INVESTMENTS IN SWITZERLAND: Qatar said to be leading funder of mosques in Europe
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 5, 2019 The Museum of Islamic Civilisations, opened in 2016, is said to be one of five projects in Switzerland funded by […]
History: When the Americans bombed a Swiss city
By Sibilla Bondolfi (Text), Ester Unterfinger (Photo editing) Residents of the community of Feuerthalen rescue their belongings from the fire. After 371 bombs were dropped, numerous fires broke out. (Walter […]
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: China steps up diplomatic efforts in Geneva to deflect censure
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 […]
CONTROVERSIAL WEAPONS: Killer robots: ‘do something’ or ‘do nothing’?
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 […]
Halal, health and healing: Will halalopathy bring hope to patients?
Halalopathy is based on medicine, nutrition and faith – but some are wary of its religious connotations The pharmaceutical market is worth billions of dollars worldwide – but many are […]
A SOCIAL MENACE; Swiss ‘rightwing extremists’ are armed and visible
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 24, 2019 (Keystone) The SonntagsBlick has published a report showing the extent to which “rightwing extremists” are publicly displaying themselves in Switzerland. […]
INTERNATIONAL GENEVA: Red Cross develops war video games – with rules
https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:44823126&locale=en EMBED CODE THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 17, 2019 12:00 PMMAR 17, 2019 – 12:00 The idea that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is […]
INSIDE GENEVA: UN Human Rights Council: an answer to burning injustice?
By Imogen Foulkes in Geneva THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 19, 2019 Delegates in the main UN conference room await the start of the 40th session of the […]
Muslim parliamentarian sits in public section of parliament to comply with Geneva dress code
14/03/2019 BY LE NEWS Recently introduced rules in Geneva prevent people in public office wearing religious symbols at work. © Hai Huy Ton That | Dreamstime.com This week, Sabine Tiguemounine, […]
Invention of microbial solution may help increase farm produce
Qadian : Expressing concern over health hazards caused by rampant use of chemical fertilisers, pesticides and also poor harvests due to continued crop yield by the farmers, a Swiss national […]
NATURALISATION: Third-generation immigrants in no rush to take up Swiss citizenship
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 12, 2019 (© Keystone / Christian Beutler) Around 1,000 young people have applied for Swiss citizenship since the law changed one year […]
ISABELLE EBERHARDT: The Swiss explorer who broke ground for women travel writers
By Ghania Adamo THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 3, 2019 Isabelle Eberhardt in the Sahara desert around 1900. (Getty Images / Apic) Explorer Isabelle Eberhardt paved the way […]
Losing my religion: what new stats say about faith in Switzerland
This post collected by Rafiq Tschannen, a Swiss convert to Islam Source: The Local The Swiss Federal Statistics Office has just published new figures on the religion in the country. Here […]
Swiss burqa ban campaigner calls for ban on Muslim prayers in public
The lead post collected by Rafiq Tschannen, a Swiss convert to Islam Source: The Local News By George Mills One of the key figures behind a successful campaign to have […]
Swiss government snubs move to scrap ‘blasphemy’ law
George Mills news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 22 February 2019 File photo: Depositphotos The Swiss government said this week it would not lend its support to plans to strike a ‘blasphemy’ clause from […]
Switzerland: FASTER PROCEDURES. New asylum rules come into force
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 1, 2019 There have been frequent demonstrations against Swiss asylum policy like this one in Bern in December 2018. (Keystone) New rules […]
EDUCATION AND MIGRATION , For young migrants, the right to education is a mirage
By Marc-André Miserez THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 25, 2019 A classroom in the province of Idlib in Syria.(Anas Alkharboutli/dpa) On the occasion of the publication of a […]
IDENTITY POLITICS: Should detainees in Syria and Iraq lose their Swiss rights?
By Daniel Warner THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 25, 2019 A handcuffed Islamic State suspect sits outside his house in a village near Mosul, Iraq, in October 2016 (Keystone) My […]
PESHAWAR TO ZURICH: How you move a priceless 1.5-ton Buddha across continents
By Anand Chandrasekhar THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 14, 2019 The Buddha statue being hoisted into place at the Rietberg museum. (Museum Rietberg/Rainer Wolfsberger) The loan […]
Inside Geneva: Can the city of peace stop the arms race?
By Imogen Foulkes in Geneva This content was published on February 11, 2019 Last week on the train to Geneva, I heard the tell-tale wail of sirens. That time of […]