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News channel or source: https://en.abna24.com/news/1880114/A-Cup-of-Tea-with-Muslims-in-Switzerland-When-Minarets-Became
Published on: Monday 19 October 2026
Switzerland’s Muslim community has evolved from a largely immigrant population into an established part of the country’s social fabric. Official statistics, historical research and academic studies ...
News Switzerland » Zurich » Religion: Switzerland minaret ban would breach freedom of religion obligations
News channel or source: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/press-release/2009/11/switzerland-minaret-ban-would-breach-freedom-religion-obligations-200911/
Published on: Tuesday 24 November 2009
A ban on the construction of minarets would breach Switzerland’s obligations to uphold freedom of religion, Amnesty International said ahead of a referendum next Sunday on a constitutional amendment.
News Switzerland » Zurich » Religion: Religion and Assisted and Non-assisted Suicide in Switzerland: National Cohort Study
News channel or source: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/734135
Published on: Tuesday 04 January 2011
Background In the 19th century, eminent French sociologist Emile Durkheim found suicide rates to be higher in the Protestant compared with the Catholic cantons of Switzerland. We examined religious ...