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.
Arab News August 09, 2019 The rites and rituals of the Hajj pilgrimage offer a unique opportunity for worship and spiritual renewal MAKKAH: All Muslims dream of making Hajj at […]
Pundits stress necessity of wastewater treatment, pricing schemes By Johanna Montanari – Aug 08,2019 – JORDANTIMES AMMAN — Jordan is among 17 countries facing “extremely high” levels of baseline […]
What sacrifice is all about JORDAN TIMES – EDITORIAL Eid Al Adha, literally the holiday of sacrifice, is upon us, and it is time to remind believers what the holy […]
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – Ali usually marks the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha with his family in the Gaza Strip by sacrificing a sheep, a customary annual ritual […]
Aug 9, 2019 – By Devjyot Ghoshal and Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR (Reuters) – Authorities plan to relax curbs in India’s Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir to allow people to […]
DAILY SABAH WITH WIRES ISTANBUL Published 06.08.2019 An Air Canada employee who was identified as a flight manager pulled Fatima Abdelrahman, a Muslim player on the U.S.’ Squash Team, aside […]
Daryl Johnson’s team faced an official backlash 10 years ago when it issued a briefing on rightwing extremism Lois Beckett in San Francisco @loisbeckett Thu 8 Aug 2019 Ten […]
Why Do You Kill?: The Untold Story of the Iraqi Resistance Paperback – Bargain Price, April 1, 2009 by Jürgen Todenhöfer (Author) Jürgen Todenhöfer’s book sheds light on the other […]
Posted on August 7th, 2019 By A. Abdul Aziz, Press Secretary, The 53rd Jalsa Salana (Annual Convention) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the United Kingdom concluded on Sunday 04 […]
Busharat Elahi Jamil August 8, 2019 “We stand by our declarations that members of every community will be treated as citizens of Pakistan with equal rights and privileges and […]
Deployment of 250 troops in one of most dangerous regions in the world is planned for 2020 Ruth Maclean West Africa correspondent and Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor Thu […]
Ramallah, my home city, has been utterly transformed during its half-century of struggle against occupation. But what has really been achieved? By Raja Shehadeh Thu 8 Aug 2019 It must […]
Andrew Buncombe El Paso @AndrewBuncombe The Independent Voices One travelled two hours to attack a black church, the other drove ten hours to open fire in a supermarket he knew […]
The Manasikana app was launched by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah. (Social media) AMEERA ABID August 07, 2019 The app is available in 9 languages JEDDAH: Hajj authorities have […]
Aug 5, 2019 HASSAN SHAM CAMP, Iraq (Reuters) – Despairing of the corpses and debris littering the streets, many Iraqis have left their homes in areas liberated from Islamic State […]
Aug 6, 2019 – 14:08 GENEVA (Reuters) – War with Iran is the mother of all wars, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday in a speech broadcast live on state TV, warning once again that shipping might not be safe in the Strait of Hormuz oil waterway. Tensions have […]
By Daniel WarnerAug 5, 2019 – 12:08 A damaging internal report has cast a very dark shadow over the ethical behavior of top officials of the United Nations Relief […]
By revoking the state of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, the BJP government has needlessly stirred a hornet’s nest, with dubious benefits to either the state or to India, and […]
The anti-medical dogma of Christian Science led my father to an agonising death. Now the church itself is in decline – and it can’t happen fast enough. By Caroline Fraser […]
August 5, 2019 by Emile Nakhleh The United Arab Emirates’ recent decision to withdraw from the Yemen war has left Saudi Crown Prince and de facto ruler Mohammad bin Salman […]