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.
MOHAMMED AL-KINANI September 12, 2018 The rise of extremism in Saudi Arabia began on Nov. 20, 1979 when a deviant group stormed the Holy Mosque of Makkah. Crown Prince Mohammed […]
Sep 16,2018 – JORDAN TIMES –Amer Al Sabaileh The battle of Idlib could be the final chapter of the ongoing Syrian crisis. In hindsight, the beginning of the end was […]
Foreign Office Minister Lord Ahmad represented the UK Government at the funeral of former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in Ghana on 13 September. Published 14 September 2018 From: Foreign […]
09/11/2018 BY WAQAR NAWAZ Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14), co-chair of the Bipartisan Congressional Ahmadiyya Muslim Caucus, released the following statement today in honor of the annual Muslims […]
Zofeen T. Ebrahim September 16, 2018 Here are real life stories of persecution of their daily life on the basis of faith… “What happened to Dr Atif is nothing new […]
AFP September 16, 2018 The quakes and aftershocks since July have killed about 500 people and forced hundreds of thousands into evacuation shelters or tents Among the 137 infected […]
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at the plenary session of the World Economic Forum on ASEAN […]
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga (right) and the director of the Federal Justice Office, Martin Dumermuth, presented the bill to the media. (Keystone) […]
By Reuters – Sep 11,2018 -JORDAN TIMES FILE PHOTO: Eritrea’s President, Isaias Afwerki talks to Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed during the Inauguration ceremony marking the reopening of the Eritrean […]
By Camille Dupire – Sep 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Former Arsenal captain Per Mertesacker launches the ‘Coaching for Life’ programme in Zaatari camp recently (Photo courtesy of Save the Children) […]
Many of the materials now used by far-right groups such as National Action mirror the tactics of Isis, asking recruits to join ‘white jihad’ to ‘cleanse Britain of parasites’ Muna […]
September 11, 2018, 6:04 PM IST Rajiv Jayaram in Broad Gauge | India | ET Within three weeks of proclaiming the dawn of a tolerant, meritorious inclusive and progressive ‘new’ […]
A bold gesture against bigotry soon gives way to capitulation to it Print edition | Asia Sep 13th 2018| ISLAMABAD IT SEEMED a speech worthy of a place in history, […]
OP-ED Pakistan and Ahmadis Concrete policy needs to be developed which provides substantive relief to Ahmadis Ishtiaq Ahmed SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 In the light of the clumsy and awkward decision […]
Amin Maalouf, Author W. W. Norton & Company $17.95 (360p) ISBN 978-0-393-02630-6 Through the adventures of a wise, courageous traveler, this excellent historical novel re-creates the era when the Moors […]
Sep 13,2018 – JORDAN TIMES -Marwan M. Obeidat A key element of American culture is the Arab American component, a somewhat newfangled term suggesting a diverse group of people who vary […]
Sep 13,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL US President Donald Trump continues to tighten the noose around the neck of the Palestinians in East Jerusalem to make their life difficult by […]
Whatever the fate of Mosul or Raqqa or the future of Idlib, Isis and Nusrah are still in conflict – just when the conflict was supposed to be about to end […]
Source: The Catholic Herald By Benedict Rogers Almost three months after suicide bombers attacked three churches in Surabaya, Indonesia’s second largest city, I stood at the very spot where the […]
File photo of Imran Khan | Bloomberg /Asad ZaidiA+ Atif Mian’s sacking by Imran Khan’s PTI govt will not escape the notice of the EU or other Western trading […]