Just one in five Swiss attend a religious service at Easter
Only one in five people in Switzerland attend a religious service during the Easter period or give up meat or alcohol for at least one day of fasting. Around a […]
Yes, Islam also belong to Switzerland
Jacqueline Fehr wants to itncrease support to Muslim communities. Breaking taboos in Zurich? The government councilor Jacqueline Fehr wants that Muslim communities may benefit directly from taxation funds. source and […]
Swiss church ‘exits’ almost double, setting new record
The rise is attributed to an abuse crisis that engulfed the local Church in 2023. Luke Coppen Nov 15, 2024 The number of people formally leaving the Catholic Church in […]
Cyprus talks in Geneva: A geopolitical stalemate amid deepening divides
by Zeynep Gizem Özpınar Mar 13, 2025 – A pigeon flies next of an abandoned military guard post with a Turkish (L) and the Turkish Cypriot flags, in the northern […]
Switzerland cancels Middle East humanitarian law conference
Switzerland has called off a conference on applying the Geneva Conventions in the Middle East following protests from several countries. This content was published onMarch 7, 2025 – 08:58 Keystone-SDA Other languages: 5 +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Too few participants supported the draft final […]
Failure of Middle East conference in Geneva reflects ‘too divided’ international society
Listen to the articleToggle language selectorShare Late on Thursday, Switzerland cancelledExternal link a conference on the application of the Geneva Conventions to the occupied Palestinian territories for want of participants, after some […]
Anti-Muslim sentiment is everywhere, according to Swiss study
Listen to the articleToggle language selectorShare Anti-Muslim sentiment is prevalent in all areas of life in Switzerland. This is the conclusion of the first qualitative baseline study published on Thursday […]
English and other foreign languages on rise in Switzerland
Listen to the articleToggle language selectorShare The proportion of people in Switzerland whose main language is not one of the four national languages – German, French, Italian or Romansh – […]
Switzerland: Nurseries may move in, Muslims not. Reformed and Catholics have too many churches – now they are looking for new uses for the buildings.
Catholics and Reformed Christians own too many and too expensive buildings. Now they are thinking about new uses. For the bishops’ conference it is clear: daycare is okay, but Muslims […]
Ali Abunimah Arrested in Switzerland: The Palestine Chronicle Confirms Details from Zürich Sources
January 26, 2025 Articles, Features By Palestine Chronicle Staff Swiss authorities have detained Palestinian-American journalist Ali Abunimah, co-founder of The Electronic Intifada, based on accusations of endangering national security—The Palestine Chronicle reports after […]
9 Summits: A Mountaineer’s Oath
21st January 2025 The Review of Religions is pleased to announce that The God Summit is back in 2025 and will take place on 25th and 26th January. In this series of short posts we take a quick look at some of The God Summit’s past content. “He lived a purposeful […]
How countries are managing immigration between economic needs and social tensions
Listen to the articleToggle language selectorShare Series Switzerland’s demographic challenges, Episode 3: In many developed countries – Switzerland among them – population growth is now essentially fuelled by immigration. The […]
Armed conflict emerges as top global risk for 2025 ahead of Davos summit
As Donald Trump prepares to take office as the 47th US president, a new World Economic Forum report has identified armed conflict as the foremost global risk for 2025, highlighting […]
The handshake debate: Analysing a ‘controversial’ gesture in cultural and religious contexts
16th January 2025 Iftekhar Ahmed, Ahmadiyya Archive & Research Centre While the refusal to shake hands with the opposite gender for religious or cultural reasons has been recognised as a […]
Arab Expansion in Medieval France and Switzerland
GOLDEN AGE BIBLIOTECAS Immerse yourself deeply in the PastAll Posts 13 June 2023|Arab During the 10th century, the history of South France was dominated by large groups of Arabs who […]
Arab Linguistic Impact on Medieval Switzerland
Immerse yourself deeply in the PastAll Posts Arab Linguistic Impact on Medieval Switzerland 30 July 2023|Arab In the 19th century, many scholars and writers started suggesting possible Arabic origins for […]
Switzerland: The “anti-burqa” initiative is about everything except the burqa
March 5, 2021 Editor’s Note. As the ‘burka ban’ has now come into effect on 1.1.2025 we bring this related article from 2021. Demonstration of June 14, 2019 – […]
‘Burqa Ban’ Officially Comes Into Effect In Switzerland, No Face Coverings Allowed From Jan 1
Central Council of Muslims in Switzerland considered it “a dark day” for Muslims while accusing it of promoting exclusion and inequality. In Switzerland, the wearing of face coverings, such as […]
Swiss ‘AI Jesus’ project to bridge digital and the divine draws users’ praise, as questions remain
News Researchers and religious leaders have released findings from an intriguing two-month experiment through art in a Catholic chapel in Switzerland Jamey Keaten Thursday 28 November 2024 Swiss ‘AI Jesus’ […]
Iconic Kosovar of Islam in Switzerland (Photo)
9 years ago The largest Swiss magazine “Migros Magazin” dedicates its last issue to Islam. A politician originally from Kosovo was brought to Ballina as an exemplary and integrated Muslim. The Swiss consumer magazine “Migros Magazin” dedicates its latest issue to Islam, namely to Muslims living in Switzerland. The cover […]