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.
Source: The Khaleej Times Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for Islamic Culture facilitating residents online amid restrictions. The Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for Islamic Culture of the Islamic Affairs and Charitable […]
The Uyghurs are an ethnic minority living in China’s autonomous northwestern Xinjiang province. Being predominantly Muslim, Uyghurs are closer ethnically and culturally to other Central Asian nations like Kazakhstan and […]
Source: Arab News Ray Hanania is an award-winning former Chicago City Hall political reporter and columnist. He can be reached on his personal website at http://www.Hanania.com. Twitter: @RayHanania Emcees Maya […]
By AFP – Apr 29,2020 -JORDAN TIMES There are far more Palestinians than Israeli settlers in the Jordan Valley but to the anger of the Palestinians Trump has given US […]
By George Monbiot for THE GUARDIAN This crisis is a chance to rebuild our economy for the good of humanity. Let’s bail out the living world, not its destroyers ‘Governments […]
Moves by Yemeni separatists in the south have pushed the pair onto the same page, but both Riyadh and Abu Dhabi crave influence in the country Ahmed Aboudouh @AAboudouh 10 […]
If employers know that the government’s payroll support will be suddenly cut off at the end of June it’s inevitable that many will be thinking of starting to shed staff now https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/coronavirus-uk-job-cuts-furlough-unemployment-redundant-treasury-a9489881.html?jwsource=cl (video link) Ben Chu @Benchu_ 12 hours ago The historian AJP Taylor argued that the […]
European Union member states granted protection to 295,800 asylum-seekers in 2019, the EU’s statistical office announced Monday. According to the latest data released by Eurostat, the largest group of beneficiaries […]
Source: Correcting.com Nigerian actress, Adunni Ade has revealed that she recently converted from Christianity back to Islam and according to her, she feels more fulfilled, happier and blessed. Penning a […]
Who will he turn to for fundraising? What does it mean for his foreign policy? By RON KAMPEAS/JTA APRIL 26, 2020 – THE JERUSALEM POST Biden’s Jews Heading into Passover, […]
By MARCY OSTER/JTA APRIL 29, 2020 JERUSALEM (JTA) — Yair Netanyahu, a son of the Israeli prime minister, called for the return of a “free, democratic and Christian” Europe in […]
Whether it’s helping research a vaccine or supporting those worst hit by the pandemic, private giving is needed as never before Beth Breeze and Paul Ramsbottome 28 Apr 2020 […]
Commission says religious minorities face ‘increasing assault’ under Narendra Modi but state department unlikely to take action https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/28/india-religious-freedom-narendra-modi-us#img-1 A US government panel has called for India to be put on […]
Such massive weapons procurements are excessive at the best of times, yet downright egregious now, writes Vivashwan Singh @vivashwansingh 15 hours ago India” class=”body-link” data-vars-item-name=”BL-9487851-/topic/India” data-vars-event-id=”c6″>India’s handling of coronavirus has […]
Source: New York Post By Chris Smith BGR A vaccine for the novel coronavirus will be the kind of drug that can help eradicate the virus for good. A vaccine […]
Apr 27, 2020 – swissinfo.ch DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s leading separatist group has declared self-rule in the south, complicating U.N. efforts to end a ruinous conflict and protect […]
Epigraph: The sun and the moon run their courses according to a fixed reckoning. And the stemless plants and the trees humbly submit to His will. And the heaven He […]
26th April 2020 Shahzeb Athar, Jamia Ahmadiyya UK The world as we know it has drastically taken a turn into unprecedented waters, a turn so uncharted that the entire economic outlook seems dire and calamitous. I, nevertheless, deem it quite hard to believe that anyone could have predicted an […]
The Review of Religions conducted an interview with Dr Craig Considine who is a scholar, professor, global speaker, and media contributor based at the Department of Sociology at Rice University. […]
Two officers recorded on video using derogatory term against man in Paris banlieue Kim Willsher Mon 27 Apr 2020 The video was allegedly shot in the Seine-Saint-Denis banlieue north […]