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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.
Some Western countries contradict values by closing doors to refugees: Parliament speaker
BY DAILY SABAH ANKARA DIPLOMACY AUG 20, 2020 Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop spoke through video link from Ankara, Turkey, at the Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, Aug. 19, 2020. […]
‘Turkish people deserve gratitude for their solidarity with refugees,’ IFRC’s Castellanos says
BY ERALP YARAR ISTANBUL POLITICS AUG 19, 2020 Xavier Castellanos, the deputy general secretary of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), gave an exclusive interview with […]
‘People of the cave’: Palestinians take their fight for justice to the mountains
Aug 19,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud Palestinians are not going anywhere. This is the gist of seven decades of Palestinian struggle against Zionist colonialism. The proof? The story […]
No, the Israel-UAE deal does not mean Europe can turn its back on the conflict with Palestinians
The move risks deepening Palestine’s perilous sense of being more sidelined than ever, writes Donald Macintyre 1 day ago UAE formally recognises Israel in historic move, Trump announces ( REUTERS ) Hanan […]
Trump Congratulates anti-Muslim Activist Loomer on Florida GOP Primary Win in His Home District
Far-right Jewish millennial Laura Loomer’s primary win sets up an all female, Jewish showdown with veteran Rep. Lois Franke Alexander Griffing Published at 10:05 Far-right activist Laura Loomer won the Republican […]
Saudi Arabia says no Israel deal without Palestinian peace
AFP 19 Aug 2020 Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud attends a joint news conference with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in Berlin on August 19. — Reuters Saudi […]
How MI6 and CIA Recruited Army Generals and Bribed Politicians in Run-Up to 1953 Coup in Iran
© AP Photo / MIDDLE EAST 13:03 GMT 17.08.2020( by Chris Summers In the 1950s Iran was one of the world’s biggest oil producers and the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company – […]
Lawyer arrested for allegedly providing gun in slaying of blasphemy accused in Peshawar court
AFPUpdated 19 Aug 2020 Tahir Ahmad Naseem, a US citizen of Pakistani origin, was under police escort when he was fatally shot in court on July 29. — AFP/File A […]
Pakistan’s PM Khan plays down differences with ally Saudi Arabia
By Asif Shahzad and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam © Reuters/LIM HUEY TENG FILE PHOTO: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during a joint news conference with Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (not […]
The excellence of seeking Islamic knowledge
August 14 2020 The roof inside the dome of Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul. Allah raises the level of people in two ways: (a) Belief in Him and (b) […]
Is it true that the Quran says to not take the Jews and Christians for friends?
(Question/Answer) Listen to the answer in Audio MP3 – Question/Answer 1 – Question/Answer 2 The verse of the Holy Quran is also used to malign Islam and its teachings. I think the biggest misconception […]
The Dead Sea Scrolls: History, Challenges, New Directions
Naila Razzaq ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANCIENT RELIGIONS 18th August 2020 PBS website Naila Razzaq, USA Accidental discovery, political intrigue, decades of academic secrets, black market trade and ancient forgeries — this […]
In his own words: Remember the Hereafter
It is incumbent for people to remember the Hereafter. One ought to be fearful before punishment arrives. مرد آخر بیں مبارک بندہ ایست “A person who keeps their sights set […]
How Africa can harness the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Aug 18,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Hanan Morsy ABIDJAN — Key features of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) — accelerating digitalisation, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, robotics and 3D printing […]
Paws for thought: Egypt’s grand mufti rules on purity of dogs
Source: Arab News By Mohammed Abu Zaid CAIRO: Muslims and dogs can coexist, according to Egypt’s grand mufti who said that all living creatures were pure and it was the […]
Children forced to beg or work as hunger eclipses fear of Covid-19 in Yemen
Hikes in food, water and petrol prices adds to ‘triple emergency’, as coronavirus spreads unchecked and humanitarian aid dwindles Global development is supported by About this content Kate Hodal […]
The Trump administration is hungry for war with Iran
Source: Independent By Negar Mortazavi and Assal Rad, who is a senior research fellow at the National Iranian American Council. She received her PhD in history at the University of […]
Greece secretly expels over 1,000 refugees, abandoning them at sea
August 17, 2020 at 2:39 pm | Published in: Europe & Russia, Greece, Middle East, News, Syria, Turkey Migrants are seen on a inflatable boat as they try to reach Greece [file photo] August 17, 2020 […]
Lead suspect in assassination of Rafik Hariri, Lebanon’s ex-PM, found guilty
By Mostafa Salem, Nada Altaher and Ben Wedeman, CNN Updated 1603 GMT (0003 HKT) August 18, 2020 Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, pictured circa 2001, was killed in a 2005 […]