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.
By Nasser Karimi, Associated Press © Provided by PA Media President Hassan Rouhani and Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi met in Tehran (Iranian Presidency Office via AP) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has […]
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Introduction There was a time when the circumstances surrounding the crucifixion of Hazrat Jesus(as) was a matter of great debate between Ahmadis and non-Ahmadi Muslims. Whereas Ahmadi Muslims believe Hazrat Jesus(as) was […]
The Review of Religions conducted an interview with Ahmad Salam, a career investment banker with 25 years of experience in debt capital markets and investment banking and founding director of the Islamic Bank of Britain, on the subject of the Coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the global economy. He developed an […]
19th July 2020 Raziullah Noman, Canada The opponents of Ahmadiyyat spare no effort in their attempts to raise allegations against the Community and its founder, the Promised Messiah, Hazrat Mirza […]
SOURCE: DAILY SABAH BY BURHANETTIN DURAN The effective steps Turkey has taken to fill the deepening power vacuum in its region have hurt the interests of many foreign governments. Those […]
By Rana Husseini – Jul 21,2020 -JORDAN TIMES Citizens stage a sit-in near the Prime Ministry building in Amman to protest against the alleged killing of a Jordanian woman by […]
Source: The Guardian Prime minister Omar Razzaz says Israel’s annexation plan would destabilise region By Michael Safi and Jassar al-Tahat in Amman Jordan’s prime minister has said his country could view […]
Despite dire conditions in northeast Syria’s camps, most countries, including the UK, have brought home only small numbers of their citizens, usually orphans or young children, says Letta Tayler 22 hours ago ABC […]
Did I tell you this one before? Once upon a time Jawaharlal Nehru was invited by his University in Oxford to deliver a speech. During his speech he said: ” […]
By Reema Al Othman and Fiona MacDonald 20 July 2020, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Photographer: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Follow us @middleeast for more news on the region. King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi […]
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page A Middle Eastern website published an opinion piece criticising Newcastle The […]
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhemi was supposed to lead a high-level ministerial delegation to the Kingdom. (AFP file photo) Short Url https://arab.news/5zb8m ‘Our wise leadership in coordination with our brothers […]
Above, President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi hosts dozens of tribal leaders loyal to Khalifa Haftar in Cairo in a photo released by the presidential spokesman on July 16, 2020. (AFP) Short Url […]
By AFP – Jul 19,2020 – JORDAN TIMES A Russian-made Iraqi Mil Mi-17 flies over an oil field near Iraq’s southern port city of Basra on Wednesday (AFP photo) BAGHDAD […]
19 July 2020 Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Amid the global debate about race relations, colonialism and slavery, some of the Europeans and Americans who made their fortunes in trading human beings […]
A hundred years after the Bolsheviks swept to power, historians and contemporaries still struggle to understand the prominent role played by Jews. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN NOVEMBER 15, 2017 A BOLSHEVIK […]
Source: Time By Amy Gunia As much of the rest of the world struggled with the coronavirus pandemic, it looked like many places across Asia and the Pacific were successfully […]