saeb Erekat, who lost his life to COVID-19 at the age of 65. Photo: […]
Lara Marlowe Nov 7, 2020 I HAD THE HONOUR OF BEING MARRIED TO ROBERT FISK FOR 12 YEARS. IN MY OPINION HE WAS THE FINEST JOURNALIST OF HIS GENERATION The […]
Story by Reuters Updated 1106 GMT (1906 HKT) November 7, 2020 Muslims who live in Greece pray inside the first state-funded mosque in Athens on Friday, November 6, 2020. (CNN) […]
Prof Ugur Sahin (L) and Dr Özlem Türeci A Turkish-German husband-and-wife team have emerged as frontrunners in the race to market a vaccine against coronavirus, which would be an extraordinary […]
5th November 2020 Dr. Tauseef Ahmad Khan, Canada Honey: Healing Properties of Honey In a previous article we covered the history of honey, its physiochemical characteristics, and nutritional value. In […]
Crypto, a Zug-based communications encryption firm which was liquidated in 2018, sold code-making equipment to hundreds of countries. The technology was modified to let the CIA and German secret service […]
BY BURHANETTIN DURAN COLUMNS NOV 11, 2020 Joe Biden on Saturday declared victory in the 2020 United States presidential election, which was marked by a high voter turnout and angry […]
Started on Nov.1, the third phase permitted pilgrims from abroad to perform the ritual alongside residents of the Kingdom. (SPA) Short Url https://arab.news/v9pg8 Strict health protocols have enabled a gradual […]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed Tuesday that the US planned to sell top-of-the-line F-35 fighter jets to the UAE. (AFP/File Photo) Short Url https://arab.news/mjtbd The package also includes […]
Source: Geo News/via Geo.tv ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday addressed the 20th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Heads of State (SCO-CHS) conference 2020 via video link. PM Imran […]
By Nila Ahmad, who lives in the southern United States with her family. Having graduated with an art degree, she has participated in the illustration of children’s books, as well […]
Zafir Malik CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 15th October 2020 Zafir Malik, UK Billions of people have walked the face of the earth. There are some who achieved great feats and […]
Meliha Rafiq Hayat CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES • DEMOCRACY 9th November 2020 Meliha Hayat, UK As the world has been engulfed by the Covid-19 pandemic, another issue has also risen […]
