Swiss soldiers are wearing boots made in Romania. Photo: AFP/Fabrice Coffrini Workers paid minimum for Swiss army boots Published: 18 Nov 2016 09:18 GMT+01:00 The Swiss army is manufacturing boots for its soldiers in Romania at the cost of just two francs an hour, according to a television report. According […]
MODERNITY VS TRADITION By Isobel Leybold-Johnson NOV 17, 2016 – 11:00 Marriage between a man and a woman? That is what is being debated in canton Zurich (Keystone) Voters in and around Switzerland’s biggest city will soon decide on whether to define marriage in the constitution as between a […]
“READ!” NOV 15, 2016 – 16:17 German police officers carry seized evidence during an anti-terrorism raid in Berlin on November 15 (Keystone) Switzerland has opened criminal proceedings against several people suspected of links to terrorist organisations, after morning raids at hundreds of homes in Germany. The investigations have been opened […]
HASTY EXIT NOV 16, 2016 – LeVine hosted an all-night election watching party in the capital Bern on November 9 (Keystone) The US ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein Suzan G. LeVine, has announced that she will be leaving Switzerland for America on the same day the new US president will […]
Hillary Clinton and Micheline Calmy-Rey. Sebastien Bozon/AFP Published: 14 Nov 2016 The Swiss foreign ministry is in the spotlight for donating nearly 500,000 francs to the Clinton Foundation in 2011, when Switzerland and the US were locked in a dispute over tax evasion. The donation, revealed by the Schweiz am […]
REBUILDING BOOM NOV 12, 2016 – swissinfo.ch The average age of the around 84,000 dams in the US is 52 years (Keystone) Companies like Sika and LafargeHolcim want to be a part of US President Elect Donald Trump’s plans to rebuild crumbling roads, bridges, tunnels and airports infrastructure. While the […]
CHEAPER CHOCOLATE By Anand Chandrasekhar NOV 8, 2016 – Toblerones come in a variety of sizes from 8g to 4.5kg (Keystone) The introduction of lighter, more affordable versions of the Swiss-made chocolate for the British market has sparked indignation in the UK. Swiss versions will remain unchanged. Mondelēz International, an […]
RELIGIOUS INTEGRATION By swissinfo.ch NOV 7, 2016 – 11:07 Almost two-thirds of respondents said there was no place in Switzerland for Islam (Keystone) Almost two-thirds of people living in Switzerland do not think Islam should be recognised as an official Swiss religion, according to a survey. A similar proportion believes […]
Source: Swiss Info There is neither a reason nor a legal basis to monitor all mosques and imams as a preventative measure, the head of the Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) […]
AFTER THE RAID Muslim association suspends Winterthur mosque NOV 6, 2016 – 13:07 Police raided the mosque premises on Wednesday and temporarily cordoned off the immediate area (Keystone) The umbrella association of Islamic organisations in Zurich (VIOZ) has suspended a mosque that was raided by police on Wednesday. An […]
FINAL VERDICT NOV 4, 2016 – 14:51 The Imam Centre in Volketswil, canton Zurich was the planned site of a kindergarten that was denied its operating permit by Switzerland’s highest court (Keystone) Switzerland’s highest court has ruled that canton Zurich correctly denied an Islamic society’s request to open a […]
Source: Toronto Star In a public sermon on Oct. 21, the Ethiopian imam allegedly called for the killing and denunciation of Muslims who refused to participate in prayers at the […]
CYBER CRIME OCT 30, 2016 – Excerpts of the Attorney General’s criminal order were published by Swiss newspaper NZZ am Sonntag on Sunday. (Keystone) The Swiss Attorney General’s Office has sentenced two Islamic State sympathisers this year, including the moderator of a large jihadist online forum. The former moderator is […]
IRIN Swiss non-profit status gives wings to ex-UN news agency By Simon Bradley POLITICS CULTURE BUSINESS IN DEPTH: INTERNATIONAL GENEVA OCT 30, 2016 – 11:00 Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) North rebels fighting for the independence of Blue Nile State prepare for a training exercise at their barracks (Alex Pritz/Documist for IRIN.) […]
CULTURAL HERITAGE By Thomas Stephens OCT 26, 2016 – 11:00 This undated photo released on August 25, 2015, on a social media site used by Islamic State militants shows the destruction of the 2,000-year-old Syrian Temple of Baalshamin. The Arabic at bottom reads: “The moment of detonation of the pagan […]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jean Louis Burckhardt Born November 24, 1784 Lausanne, Vaud Died October 15, 1817 (aged 32) Cairo, Egypt Eyalet Nationality Swiss Occupation traveler, geographer, orientalist Religion Sunni Islam Jean Louis (also known as John Lewis, Johann Ludwig) Burckhardt (November 24, 1784 – October 15, 1817) was a […]
INDIAN JOURNEY By Anand Chandrasekhar OCT 25, 2016 -www.swissinfo.ch Hablützel became Swami Jnanananda and spent over 60 years in India immersed in spiritual practices (Malcolm Tillis) His mother wanted him to become a banker but Hans Hablützel renounced worldly ambitions to embark on a spiritual journey from Switzerland to India, […]
RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION Swiss court: you can’t be fired for wearing a headscarf By swissinfo.c A woman with a headscarf stands by Lake Zurich (Keystone) A Serbian Muslim woman has been awarded compensation by a Bern court after being sacked for wearing a headscarf. It is the first time in more […]
Source:ET A Swiss school has rejected the appeal of a Muslim schoolboy who refused to shake hands with female teachers on religious grounds.“The boy was one of two teenage brothers at a high school in Therwil who caused a nationwide furore earlier this year when they said shaking hands with […]
TRADITIONAL CURES By Anand Chandrasekha OCT 21, 2016 – 11:00 Each batch of herbs must be tested to ensure quality and purity standards are met (Keystone) Swiss quality standards for medicines ensure patient safety but are squeezing manufacturers and importers of traditional Asian medicinal products. This can affect supply, raise […]