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.
How expanding opportunity for women, immigrants and nonwhite workers helped everyone — and why we need to do so again. Credit…AJ Dungo By Jim Tankersley Mr. Tankersley covers economic policy in […]
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Monday, August 10, 2020 A Jordanian field hospital dispatched to Beirut following a massive explosion that rocked the Lebanese capital a few days ago claiming hundreds of lives and leaving […]
Source: UK — Daily and Sunday Express The UAE has become the first Arab state to officialy normalise diplomatic relations with Israel with the signing of a historic peace deal. The […]
By Matthew Fisher Special to Global News Posted August 15, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he thinks Palestinians will seek peace with Israel. The president managed to pull […]
An alliance against Iran lies at the heart of plans to normalise relations ByJames Rothwell JERUSALEM16 August 2020 • 6:00am Tel Aviv City Hall is lit up with the flags of […]
By Anthony Esposito and Adriana Barrera MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico will need up to 200 million coronavirus vaccine doses, according to a senior government official, and inoculation of its […]
Rare words of praise signal thawing of relations between South Asian nations Md. Kamruzzaman |14.08.2020 DHAKA, Bangladesh In a rare move, Pakistan’s top diplomat in Bangladesh on […]
By Siobhain McDonagh is a member of the British Parliament and chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The views expressed in this commentary do not […]
Source: Arab News RIYADH: Asian religious leaders, policymakers, and experts on Wednesday met to map out key regional issues for discussion at the G20 Interfaith Forum due to take place in […]
RONALD S. LAUDER August 15, 2020 A man reads a copy of UAE-based The National newspaper near the Burj Khalifa in Dubai on August 14, 2020, as the publication’s […]
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: The Guardian Speculation is growing over whether Donald Trump might pardon Edward Snowden after […]
While the three leaders involved will take the kudos from it, Palestinian officials will not be happy Chris Stevenson 1 day ago US president Donald Trump departs an event titled […]
Perhaps Lebanon’s citizens have a keener taste for political morality than those of us in the west, writes Robert Fisk @indyvoices 1 day ago The aftermath of the explosion in Beirut ( AFP […]
Asia Srilanka 14th August 2020 A Abdul Aziz, Sri Lanka Correspondent After a 3-month long lockdown, in line with guidelines from the government of Sri Lanka, congregational prayers and other […]
Source: Huffington Post By Dr. Craig Considine This post is from 2013 No other leader in world history has been more scrutinized and ridiculed than Prophet Muhammad. Since the founding […]
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: Spiegel International 75 Years after Hiroshima In an interview, Izumi Nakamitsu, the United Nations’ […]