Arab Linguistic Impact on Medieval Switzerland
30 July 2023|Arab In the 19th century, many scholars and writers started suggesting possible Arabic origins for the names of some places in Switzerland. This was because Medieval Arabs occupied […]
The Saracen Raids of Early Medieval Switzerland
w post: Outwardly open, inwardly closed The Saracen Raids of Early Medieval Switzerland During the tenth century, barbarian raids affected large parts of what is now Switzerland. Seizing control of the […]
Poll finds over half of Swiss residents don’t believe in God
Promoted Post: Video: With Robert Kuhn and John Polkinghorn: If Christians, Jews and Atheists Debate, Islam Wins? And: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years […]
Swiss ‘burqa ban’ to take effect from 2025
People hold signs during a protest hours after Swiss voters accepted an initiative, the so-called anti-burqa vote, to ban full facial coverings in public places in Bern on March 7, […]
Embracing Islam in Switzerland: (Re-)Conversion Between Searching for the Meaning of Life and Social Ties
THE EUROPEAN SCENE Michael Nollert & Amir Sheikhzadegan Pages 450-465 | Published online: 23 Apr 2023 In this article Abstract The pioneer conversion model of Lofland and Stark suggests that people adopt a […]
Muslims given mislabelled pork in Swiss prison
Ten inmates at the Realta correctional centre in Cazis, in canton Graubünden, have filed complaints against unidentified parties and the prison management after discovering that meat was falsely labelled. At […]
‘Humanitarian law is violated every day around the world’
Listen to the articleToggle language selectorShare From Ukraine to the Middle East, through Sudan and Ethiopia, international humanitarian law is under severe strain. The Geneva Conventions celebrate their 75th anniversary […]
BOOK REVIEW. USA: The Ruthless Empire
USA: The Ruthless Empire Hardcover – January 17, 2023 by Daniele Ganser (Author) USA: The Ruthless Empire Hardcover – January 17, 2023 by Daniele Ganser (Author) by Daniele Ganser (Author) See all formats and editions Empires rise and […]
Top Turkish official calls for Islamic unity on Palestine
by Daily Sabah ISTANBUL Oct 13, 2024 – Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş (L) attends a Parliamentary Union of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (PUIC) meeting, Geneva, Switzerland, Oct. 13, 2024. (AA […]
‘That mummy is my great-grandfather’
Swiss Abroad Listen to the articleToggle language selectorShare Every family has mysteries, but few involve an ancestor who was mummified. The anecdote of Claudio Mazzucchelli’s “Pasha great-grandfather” circulated for decades […]
Meet the foreigners who make up a quarter of the Swiss population
Workplace Switzerland For generations, Switzerland has been a home-from-home for a significant number of foreigners who live and work in the Alpine state. This content was published onSeptember 6, 2024 […]
Global injustice: The unfulfilled promise of the Geneva Conventions
Aug 14,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen Last Monday marked the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Geneva Conventions which form the foundation of international humanitarian law. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) defines the Conventions as a “set of rules seeking to limit the effects […]
Non-believers (and Muslims) significantly underrepresented in Swiss parliament
While people with no religious affiliation make up the largest group in the Swiss population at around 34%, they rank only third in parliament with just 23%. The largest group […]
Just a few interesting persons whom your Associate Chief Editor met …
Some contacts asked me recently about ‘whom did you meet’…? Well, in a way it is a bit difficult to make a list, because some people may be ‘well known’ […]
Four members of the richest family of Britain have been sentenced to jail for exploiting Indian migrant servants
Four members of the richest family of Britain, Prakash Hinduja, his wife Kamal Hinduja, their son Ajay Hinduja and his wife Namrata Hinduja have all been sentenced to jail by a Swiss court for exploiting Indian migrant servants whom they made to work for upto 18 hours a day for […]
Press review: Ukraine peace summit has no leg to stand on
Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, June 3rd © REUTERS/ Denis Balibouse MOSCOW, June 3. /TASS/. Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland not making headway as hoped; OPEC+ extends oil […]
Muslims and Jews in Switzerland
Dr. Simon Erlanger September 21, 2008 Filed under: Anti-Semitism, Radical Islam, World Jewry anti-Jewish, Community, Jews, Muslims, Switzerland Publication: Changing Jewish Communities No. 37, Understanding the interaction between Jews and Muslims in Switzerland requires, first, a rather detailed […]
Switzerland. Religion . Facts and Figures.
ReligionReligion – facts and figures Christianity Switzerland is a predominantly a Christian country. Catholics are the largest denomination, followed by Protestants. Switzerland’s religious landscape has changed considerably in the […]
Switzerland issues special passport for Afghans declared stateless
August 24, 2023 at 3:20 pm Switzerland flag Afghans living in Switzerland, who no longer have valid papers, are entitled to a special Swiss passport, the Swiss State Secretariat for Migration told public broadcaster, SRF, on Thursday, Anadolu News Agency reports. The decision by the State Secretariat was preceded by a court […]