Source. Dawn
GENEVA: Swiss authorities have rejected the naturalisation application of two Muslim girls who refused to take swimming lessons at their school alongside boys, reported USA Today. The girls, aged 12 and 14, refused to take the compulsory lessons claiming their faith prevents them from swimming with males. The Basel residents had applied for the Swiss citizenship a few months ago but their application was rejected because they “did not comply with the school curriculum”, local authorities were quoted as saying. “Whoever doesn’t fulfill these conditions violates the law and therefore cannot be naturalised,” Stefan Wehrle, president of the naturalisation committee, told TV station SRF on Tuesday, according to USA Today.
Categories: Europe and Australia, Switzerland
Here main confusion is how to interpret integration in local society. If some act does not harm others is not violation of law. Mixed gatherings, swimming, shaking hands with women and many other things are practiced and professed in religion Islam. However all these practices do not harm any one. Swiss authorities are considered rational and hope sanity will prevail in this case. Neighbouring Germany never behaves like this.