As Islamic finance and banking products continue to grow, Switzerland will soon get its second Shariah compliant bank in less than two years. The bank I set to be launched before the end of the year, and will target investors and wealthy individuals from the Gulf region. The new bank will be the second private…
The Canadian Broadcasting Company’s sitcom Little Mosque on the Prairie will begin airing in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Switzerland later this year. Netherlands Public Broadcasting has acquired the first two seasons of the program, which will either be dubbed or subtitled, and the first two seasons are also set to air in Belgium with French…
Islamophobia in Switzerland is increasing creeping but steadily. However, according to Omur Orhun, representative of the Organisation on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Switzerland, the situation of Muslims in Switzerland is still much better than in many other European countries.
An Islamist in Vienna planed terrorist attacks during the next Football Euro Cup. The Euro Cup will take place in Austria and Switzerland in 2008.
The president of the Swiss Council of Religions, which was set up last year, says interreligous dialogue is more necessary now than ever. Thomas Wipf gave an interview to swissinfo in the context of a new dossier on the changing face of religion in Switzerland, which was launched on Monday. But Wipf says the principles…
