Source: Swiss Info Channel By Abdelhafidh Abdeleli and Julie Hunt A training course for imams at Geneva University, introducing them to Swiss law and values, is yielding results. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) The course organisers […]
INAUGURATION Controversial Islamic centre opens in Fribourg (Switzerland) JUN 13, 2016 – 20:48 The University of Fribourg is hosting the new centre (Keystone) The Swiss Centre for Islam and Society was officially inaugurated in Fribourg on Monday following high-profile attempts to block its opening. The centre, which is part of […]
by Abdelhafidh Abdeleli, swissinfo.ch April 8, 2014 – 15:05 The first modules of a training course for imams in Switzerland may begin in the autumn at the University of Fribourg, eventually making it possible for locally trained Islamic prayer leaders to join the ranks of the country’s 150 imams, all of […]
by Christian Raaflaub, swissinfo.ch July 31, 2013 – A few months ago it was announced that Swiss universities would start training imams. Antonio Loprieno, leader of a working group on the issue, tells swissinfo.ch he hopes such a course will contribute to the debate about Islam in Switzerland. Muslims around […]