The Displaced: The African Country that wants refugees
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, […]
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Rafiq A. Tschannen
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.
World War II Anniversary Is Armed Conflict Possible in Today’s Europe?
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 […]
Vanishing Monasteries in Germany: The Last of the Monks
The Last of the Monks Germany’s Vanishing Monasteries Religious orders in Germany are disappearing because so few people want to dedicate their entire lives to God anymore. Some […]
Indiennes – The Swiss textile industry’s unsavoury past
By Anand Chandrasekhar Sep 19, 2019 – 11:00 A Zurich exhibition looks at how the slave trade, colonial exploitation and religious conversion all led to the establishment of Switzerland’s […]
A biopic of Pakistani physicist Abdus Salam is going to be on Netflix soon: ‘Salam – The First ****** Nobel Laureate’ will be showcasing the Nobel laureate’s extraordinary life
By Maha Ali – September 19, 2019 Salam – The First ****** Nobel Laureate is reported to hit Netflix on the 1st of October of this year. The film […]
Aim to highlight the need for tolerance worldwide, says Tahir Ahmed, vice-president, Peace Symposium committee
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 […]
Millions may risk jail as Indonesia to outlaw sex outside marriage
Sep 18, 2019 By Tom Allard and Agustinus Bea Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia is poised to pass a new penal code that criminalizes consensual sex outside marriage and […]
Delay in bill criminalizing sex outside marriage divides Indonesians
Sep 20, 2019 – http://www.swissinfo.ch JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s decision to delay a planned vote in parliament on a new penal code that would criminalise sex […]
Organization of Islamic Cooperation chief to highlight key issues at UN assembly
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. […]
Al-Nouri Mosque restoration aims to revive spirit of Iraq’s ruined Mosul
Caline Malek September 21, 2019 The 12th-century Iraqi monument was blown up by retreating Daesh fighters in 2017 Project is part of a $100 million UNESCO-led heritage reconstruction plan for […]
‘You’ve caused an international incident’: how my work mistake came back to haunt me
It was the Observer’s big scoop of 2003, and as a young journalist, I was asked to type up a top-secret memo. Now my mess-up has made it to the […]
The Israeli election doesn’t have a clear winner. This is what that means for Netanyahu — and Donald Trump
This will certainly be a blow for Jared Kushner, but Trump’s cozying up to Netanyahu might not have been for the reasons the Israeli prime minister hoped anyway Mairav Zonszein […]
Female candidate encourages Emirati men to marry more than one wife
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 […]
Financial System of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
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 […]
Climate change: Across the globe, millions join biggest climate protest ever
Young and old alike took to the streets in an estimated 185 countries to demand action Sandra Laville and Jonathan Watts Sat 21 Sep 2019 Millions of people demonstrated […]
Stieg Larsson and the unsolved murder case of Olof Palme
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 […]
Flight cancelled because airline staff ‘not comfortable’ with Muslim passenger after he flushed toilet twice, pair claim
‘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 […]
Escaping Pakistani persecution, Ahmadi activist finds refuge — and purpose — in US
August 1, 2017 Madiha Waris Qureshi WASHINGTON (RNS) — Ehsan Rehan never imagined he would end up in Washington, D.C. When he left Pakistan for the last time in […]
Treatment of Ahmadis Who Return – old document, still the same
Editor’s Note: This is an old document published in Canada in February 1992. But still interesting. Nothing much has changed since. UNHCR Laws Case Law Country Information Publisher […]
India issues another arrest warrant against Dr. Zakir Naik
BY JERRY CHOONG Dr Zakir Naik last visited India in 2016, where he is wanted for money laundering and inciting extremism through hate speeches. KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — […]