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.
Twenty-five years before Oskar Schindler would save the lives of more than a thousand Jews from Nazi Germany, Cemil Kunneh protected hundreds of Armenians from genocide. Robert Fisk tells his […]
Covid antibody test a ‘positive development’ Source: BBC A test to find out whether people have been infected with coronavirus in the past has been approved by health officials in […]
by Bryna Zumer Thursday, May 14th 2020 “Our elders are the ones who are interested in buying houses that are on sale,” Imam Abdullah Dibba told FOX45 in 2017. […]
HRW calls exclusion of Ahmadiyya from commission ‘absurd’, while sect leaders warn it could lead to greater persecution. by Asad Hashim 8 May 2020 Ahmadis routinely face widespread discrimination in […]
SOURCE: THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, ONE PICTURE FROM DAILY SABAH Rome: A right-wing lawmaker in Italy was reprimanded Wednesday after he called a young Italian woman who converted to Islam […]
May 12, 2020 – swissinfo.ch Silvia Romano, an Italian aid worker who was kidnapped by gunmen in Kenya 18 months ago, waves at Ciampino military airport in Rome, Italy, […]
By Ashley Mantha-Hollands and Liav Orgad May 13, 2020 – http://www.swissinfo.ch The Covid-19 crisis has put a temporary stop to handshaking and taught us to cover our faces. (Keystone) […]
By Urs Geiser May 13, 2020 – SWISSINFO.ch The border with neighbouring Germany was closed in mid-March as part of efforts to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic […]
Amjad Mahmood Updated May 13, 2020 Community to be included if chief “submits in writing that they accept the Constitution, their status as non-Muslims.” — APP/File LAHORE: Lauding the […]
By Frank Gardner BBC security correspondent Saudi Arabia has gone through radical change in a short space of time under Mohammed Bin Salman Once famous for being tax-free, Saudi […]
By Emily Judd, for Al Arabiya English Pope Francis has called on “believers of all faiths” to unite next Thursday in a day of fasting and prayer to ask “God […]
by DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Life May 12, 2020 From avoiding caffeinated beverages to skipping dehydrating salty foods, there are some considerations you should make when it comes to fasting […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s Note: The reader may keep in mind that this is News out of Saudi Arabia. Not all Arabs will agree. Source: Arab News LONDON: […]
Arab News Wednesday . May 13, 2020 The online service is available for Makkah city only but it will be gradually expanded to other cities. (Photo/Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/ps9qt Nada Hameed May 13, 2020 JEDDAH: Zamzam water is being distributed during Ramadan via the Saudi electronic business platform HNAK, said […]
Most Europeans support a universal basic income, yet young people doubt democracy’s capacity to deliver change Matteo Salvini at the Chigi Palace in Rome on 23 March. ‘What kind of historical moment will this turn out to be, for Europe and the world?’ Photograph: Fabio Frustaci/EPA The coronavirus crisis seems […]
Application deadline passes under law designed to atone for 15th-century ‘historical wrong’ @swajones Wed 2 Oct 2019 A gift shop in the old Jewish quarters of Toledo, where Jews were […]
If businesses want to become more humane as well as productive, corporate leaders should feel obligated to credit every person in the supply chain for setting up their empire The […]
By John Philip Jenkins, who is a professor of history at Baylor University in the United States, and co-director for Baylor’s Program on Historical Studies of Religion in the Institute for […]
Biden has made no secret of his opposition to the Trump peace plan. By HERB KEINON MAY 7, 2020 – THE JERUSALEM POST One of the cardinal tenets of American […]
Although they are now forgotten in the minds of most Jews, their impact on conversos in Portugal and exiles from Spain cannot be underestimated. a view of Lisbon By […]