Rescuing the Reefs; Red Sea coral spotlights Swiss ‘Science Diplomacy’
By Julia Crawford Nov 8, 2019 – 11:00 (Guilhem Banc-Prandi) Coral from the Red Sea is special for its exceptional ability to withstand the effects of climate change, but the […]
Explainer How well does the new Swiss asylum system work?
By Marie Vuilleumier Nov 11, 2019 – 16:40 The Swiss asylum process was streamlined in March, but critics have raised serious objections. What is it about? The reform, which […]
Administrative detention. What prison is like for failed asylum seekers
By Marie Vuilleumier Nov 6, 2019 – 11:00 Thousands of unsuccessful asylum seekers are imprisoned each year in Switzerland before being expelled from the country. swissinfo.ch spoke to two of […]
Converted / reverted at the age of 15 to Islam
My ‘way to Islam’ was already published in the article ‘Glimpses into the life of a global nomad part one’ (see: https://themuslimtimes.info/2017/08/15/glimpses-into-the-life-of-a-global-nomad-part-one/ ). In this time and age the article […]
Zurich research could help predict earthquake patterns
Oct 12, 2019 When a powerful earthquake strikes, there is currently no way of knowing whether it will be followed by an even bigger one. But research by scientists at […]
Generation Global: The Swiss nun who wants to end celibacy
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed […]
Equatorial Guinea: Swiss to auction 25 supercars seized from son of Equatorial Guinea dictator
Luxury cars seized from vice president Teodorin Obiang Nguema are expected to fetch $18m at Geneva auction Agence France-Presse Sun 29 Sep 2019 A collection of luxury cars […]
Jamaat Switzerland’s 37th Jalsa Salana
27th September 2019 Shamim Ahmad Qazi, Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Switzerland Twitter @SwissJalsa The 37th Jalsa Salana Switzerland was held at Noor Mosque Wigoltingen, from 20 to 22 September 2019. The […]
Good offices: Swiss foreign minister sees Syrian peace within reach
Sep 24, 2019 – Switzerland, as the host state for Geneva’s peace process for Syria, supports the rapid establishment of a Syrian constitutional committee. “Concrete steps within the framework of […]
Drone attack: Swiss foreign minister concerned about war risk in the Middle East
Sep 22, 2019 – 11:03 The attack also targeted the Aramco oil processing facility which in turn disrupted global energy supply. The recent drone attacks on Saudi oil installations […]
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 […]
Switzerland in the age of automatic exchange of banking information
By Armando Mombelli Sep 17, 2019 – 10:38 A year ago, Switzerland began to pass on data on the bank accounts held by foreigners in Swiss banks to around […]
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at celebrates the 728th Swiss National Day
(Please use google translate to read the German article in your language) Eine grosse Schweizer Fahne und Girlanden mit dem Schweizer Kreuz – die Mahmud-Moschee an der Forchstrasse in Zürich ist bereit für den Schweizer Nationalfeiertag am 1. August. Das freut Leser-Reporter Johny Wüest: «Das ist doch mal eine schöne […]
Majlis Khuddam ul Ahmadiyya Switzerland hold their 35th Ijtema – MTA Report
Source: MTA International Switzerland Studios
Cassis in Turkey: Swiss minister tries to mediate in Cyprus conflict
Jul 12, 2019 – Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis has praised Turkey for its role in stabilising the situation in the Middle East and offered Switzerland’s good offices for peace […]
eye on the multinationals: How do we keep companies honest on human rights?
By Jessica Davis Plüss This content was published on June 20, 2019 Our analysis of what the biggest global companies in Switzerland are up to. There was a time in […]
Legal question: Mosque dome challenge may test Swiss minaret ban
Jun 20, 2019 – A Bern politician looks set to test Switzerland’s decade-long ban on the construction of minarets by objecting to a dome that is planned for a […]
opinion: Boycotting artisanal gold miners is not the answer
Jun 18, 2019 – 15:52 Switzerland’s anti-corruption champion Mark Pieth thinks Metalor was wrong to drop artisanal miners. The sudden decision by the giant Swiss refinery Metalor to throw a […]
Mental health: Why the world is so divided on burnout
By Jessica Davis Plüss Jun 17, 2019 The latest Job Stress Index survey found more than a quarter of Swiss workers suffering from critical levels of workplace stress. (Keystone) Burnout […]
Esoteric appeal, Demand for information about Swiss sects on the rise
Jun 6, 2019 – 15:29 A helpline that provides information about sects in Switzerland has seen an 11% increase in requests for information. Infosekta, an independent Zurich-based association that answers […]
