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.
News Room May 20, 2020 On 28 January President Donald Trump formally unveiled his plan for Middle East peace, authored by a team led by his son-in-law and senior […]
May 19, 2020 Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator MIDEAST DISCOURSE Apache helicopters of the US occupation forces flew low Sunday morning, according to residents of the Adla village, in […]
Iranian authorities were surprised by the unrest that followed the shooting down of a Ukrainian airline in ‘human error’. They can’t risk the political fallout of another crisis at a […]
19 May 2020 Brussels, [Belgium] May 18 (ANI): The coronavirus crisis, sweeping the world has been used by Pakistan as a cover for increased human rights abuses in many forms, […]
WASHINGTON – Leaders of Pakistan’s Ahmadi community fear a recent debate surrounding the group’s Muslim status and potential membership in a newly formed minority commission could put the group’s security […]
Source: CNBC By Sam Shead; @SAM_L_SHEAD The University of Cambridge has no plans to put on any face-to-face lectures in the next academic year. Lectures will be available online and […]
Arab News Wednesday . May 20, 2020 https://arab.news/cqtuk TAREK ALI AHMAD May 20, 2020 Hanan Ashrawi has blamed international inaction for ‘reign of terror’ over Palestinians LONDON: Israeli expansionism and […]
Lockdowns around the world are helping us to defeat the virus that causes Covid-19, but they may also unleash an even bigger public health crisis Bilal Hassam @bilalhassam 12 hours […]
The move comes in response to the possible West Bank annexation promised by the Netanyahu government, which was also condemned by U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden Palestinian President […]
Declaration follows the creation of a new Israeli government which is officially contemplating annexation of some areas of the West Bank Julian Borger in Washington Wed 20 May 2020 […]
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Arab News Tuesday . May 19, 2020 A Palestinian school girl Fajr Hmaid, 13, teaches her neighbours’ children an Arabic language lesson as schools are shut due to the coronavirus. […]
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Source: WSJ By Andrew Blackman Germany recorded a steep decline in the number of new coronavirus cases and the infection rate dropped further below the key threshold of 1.0. There […]
By Harry Farley BBC News 18 May 2020 Muslims in the UK have been urged to celebrate the Islamic festival of Eid at home under lockdown this weekend. Traditionally […]
Arab News Tuesday . May 19, 2020 The OIC on Monday underlined that it has mobilized all its resources to stem the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (SPA) […]
Arab News Tuesday . May 19, 2020 Randa Takieddine Kabtane noted that the management of cemeteries in France is municipal and each mayor must decide for his/her own town […]
Ayoun Ahmed I am raising money to help refugee families for Humanity First because Covid-19 lockdown has left them with no income Humanity First We serve mankind, on a voluntary […]
Tan Zhong Yan Published 17 May 2020 COMMENT | The purpose of this article is not to persuade you to defend the rights of refugees. It seeks to debunk some […]
Syed Farid Alatas The Edge Malaysia April 30, 2020 This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on April 27, 2020 – May 03, 2020. In human history, […]