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.
Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionPentagon officials commemorate Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month in March 2015 The US military has reported a major spike in sexual assaults despite years of efforts […]
PAKISTAN Web Desk MAY 2, 2019 A three-member bench, headed by Justice Tahira Safdar, granted Musharraf adjournment after his lawyer Salman Safdar told the court that doctors had advised him to avoid travelling due to his health issues. Safdar maintained that although Musharraf wished to return to the country yet […]
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AFP Fact Check No, this is not a real photo of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan with a religious minority leader after a ‘secret meeting’ AFP Pakistan Facebook Twitter Email Published on Thursday 02 May 2019 At 15:25 An image shared thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts purports to […]
Source: ANI | Europe Last Updated at May 2, 2019 09:45 IST Expressing its concern over “persecution of religious minorities” in Pakistan, the European Union (EU) has threatened to suspend […]
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Politics May 1, 2019 TEHRAN – A top lawmaker says Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s “righteous” and “clever” remarks have agitated U.S. national security advisor John Bolton and Secretary of […]
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Source: Daily Sabah An Australian election candidate for the ruling Liberal Party was dismissed on Wednesday due to his Islamophobic comments in an increasingly bitter campaign. Liberal candidate Jeremy Hearn […]
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Considering the amount of original research that has been done in recent decades, is this number still considered accurate by scholars of the subject? Haaretz 01.05.2019 One of the most well-known, if not iconic, facts known about the Holocaust is the number of Jewish victims killed by Nazi Germany up […]
بِسۡمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِیۡمِِ Al Islam The Official Website of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Muslims who believe in the Messiah, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani(as) Home Islam Ahmadiyyat Holy Quran […]
26th April 2019 Lubna Waheed Ahmad London As Muslims we grow up reading and listening about the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, learning about the simplest of details as well as the most important events in the history of Islam. Visiting Mecca and Medina, […]
This year, Ramadan starts on May 5. But what is Ramadan? How does fasting work? Your questions, answered. By Jennifer Williams@jenn_ruthjennifer@vox.com Muslims wait to break their fast on the 21st […]
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THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 29, 2019 By Saad Sayeed ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan plans to take control of a network of over 30,000 madrasas as part of a […]
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 30, 2019 FILE PHOTO: Howard Kaye holds his daughter Hannah Jacqueline Kaye at the funeral for Lori Gilbert-Kaye, the sole fatality of […]
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MAY 1, 2019 Hookas are displayed near the damaged Sultaniyeh Mosque in the old city of Aleppo, Syria April 9, 2019. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (reuters_tickers) […]