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.
Sep 22, 2019 – 11:03 The attack also targeted the Aramco oil processing facility which in turn disrupted global energy supply. The recent drone attacks on Saudi oil installations […]
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In 2018 – more than 35,000 people were forced to flee their homes every day – that’s one every two seconds. This story is part of a BBC News series, […]
Europe has been largely peaceful since the end of World War II. The shock of that conflict was simply too great. But with memories of the violence now fading and […]
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Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has been conducting the Peace Symposium in many major cities in India and has received a great response every time pune Updated: Sep 21, 2019 15:23 IST […]
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Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen. (SPA) September 21, 2019 The OIC General Secretariat will discuss the situation of Muslims in Europe JEDDAH: The secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dr. […]
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A candidate in this year’s Federal National Council elections is calling for Emirati men to be encouraged to marry more than one wife as a solution to “spinsterhood” among […]
Editor’s Note: I am publishing this information because I received a question of ‘How much does the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community pay us for joining ? Well, of course […]
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The assassination of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme obsessed Larsson for years – he even put several references to it in his novels. Do his secret files contain vital […]
‘This is absurd, unacceptable and un-American’ Helen Coffey @LenniCoffey Two Muslim passengers onboard an American Airlines flight have said they were racially profiled after the service was cancelled due […]
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