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 […]
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 […]
22 languages From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Islam in Europeby percentage of country population[1] 90–100% AzerbaijanKosovoTurkey 70–90% AlbaniaKazakhstan 50–70% Bosnia and Herzegovina 30–40% North Macedonia 10–20% BulgariaCyprusGeorgiaMontenegroRussia 5–10% AustriaSwedenBelgiumFranceGermanyGreeceLiechtensteinNetherlandsSwitzerlandUnited KingdomNorwayDenmark […]
Claims that international Islamist movements exert significant influence over mosques and Muslim communities in Switzerland are exaggerated, a study has found.This content was published on March 30, 2022 – 19:22March […]
Life & Aging Two decades of the “War on Terror” has had a drastic effect on the lives of Muslims in western countries.This content was published on September 21, 2021 – Since […]
Identities Young Swiss Muslims are no longer ready to accept increasing levels of anti-Islam sentiment.This content was published on September 21, 2021 – Maymunah Ahmed stands out from the crowds […]
Source: Swiss Info By Abdelhafidh Abdeleli A decade ago, a majority of Swiss voters backed a people’s initiative banning the building of minarets in the country. What has changed since? […]
This content was published on July 17, 2018 “Islam in its diversity is increasingly being reduced to problematic elements such as terror and radicalisation,” federation spokesperson Gemperli said. (Keystone) […]
By swissinfo.ch November 30, 2017 An employee of a pharmaceutical company in Zurich(Keystone) The Muslim population in Europe will continue to grow over the next several decades even if […]
https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43586936&locale=en Embed code This content was published on October 12, 2017 5:00 PMOct 12, 2017 – 17:00 Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. This week, […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Marc-André Miserez, Samuel Jaberg APR 16, 2017 – The recent expulsion of Swiss Imam Hani Ramadan from France is a reminder that Switzerland is home to several controversial Muslims – some with a reach far beyond Swiss borders. Following are four examples. Hani Ramadan Hani Ramadan: stoning not as […]
TURKISH IMAM By Peter Siegenthaler (with input from Abdelhafidh Abdeleli) JAN 23, 2017 – 11:00 Friday prayers inside the Kevser mosque. (swissinfo.ch) How and what does an imam preach in a Swiss mosque? How much does he know about secular society? swissinfo.ch sought answers during a visit to a nearby […]
SHOULD MUSLIM GIRLS SWIM? JAN 11, 2017 – How do schools cope with Muslim families who want to prevent their daughters from attending swimming lessons? Swiss public television, SRF, talked to school principals and an imam about the controversy. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) On Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights upheld a […]
TRANSPARENCY Who funds Swiss mosques? By Simon Bradley DEC 23, 2016 – There are thought to be around 250 mosques in Switzerland, mostly managed and organised as small private associations as well as a small number of foundations (Keystone) Swiss mosques and Muslim associations are in the spotlight after concerns […]
RELIGION AND GENDER Why Islam? The story of three female converts By Sibilla Bondolfi JUL 1, 2016 – 11:00 Nora Illi, an officer of the Islamic Central Council Switzerland (ICCS), at an event in May 2010. (Keystone) With a burka ban coming into force in part of Switzerland on Friday, […]
Swimming lessons are compulsory in Basel’s education system. Photo: Daniel Orth Muslim school kids must swim to be Swiss Published: 28 Jun 2016 09:57 GMT+02:00 Authorities in Basel have denied two Muslim teenage girls a Swiss passport because they refused to participate in school swimming lessons and residential camps on […]
June 8, 2016 (JTA) — Swiss Jews spoke out against a regulation that makes it illegal for schoolchildren to refuse to shake hands with their teachers because of religious reasons. A regional school board last month ruled that schools in Basel Country can fine parents up to $5,000 if their […]
Fraxinetum: An Islamic Frontier State in Tenth Century Provence (France) BY MEDIEVALISTS.NET – JULY 3, 2013POSTED IN: ARTICLES Fraxinetum: An Islamic Frontier State in Tenth Century Provence By Mohamad Ballan […]