RADICALISATION PROFILE: Swiss Jihadi recruits sought ‘fresh start’
JUN 7, 2017 – www.swissinfo.ch Homegrown Swiss jihadists often want a fresh start due to troubles at school or in the workplace. They tend to view the world in stark […]
Switzerland & India: Education = Classroom with a view
MAR 23, 2015 – (swissinfo.ch) Success or failure in exams could affect ones marriage prospects in India’s “arranged” marriage market. No wonder there are few things Indians value more than […]
TAMA’S TALES: Under suspicion
http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43225676&locale=en EMBED CODE JUN 1, 2017 – 15:05 Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. Her friend Mondher is also Swiss, but with Tunisian roots. He’s a Muslim and doesn’t look Swiss. That leads to all sorts of problems, as we find out in this […]
NAURALISATION CONUNDRUM: Swiss divided on fishing among foreigners for new citizens
JUN 2, 2017 – The issue of naturalisation is often emotive in Switzerland, particularly at the ballot box(Keystone) The approaching deadline for tougher naturalisation laws in Switzerland has sparked a […]
SWISS VISIT: War crimes suit filed in Switzerland against former Israeli minister
By Simon Bradley MAY 31, 2017 – Tzipi Livni is a prominent Israeli politician. She has held various government roles including former foreign minister (2006-2009), acting prime minister and justice minister (Keystone) The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland has confirmed that it is examining a criminal […]
AN’NUR, WINTERTHUR: Controversial Swiss mosque to shut down after Ramadan
MAY 28, 2017 – 11:18 The mosque was raided last year when its Imam incited followers to to murder other Muslims who refused to take part in communal prayers(Keystone) The […]
FRENCH, ENGLISH OR BOTH? Zurich voters support current foreign language approach
By swissinfo.ch MAY 21, 2017 – 15:21 English first? That’s what some Swiss cantons want in primary schools (Keystone) Two foreign languages will continue to be taught in canton Zurich primary schools. On Sunday, around 60% of voters in the canton rejected the initiative “more quality – one foreign language […]
BELT TIGHTENING: Switzerland to end development aid to Pakistan
MAY 19, 2017 – Swiss assistance focused on livelihood generation schemes like helping women produce handicrafts (Swiss Cooperation Pakistan) Budget cuts have forced the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) to withdraw aid to Pakistan. On Friday, SDC announced that it was ending development cooperation in two northern […]
BAD TIMING: Swiss nationality request rejected for not repaying welfare
MAY 19, 2017 – Tougher naturalisation requirements at the federal level from 2018 onwards will make it more difficult to pocket a Swiss passport(Keystone) The Swiss Federal Supreme Court […]
NEW PLACE OF WORSHIP: Wil mosque attracts thousands of visitors
By swissinfo.ch, Keyston MAY 16, 2017 – 11:26 Thousands of curious visitors made the trip to a new mosque in Wil in northeast Switzerland, which was inaugurated last weekend. The […]
‘SUPPORT FOR SWISS VALUES’ Bosnian Muslims wish to strengthen European ties
MAY 16, 2017 – About 14,000 of Switzerland’s 325,000 Muslim inhabitants are of Bosnian nationality.(Keystone) Swiss and Bosnian religious leaders have signed a joint declaration aimed at affirming the […]
RELIGIOUS INTEGRATION: New mosque spotlights Swiss fracture lines
MAY 13, 2017 – With no minaret, Switzerland’s newest mosque tries to fit into the local community(Keystone) A new prototype for mosques in Switzerland – one meant to blend in […]
So what if I wear a headscarf?
TAMA’S TALES: So what if I wear a headscarf? http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43171318&locale=en EMBED CODE MAY 11, 2017 – Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. Some of her friends are Muslim and wear head scarves. Tama finds out how this has affected their lives. (SRF Kulturplatz/swissinfo.ch) http://www.swissinfo.ch
Swiss guards, loyal soldiers of the pope, take the oath
AFP news@thelocal.it 7 May 2017 swiss guardsvatican Share this article Swiss Guards at the swearing-in ceremony on May 6th. Photo: Tiziana Fabi/AFP Forty new Swiss Guards were sworn in at […]
LIBERAL GLARUS: Ancient form of assembly rejects burka ban
//tp.srgssr.ch/p/swi/embed?urn=urn:swi:video:43164502 https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43164502&locale=en EMBED CODE MAY 8, 2017 – 11:18 By a traditional show of hands at an outdoor assembly, voters in Glarus on Sunday voted against a proposal to ban the burka in public places in the mountain canton. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) The plan was backed by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party, […]
REGIONAL VOTE: Glarus open-air assembly rejects burka ban
MAY 7, 2017 – bu Ticio remains the only Swiss canton to ban burkas(Keystone) Citizens in canton Glarus have rejected a proposal to outlaw the wearing of a burka in public. Participants […]
LIES! CAMPAIGN Zurich opposes Koran distribution by Salafist group
MAY 5, 2017 The Koran distribution campaign “Lies!” (Read!) originated in Germany.(Keystone) Zurich cantonal authorities say they have concrete indications that actions by the Salafist group ‘True Religion’ are aimed […]
‘DISCOVERY SEMESTER’: Refugees get a taste of Swiss university life
By Veronica DeVore MAY 3, 2017 The University of Zurich, Switzerland’s largest university, recently launched its first “discovery semester” for refugees(Keystone) Students at Swiss universities have banded together to […]
Switzerland: Asylum
By swissinfo.ch FEB 15, 2016 (Keystone) Anyone can apply for asylum – protection from persecution – in Switzerland, but applicants must prove or at least credibly demonstrate their refugee […]
Switzerland: NEW INTELLIGENCE CATEGORY: Ninety people identified as being ‘at risk’ of jihadism
MAY 2, 2017 – The intelligence service, headquartered in Bern, released the new category and figures as part of its annual report. (Keystone) Switzerland’s intelligence service has created a new category for identifying and describing the estimated 90 individuals who could have connections to terrorist activity. The new “at risk” […]