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.
Oct 20,2019 – JORDAN TIMES By Peter Cunliffe-Jones, Laura Zommer, Noko Makgato and Will Moy JOHANNESBURG — According to fact-checkers at the Washington Post, US President Donald Trump has […]
18th October 2019 Hafizurahman, Indonesia Correspondent On 3 October 2019, there was a special program in Al-Wahid Senior High School, Indonesia to encourage students to attend Jamia Ahmadiyya. About […]
20th October 2019 Continuing his European Tour, His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba), Worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Fifth Khalifa (Caliph) inaugurated the Baitul Hamid Mosque in […]
EMIR SULJAGIC Published 19.10.2019 I was at the ground zero of genocide denial in July 1995. In the days following the fall of Srebrenica, the commanders of Dutch troops still […]
18th October 2019 Alhakam.org Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih Vaa is on a tour of Europe, taking the message of Islam to its citizens. Having addressed Jalsa Salana Holland […]
18th October 2019 Browsing through the archives of Al Fazl Rabwah, many headlines tend to catch your attention. For instance, the issue of 8 November 1959 has a headline saying […]
Oct 17, 2019 – swissinfo.ch BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi officials appeared cautious on Thursday after holding talks with European powers this week aimed at accelerating efforts to create a […]
Britain must show those who supported Isis that justice will be served, while rehabilitating lower risk individuals Fiyaz Mughal @FaithMattersUK By now it is clear that a phone call between […]
This presidency looks like the manic days that presaged the fall of Rome Robert Fisk @indyvoices In days gone by, I used to compare the Trump presidency with the Arab […]
Rana Tanveer October 17, 2019 Like any other part of the world, religion holds great importance in Pakistan, particularly for “Muslims.” To Muslims, not only their own religion but […]
President’s assertion undercuts US mission to Turkey aimed at urging Erdoğan to halt offensive Julian Borger in Washington and Michael Safi in Amman Trump calls decision to withdraw US […]
Yasser Latif Hamdani@theRealYLH October 14, 2019 As Maulana Fazlur Rahman’s so called Azadi March fast approaches, it is important for both PMLN and PPP to recall the historical antecedents […]
By AFP – Oct 14,2019 -JORDAN TIMES TIJUANA, Mexico — When Veronica Merrill decided to undergo stomach surgery for weight loss, she found two options: pay $12,000 at home […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s deputy interior minister for security affairs said so far, three million pilgrims have crossed the country’s four borders with Iraq during the Arbaeen season, which marks […]
By Ataul Fatir Tahir, London Source: Al Hakam Earlier this week, in Paris, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V most eloquently panned out before UNESCO how Muslim scientists, scholars and philosophers shaped […]
14th October 2019 Wiesbaden, Germany, Monday, 14 October: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V, may Allah be his Helper, presided over the inaugural ceremony of Mubarak Mosque, Wiesbaden, Germany. Following the arrival […]
There is now plenty of discussion about how harmful platforms can be for children. Isn’t it about time we also owned up to the impact it has on the […]
I know the trauma faced by refugees. Now I want businesses to ease the cruelty they endure from populist leaders The US is pursuing aggressive policies that place the humanity […]
Oct 14, 2019 – 08:29 FILE PHOTO: People look at a model of a proposed Ram temple that Hindu groups want to build at a disputed religious site in Ayodhya […]
Oct 14, 2019 – swissinfo.ch By Olesya Astakhova and Stephen Kalin RIYADH (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin signalled Moscow’s growing Middle East clout on Monday on his first visit to […]