Itinerantur Horribilis. – the horrible journey
On 28th August I traveled from Zurich to Mataram, Lombok, to go and comfort my traumatised family and help them in getting our earth-quake damaged house repaired. I wanted […]
Here are the jobs that need filling in Switzerland
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 23 May 2018 Small and medium-sized enterprises are finding it hardest to attract talent. Photo: Depositphotos A new study reveals what vacancies Swiss firms are finding […]
Setting boundaries: Swiss priests will be sent to sex-ed class
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2018 At least 250 cases of sexual harassment within the Catholic Church in Switzerland have been reported since 2010, according to […]
SPIRITUAL HELP: Muslim pastoral care training begins in Zurich
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 10:46 Muslim emergency and hospital care gets a boost in Switzerland. (Keystone) The Swiss Center for Islam and Society has announced […]
A trend? Sunday press focuses on fake passports
This content was published on August 26, 2018 Concerns have been raised that more fake documents are being used by workers on building sites in areas of Switzerland (Keystone) […]
36th Jalsa Salana (annual gathering) Switzerland August 25th and 26th
go to http://www.jalsasalana.ch for further information. Jalsa Salana Home About Program Speakers Sign up Live Contact #SwissJalsa Welcome to Jalsa Salana 36th annual convention of Ahmadi Muslims in Switzerland! […]
Swiss schools, foreign parents Back to school culture shock
By Jie Guo Zehnder This content was published on August 20, 2018 (Keystone) This August, nearly 500,000 primary school students across Switzerland will start or return to school for […]
A tale of two handshakes
Rafia ZakariaAugust 22, 2018 The writer is an attorney teaching constitutional law and political philosophy. TO shake or not to shake hands has become a crucial question for Muslims […]
Muslim couple denied Swiss citizenship over no handshake
Source: BBC News A Muslim couple have been denied Swiss citizenship after they refused to shake hands with people of the opposite sex during their interview, officials say. They confirmed […]
Naturalisation: Couple denied Swiss citizenship over handshake refusal
This content was published on August 17, 2018 The Hotel de Ville in the centre of Lausanne in western Switzerland (© KEYSTONE / LAURENT GILLIERON) A couple who refused […]
Damage above 100’000 Swiss Francs (USD) – Fire in adjacent building of Nuur Mosque in Wigoltingen, Switzerland.
The fire is in the building on the right. Nuur Mosque of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Switzerland on the left. sda 13.8.2018 during a fire at an adjacent building […]
Five Swiss cantons to extend pilot scheme to offer jobs in agriculture to refugees
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 9 August 2018 migrationagriculture A participant in the program. Photo: Union Suisse des Paysans. The trial phase launched in 2015 saw 30 refugees or people on […]
No cover-up: Ticino burka ban hits football fans the hardest
This content was published on August 7, 2018 Masked supporters of Zurich club Grasshoppers during a match against FC Lausanne in April 2017 (Keystone) A ban on face-covering clothing […]
Hot dogs: Zurich police suggest dogs wear shoes
This content was published on July 31, 2018 The summer heat turns asphalt into a paw-burning torture. (Zurich City Police) Police in Zurich have launched a campaign to encourage […]
UN mediation: Yemeni peace talks to be held in Geneva
This content was published on August 4, 2018 Yemeni government forces take position in the port town of Hodeida, July 30, 2018. (Keystone) The Yemeni government and rebel opposition Houthis […]
Swiss migrants have greater faith in state institutions than native born citizens
Figures contradict belief that migrants keep their distance from Switzerland Damien McElroy August 1, 2018 The view over Lake Geneva and the Jet d’Eau. Courtesy Beau-Rivage A survey of Swiss attitudes to […]
Crescent and Swiss Cross: 1st August Swiss National Day Celebration in Mahmud Mosque, Zurich
The reputable Swiss Newspaper Neue Zuercher Zeitung brought a good report on the Swiss National Day Celebration at the Mahmud Mosque in Zurich on 1st August 2018. Besides […]
Mourning has broken : How Queen Victoria transformed the Swiss tourism industry
By Thomas Stephens This content was published on July 21, 2018 Part of the poster for the Queen Victoria exhibition at Lucerne History Museum (Lucerne History Museum) Exactly 150 […]
Switzerland: Religious profiling: Muslim umbrella group warns against stigmatisation of Islam
This content was published on July 17, 2018 “Islam in its diversity is increasingly being reduced to problematic elements such as terror and radicalisation,” federation spokesperson Gemperli said. (Keystone) […]
Switzerland: Migration: Court rules in favour of ‘well-integrated’ foreigner
This content was published on July 20, 2018 The Swiss federal court in Lausanne (Keystone) An Argentinian man who has lived in Switzerland for ten years is allowed to […]