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.
Majeed Gill October 28, 2019 Two booked for putting up resistance against anti-encroachment drive; one other for putting up banners against Ahmadis. — APP/File BAHAWALPUR: Three people were booked over […]
Source: The Muslim Heritage By Joe Lockard This paper reviews manifestations of racism in European and American histories of Arab and Persian astronomy from the eighteenth century to the present […]
By Entertainment Desk Published: November 9, 2019 In a landmark peace move, the Pakistan government opened the Kartarpur Corridor today, permitting Indian pilgrims to visit the revered Sikh […]
Indian media gathered outside the Supreme Court in Delhi for the verdict The disputed holy site of Ayodhya in northern India should be given to Hindus who want a […]
1st November 2019 The Review of Religions, October and November 1919 Hazrat Hafiz Sufi Ghulam Muhammad ra Hazrat Hafiz Sufi Ghulam Muhammad ra, Ahmadi missionary to Mauritius Ahmadis of Mauritius […]
COLUMNS Daily Sabah > Columnists > Merve Şebnem Oruç @mervesebnem Published 06.11.2019 Article on copy-right: https://www.dailysabah.com/columns/merve-sebnem-oruc/2019/11/08/why-the-world-is-suspicious-about-the-death-of-al-baghdadi extract: Trump’s al-Baghdadi statements On Oct. 27, 2019, current U.S. President Donald […]
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received UN special envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths. (SPA) SPA November 08, 2019 The crown prince reiterated Saudi Arabia’s commitment to all efforts that […]
By JT – Nov 08,2019 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah, in a phone call on Thursday with Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the crown prince of […]
The politics of ‘dharna’ in Pakistan Screenshot of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F) chief Maulana Fazl ur Rehman speaking to the participants of the dharna (sit-in) in Islamabad on November 4, […]
A radical Pakistani cleric, who galvanized tens of thousands of followers to march on Islamabad, met Monday with opposition politicians and agreed to continue their sit-in even after a deadline […]
Source: Daily Sabah By Ergin Ergul; Associate professor in General Public Law and Rapporteur-Judge at the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Turkey Human rights, in its broadest definition, mean […]
Nov 06,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN Mass protests against mismanagement, corruption and sectarian rule are gripping Iraq, a poor country which should be wealthy. The Organisation of the Petroleum […]
By Marie Vuilleumier Nov 6, 2019 – 11:00 Thousands of unsuccessful asylum seekers are imprisoned each year in Switzerland before being expelled from the country. swissinfo.ch spoke to two of […]
Nov 7, 2019 – http://www.swissinfo.ch The departing Swiss head of a United Nations agency for assisting Palestinian refugees says he is the victim of a political attack. Pierre Krähenbühl denies […]
Editorial: Now is the time for progressive and cooperative action to bring back order and decency into Britain’s immigration policy Nothing can ever wipe clean the slate after a human […]
Staffan de Mistura also says EU’s failure to address Syria crisis led to Brexit vote Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Tue 5 Nov 2019 Staffan de Mistura was the UN’s special […]
Hatred towards Muslims is deeply embedded in French culture By Nabila Ramdani; @NabilaRamdani Imagine the depth of sadistic hatred needed to shoot two defenceless pensioners at their place of worship. […]
Women in Iraq are rising from the ashes of war to join protestors calling for political change Balsam Mustafa Protestors in Iraq have once again defied the threat of […]
My ‘way to Islam’ was already published in the article ‘Glimpses into the life of a global nomad part one’ (see: https://themuslimtimes.info/2017/08/15/glimpses-into-the-life-of-a-global-nomad-part-one/ ). In this time and age the article […]
Nov 04,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby In 2012, I wrote an article about Lebanon that still rings true today. It ended with a quote from one of my […]