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.
Ever since their migration from Iraq and Syria, Isis has become Washington’s target-of-choice in Afghanistan. And the Taliban – believe it or not – are America’s new best friend […]
by Swarajya Staff – Aug 20 2019 Pakistan Army Lieutenant Commander Adnan Gulmirza took to Twitter and said that he along with his 17 Ahmadiyya brothers in Pakistan Army […]
Rifat Fareed A clampdown on communications services in Indian-administered Kashmir leaves pharmacists unable to contact their suppliers. Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Mushtaq Ahmad set out from his village in northern Tangmarg on Saturday for the arduous journey to India-administered Kashmir’s biggest city of Srinagar in order to find medicine for […]
Austrian Interior Ministry’s security agency closes the chapter of cooperating with the country’s Islamic Religious Community, adopting the right-wing agenda of criminalizing Muslim actors Dr. Farid Hafez | 21.08.2019 – […]
Jerusalem Post Opinion Islam doesn’t have to be a religion of men By IMAM MOHAMMAD TAWHIDI August 21, 2019 The masculinization of Muslim societies stems from the masculinization of […]
Thursday, 22 August 2019 E- paper The fear that Muslim stakes in the political power structure are more tenuous than ever before needs to be addressed By Swapan Dasgupta Published […]
by Aatif Nawaz Being stopped in airports happens all too often to people like me. Why must we pay the price for widespread prejudice? I know it’s coming – the […]
Ramzy Baroud – JORDAN TIMES Aug 20,2019 – The previous elections, on April 9, failed to bring about political stability. Although Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu is now the longest-serving […]
We should all be making an effort to understand the cultures which are embedded in everyday London, says Sian Elvin BySian ElvinSocial Media Editor 20 AUG 2019 Sian […]
by Maxim Edwards Constanta, Romania – The Grand Mosque of Constanta in southeast Romania has a hulking minaret nearly 50 metres high overlooking the Black Sea. It was constructed as […]
Source: The Independent Voices Global Muslim spending on clothing is forecast to reach $361 billion by 2023 – and Britain could be the base for a large slice of that […]
Idlib has been the subject of a military campaign since 30 April this year. There have been over 800 deaths and the UN said it could become the ‘worst […]
Source: The Independent The exodus of Christians from the Middle East is real and tragic. So are attempts by the Saudis to reheat divisions between Sunnis and Shia. Are we […]
As a Jewish refugee from Uzbekistan, I know the truth about the history between Jews and Muslims – and I won’t be swung by propaganda Rafael Shimunov The Independent Voices […]
Source: The National Catholic Register By Solène Tadié The Italian Capuchin who is said to have inspired the creation of the world-famous beverage was beatified by John Paul II in […]
Netherlands party leader proposes to limit Islam in country: ‘We’re strong enough to do that.’ Mordechai Sones, 13/08/19 Netherlands Party for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders declared that limiting Islam’s […]
In 1619, a ship with 20 captives landed at Virginia, ushering in the era of slavery in what would become the United States David Smith in Washington @smithinamerica Wed […]
The United States will do what it always does, and act solely in its own interests. It will ask for everything, including absolute subservience, while offering next to nothing in […]
Maulvi Naeem Ahmad Cheema, the Special Aide to the Ameer in-charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Ghana has advised Ahmadis to live by the tenets of Holy Quran. He […]
‘It’s like we were just a piece of meat,’ says Gulbahar Jalilova Peter Stubley The Independent Uighur Muslim women are being sterilised at internment camps for ethnic and religious minorities […]