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.
An airport worker looks at a shipment of medical supplies donated to help Africa for fight with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from Chinese billionaire Jack Ma and the Alibaba Foundation, after it arrived from Ethiopia at Jack Ma, Alibaba Foundation AP March 29, 2020 The supplies are part […]
Mar 28,2020 – JORDAN TIMES P Experts warn about the rise of domestic violence during coronavirus lockdowns in Europe (AFP photo) PARIS — With families across Europe confined to their […]
Lombok, the island next to Bali in Indonesia, where your Assistant Chief Editor is living at the moment, is NOT supposed to be on lockdown. The instructions were just ‘to […]
By Daphne Psaledakis and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States blacklisted five Iran- and Iraq-based companies and 15 individuals on Thursday for supporting terrorist groups, its third round […]
Source: Swiss Info By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani authorities struggled to limit congregational prayers on Friday with devout Muslims defying government orders to stay home, threatening efforts to […]
Source: The Guardian By Faisal Devji, who is professor of history at the University of Oxford The term itself was coined in the 1990s, an era defined by the end […]
Editorial: The number of those who require assistance is only set to grow as we approach the peak of the coronavirus pandemic @IndyVoices 6 hours ago Organisations like The […]
Source: The Guardian NHS England medical director tells MPs tests may be available within a couple of weeks By Sarah Boseley and Julia Kollewe Self-testing at home to find out […]
Mehdi Hasan: ‘The American press doesn’t want to rock the boat, and so things are just reported straight.’ Photograph: Greg Kahn/The Guardian The political interviewer on how he made […]
Source: Siasat NEW DELHI: Bill Gates eldest daughter Jennifer Katharine Gates, has announced her engagement to Egyptian Muslim. Katharine, 23, daughter of one of the richest personality in the world […]
A Nation investigation illustrates the moral hazards surrounding the Gates Foundation’s $50 billion charitable enterprise. By Tim Schwab ast fall, Netflix premiered a three-part documentary that promises viewers a rare […]
‘It’s worse than 9/11, it’s worse than Pearl Harbor’ Andrew Feinberg Washington DC @AndrewFeinberg 4 hours ago More than 1,000 Americans have now died from the illness the World Health […]
A man fatally injured by theFBI says Timothy Wilson, 36, had planned for several months to carry out a bombing and decided to target a Kansas City-area hospital FBI says Timothy Wilson was planning a bomb attack on a medical facility in the Kansas City area, the agency said in […]
The pandemic will enable the UK to continue avoiding scrutiny of its facilitation of this protracted conflict, writes Andrew Smith http://www.independent.co.uk @CAATuk 10 hours ago The imminent threat of […]
While the news is dominated by the fight against Covid-19, the US president has taken the opportunity to start blackmailing his allies across the region Robert Fisk @indyvoices 3 hours […]
Researchers found that the hearts of Sufi devotees harmonized as one during a mystical practice. And this isn’t the first study to show heart synchronization between people. Molly Hanson […]
J&J’s Chief Scientific Officer predicts vaccinations against coronavirus within 12 months Source: Yahoo Finance By Adam Shapiro Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Paul Stoffels says the pharmaceutical giant is […]
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and of infinite value, killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: Economic Times KABUL: At least 25 worshippers were killed […]
Source: CNN Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II’s son and the first in line to the British throne, has tested positive for coronavirus and is now self-isolating in Scotland. Here’s the statement from Clarence House: […]
The Prince of Wales has tested positive for coronavirus, Clarence House has announced. Prince Charles, 71, is displaying mild symptoms “but otherwise remains in good health”, a spokesman said, adding that the Duchess of Cornwall, 72, has been tested but does not have the virus. Both Charles and […]