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.
Stephanie Kirchgaessner Jamal Khashoggi Hatice Cengiz tells Guardian world has failed to punish kingdom over journalist’s murder in Turkey @skirchy Email Tue 4 Feb 2020 THE GUARDIAN The […]
When investigations and trials are handled well, the legal system really can protect and empower survivors. But support services need to reach out to those at risk before the worst […]
Often we turn to anger in the throes of breaking apart, writes Eleanor Gordon-Smith. But a relationship needn’t be entirely bad for you to want to let it go […]
February 4, 2020 – TEHRAN TIMES The ministry of health welcomes every mechanism that eases supply of medicine and medical equipment using all the available capacities to […]
The Trump administration claimed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani was planning “imminent attacks” on US interests when it assassinated him. That lie was just destroyed, but not before countless corporate media […]
«A murderous system is being created before our very eyes» A made-up rape allegation and fabricated evidence in Sweden, pressure from the UK not to drop the case, a […]
Here is the video link to our first “Voice of Islam” radio show on KCAA radio station and online at http://www.kcaaradio.com https://video.ibm.com/recorded/125656121?fbclid=IwAR2tbcSpDOFjyBX6fgQGtAoTRKtZXdRhMlZIEAdbzPbfzVQF3MOuU8kcFdk
Jan 29, 2020 – http://www.swissinfo.ch By Stephen Kalin and Amina Ismail RIYADH/CAIRO (Reuters) – Arab powers appear to be prioritising close ties with the United States that are vital to […]
Feb 3, 2020 – swissinfo.ch By Rami Ayyub and Sinan Abu Mayzer BAQA AL-GHARBIYYE, Israel (Reuters) – Thousands of Israeli Arabs, many waving Palestinian flags, demonstrated in this town […]
Victims included billionaire spiritual leader the Aga Khan, who handed over €20m Agence France-Presse in Paris Tue 4 Feb 2020 A group of men accused of using Skype and […]
The march of the ‘waz-mongers’ By Saleem Samad SOURCE: DHAKA TRIBUNE Misinformation and hatred disguised as religions preaching cannot be tolerated Recently, certain Bangladeshi parliament members came down heavily on […]
The caucus which was supposed to be so important for the 2020 election turned into a weird Kafka play on caffeine Holly Baxter New York @h0llyb4xter Massachusetts senator says vote has shown ‘Americans have a hunger for big structural change’ ( Getty ) It was like watching six very different, […]
POLITICS 01/31/2020 The senator from Vermont has been a top contender among Muslim American voters in the Democratic presidential contest. By Rowaida Abdelaziz The national board of the Muslim […]
Date 2/2/2020 2:26:02 PM (MENAFN – Afghanistan Times) AT News KABUL: As the United States of American has been trying to broker a peace deal with the Taliban group […]
Baria Alamuddin February 02, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/64h3g Taking a random district in the West Bank and calling it Al-Quds is no more a magical method for conjuring up […]
His Majesty voices appreciation for EU’s support to Jordan By JT – Feb 03,2020 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday received European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and European Commission Vice President Josep Borrell to discuss advancing Jordan’s partnership with the […]
Jan 29, 2020 – 21:30 By Stephen Farrell and Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s hawkish defence minister called on Wednesday for Israel to establish sovereignty over nearly a third […]
Jan 31, 2020 – swissinfo.ch By Rami Ayyub JERUSALEM (Reuters) – When Palestinian leaders learned that the release of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East plan was imminent, they swiftly […]
Five children among those killed as worshippers raced to get anointed by pastor Reuters in Dar es Salaam Sun 2 Feb 2020 A woman is consoled after her granddaughter died […]
A number of countries have seen overt instances of racist stereotypes – such instances are something we all need to avoid Sophie Lau Sunday 2 February 2020 THE INDEPENDENT I’ve […]