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.
Dr. Nihaya Daoud Mar 31, 2020 Source: Haaretz Speaking on Channel 12 news on Sunday, the director general of Magen David Adom emergency medical services announced that there will be […]
Alcohol is ‘unhelpful coping strategy’ for coronavirus lockdown says WHO Off licenses aren’t essential services – and closing them during the coronavirus pandemic would yield more for the nation’s health […]
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment: Dear Muslim brothers […]
by Daily Sabah with AA ISTANBUL Politics Apr 01, 2020 The Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DİTİB) launched an aid campaign for mosques in Germany with the call “Now […]
By Brad Lendon and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Updated 1354 GMT (2154 HKT) March 8, 2020 Tokyo (CNN)Everywhere she turned, 8-year-old Haruyo Nihei saw flames. Bombs dropped by the Americans had created tornadoes of fire so intense that they were sucking mattresses from homes and hurling them down the street […]
Source: Arab New The largest annual gathering of Muslims is scheduled to begin in late July RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has asked Muslims to wait for more clarity on the coronavirus […]
Tuesday, March 31, 2020 Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, The Gambia, in collaboration with Humanity First on Friday donated sanitary materials to the government of The Gambia through The Gambia Red […]
Source: Foreign Affairs As the EU Scrambles to Halt the Next Wave, Here’s What Happened to the Last One By Paul Hockenos March 19, 2020 On the border between Greece […]
By Tess de la Mare, PA A faith healer has been accused of “exploiting” people’s anxiety about the coronavirus crisis by selling a “plague protection kit” for £91. Bishop Climate […]
Young people want to be able to understand how the past relates to the present day. We owe it to them to be honest, writes Beki Martin The prejudicial […]
Despite the pandemic, non-assistance and deliberate delays have become the new norm in Maltese and Italian rescues zones, causing more disappearances and deaths, both at sea and in Libya Valeria […]
Published March 28, 2020 National Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria, Alhaji AbdulAzeez Alatoye, talks about religious harmony, Boko Haram insurgency, insecurity and other issues with SIMON UTEBOR What […]
Nii Ntreh | Staff Writer December 02, 2019 In its relationship with Africa, even after slavery and the slave trade, Europe has provably been moved by a certain paternalism, […]
Mar 20, 2020 – By Yuddy Cahya, Umit Bektas and Abdi Sheikh JAKARTA/ISTANBUL/MOGADISHU (Reuters) – The coronavirus stopped communal Muslim prayers for the first time in living memory in […]
By Julia Crawford Mar 30, 2020 An alleged Liberian war criminal is expected to be tried at Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court later this year. (Keystone) With Switzerland’s first international war crimes trial in a non-military court expected to take place in coming months, Swiss NGO TRIAL International says such […]
Whether in the Iranian shrine city of Qom or the Bible Belt of the United States, the zealots are even claiming they hold the cure to the pandemic, writes Borzou […]
Tens of thousands of Thais risk breaking law to criticise him online Source: Independent Thailand’s controversial king has been self-isolating in a luxury hotel in the Alpine resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen with his entourage. King Maha Vajiralongkorn, also known as Rama X, is said to have booked out the entire […]
Published: Friday, 27 March 2020 19:15 Written by Laura Mallene Counterfeit coronavirus testing kits. Fake home disinfection services. Fraudulent adds selling face masks and hand sanitizers. Phishing emails. Cyberattacks. Criminals are finding creative ways to trick people and steal their money or information. (Photo: geralt) Fed by people’s fears and […]
Source: Swiss info JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Muslim prayers at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound will be suspended starting Monday and until further notice in an effort to prevent the spread of […]
The Ritz is pictured above. The Grade II listed hotel has a casino and the famous Palm Court tea room, while suites cost up to £5,450 a night. (AFP/File) World-renowned […]