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.
Exclusive: cuts, burns and bruising documented, despite government denials of torture Nick Hopkins, Stephanie Kirchgaessner and Kareem Shaheen Sun 31 Mar 2019 Ha’er prison in Saudi Arabia. Photograph: Faisal […]
ON MARCH 28, 2019 All is set for the 4th Eastern Regional Conference of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Nigeria. The three-day event scheduled to commence on Friday, April 12, 2019 in […]
ASSOCIATED PRESS TUNIS Published29.03.2019 This picture taken on March 28, 2019 shows the flags of the Arab League member states flying outside the Council of Arab Interior Ministers’ headquarters […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published30.03.2019 A research paper written by the CIA in 1981 reveals the historical facts about the Golan Heights and Israel’s illegal occupation and settlement policies in the […]
By Jugal Bhinde – Mar 28,2019 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — When Mary Jo signed a contract to work as a nanny in Jordan, she was promised a 400JD […]
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 27, 2019 A masked Uighur boy takes part in a protest against China, at the courtyard of Fatih Mosque, a common meeting place […]
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 28, 2019 African Christian migrants pray in a church ahead of the Pope’s visit, in Rabat, Morocco March 24, 2019. Picture taken March […]
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 29, 2019 FILE PHOTO: Hagia Sophia or Ayasofya, the Byzantine-era monument which is now a museum, is seen during a sunset in Istanbul, […]
By Frédéric Burnand in Geneva THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 22, 2019 Chinese Vice-Foreign Affairs Minister Le Yucheng arrives for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of China at […]
By Simon Bradley THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 29, 2019 The US X-47B unmanned autonomous aircraft being tested in 2015 (U.S. Navy Photo by Liz Wolter) Countries […]
ANARCHISTS IN SWITZERLAND: ‘Empress stabbed in the heart’ Source: Swiss Info By Regula Bochsler In 1898, the Empress Elisabeth of Austria was murdered in Geneva. The popular “Sisi” was stabbed […]
By Olivier Pauchard https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:44854648&locale=en EMBED CODE THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 28, 2019 11:00 AMMAR 28, 2019 – 11:00 Fifth-generation (5G) mobile communications antennas are starting to go […]
Mar 28,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL At a time when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicted by Israel’s attorney general on corruption charges only few weeks before the upcoming Israeli elections take place, […]
By AFP – Mar 28,2019 – JORDAN TIMES African Christian migrants pray in a church ahead of the Pope’s visit, in Rabat, Morocco, on Sunday (Reuters photo) VATICANCITY — Pope Francis […]
Mar 28,2019 – JORDAN TIMES -Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh Those of us in this part of the world who believe in justice and peace for all, in accordance with international legitimacy […]
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; saving one is like the saving of the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Operation Sophia represented European solidarity at its best. But […]
In case anyone should underestimate the regime’s fear of union power, let us remember the story of murdered student Giulio Regeni Robert Fiskin Beirut @indyvoices The Independent Voices Khaled Abol Naga […]
The last pocket of Islamic State may have been dislodged over the weekend, but the extremist group has left behind hundreds of children. They are the group’s weakest and most […]
Three Saudi women are currently on trial in Riyadh, charged with espionage and conspiracy. The truth is that the women merely advocated for women’s rights. They have reportedly been tortured […]
Rachel Yonkunas, Rob Polansky, Susan Raff A call for peace among all faiths happened at the state capitol on Wednesday. HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – A call for peace among all faiths happened at the state capitol on Wednesday. It comes just days after a local Islamic center received a disturbing […]