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	Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Switzerland borders Germany to the north, France to the west, Italy to the south, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east.
		Switzerland is a federation of relatively autonomous cantons, some of which have a history of confederacy that goes back more than 700 years, arguably putting them among the world's oldest surviving republics.
		Switzerland features a system of government not seen at the national level on any other place on Earth: direct democracy, sometimes called half-direct democracy (this could, or could not be correct as theoretically, one could state that the people have full power over the law).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Switzerland (3256 words)

	Switzerland - Simple English Wikipedia
		Switzerland is a small country in the west of Europe.
		Geneva and Lausanne are in the south-west of Switzerland.
		The religion of 4% of the population is Islam.
	simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/Switzerland (857 words)

	Islam in Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		According to the Confederate census of 2001 310,807 Muslims were living in Switzerland which was 4.26% of the population.
		In stark contrast to most other European countries the strongest percentages of Muslim population are not to be found in urban centres (except Basel) but in the industrial villages and towns of German speaking cantons in the Northwest and the Northeast of the country.
		There is also a considerable number of Arab Muslims living in Switzerland, especially in the French-speaking parts of the country; Zürich and Basel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Islam_in_Switzerland (237 words)

	Islam in Switzerland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Switzerland, and Geneva in particular, is often associated with emirs and other sheiks who enjoy sumptuous palaces, stroll along the harbor in the shade of the fountain and buy out the luxury shops.
		In 1990, the Muslim population was 152,200, or 2.2% of the Switzerland’s resident population.
		It is interesting to note that 76% of the Muslims are settled in German-speaking Switzerland, and 14% in French-speaking Switzerland, which corresponds closely to the resident population distribution.
	switzerland.isyours.com /e/guide/religion/islam.html (697 words)

	World InfoZone - Switzerland Information - Page 1
		Countries bordering Switzerland are France to the west, Germany to the north, Austria and Liechtenstein to the east and Italy to the south.
		Switzerland is well known for its lakes including Lake Geneva on the western frontier with France, Lake Luzern in central Switzerland, Lake Lugano on the southern frontier with Italy and Lake Constance on the western frontier with Germany and Austria.
		The population of Switzerland was estimated at 7,489,370 in 2005.
	www.worldinfozone.com /country.php?country=Switzerland (1624 words)

	Groupe de Recherche sur l'Islam en Suisse (GRIS)
		This decision had direct implications: from this point on, Islam was no longer only a masculine ephemeral social fact in Switzerland, but had become a reality with the presence of families.
		An element that is important and interesting to note is that of the 310,807 Muslims in Switzerland, only 36,481 have Swiss nationality, having been born Swiss nationals and/or converting to Islam (approximately one-half of the 36,481) or having gone through the process of naturalization to become Swiss citizens.
		These parents were concerned that Islam teachings were contrary to the religious education that they wanted to provide to their children.
	www.islamresearch.net /islam_suisse.html (2158 words)

	Switzerland - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Swiss Confederation or Switzerland (Latin: Confoederatio Helvetica, German: Schweiz, French: Suisse, Italian: Svizzera, Romansh: Svizra) is a landlocked Alpine country in Central Europe with a strong economy in finance and banking.
		Switzerland is a confederation and has a long and strong tradition of political and military neutrality.
		Switzerland features a system of government not seen at the national level on any other place on Earth: direct democracy, sometimes called half-direct democracy(this could, or could not be correct as theoretically, one could state that the people have full power over the law).
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Switzerland (3365 words)

	The Peace Encyclopedia: Dhimma, Dhimmi
		Anything taken as a criticism of Islam or Muhammad is punished by death.
		The Israelis are now negotiating the terms of their surrender to the "Dar-al Islam", just as the Lebanese Christians were forced to.
		She is the author of several books on the condition of Non Moslems under Islam.
	www.yahoodi.com /peace/dhimma.html (1300 words)

	News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The party’s parliamentary bloc, led by Cecil Buhlman, accused the journalist of not only assailing Islam in violation of the anti-racism laws, but also undermining the country’s religious harmony protected by the constitution.
		In June, Muslims in Switzerland launched a ten-day campaign to reach out to non-Muslims in the capital Geneva and stand up to malicious media onslaughts and clear stereotypes about the religion and its followers.
		Islam is the second religion in Switzerland after Christianity.
	www.al-amana.org /article.php?id=694 (350 words)

	Switzerland at opensource encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Swiss are known for their historic neutrality and did not participate militarily in either world war.
		Switzerland remains a safe haven for investors, because it has maintained a degree of bank secrecy (see Swiss bank accounts)and has kept up the franc's long-term external value.
		Switzerland has four official languages: German (64%; yellow) in the north and centre, French (19%; purple) to the west, Italian (8%; green) in the south, and finally Romansh, a Romance language spoken by a small minority (<1%; red) in the southeastern canton of Graubünden.
	www.wiki.tatet.com /Switzerland.html (1188 words)

	Islam in Switzerland: dialogue between cultures Francis Piccand - openDemocracy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Islam in Switzerland tends to remain diasporic, meeting mainly in backyards, garages and shops.
		Their main demands are that Islam should be recognised and institutionalised in Switzerland, guaranteeing a greater freedom of religious expression, and that that they should have access to Islamic cemeteries and Koranic schools for Muslim children.
		In Switzerland this was largely confined to the level of sentiment, and did not reach the level of organisation and mobilisation.
	www.opendemocracy.net /debates/article.jsp?id=5&debateId=57&articleId=867 (2428 words)

	Dhimmi Watch: Switzerland: tourist brochure dhimmitude
		Switzerland has the highest number of asylum seekers per capita in Europe; 80% are not being persecuted but come from countries where there is a civil war or systematic violence.
		Edourad Balladur seems to be stating that Islam can not be modified for a kinder gentler world due to the fixed teachings of the Koran, so he seems to be raising the question of whether followers of Islam can be part of the Western world.
		Switzerland is less a nation-state than a confederacy of garrisons and bank vaults temporarily masquerading as a mecca (small "m") for human rights.
	www.jihadwatch.org /dhimmiwatch/archives/005446.php (1154 words)

	The Islamic Threat: 04/03/2005 - 04/09/2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		According to Islam Online Switzerland has just denied some Muslims families the Swiss citizenship because they are 'less integrated'.
		Prominent Muslim scholar Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi states that positive euthanasia or so-called “mercy killing” is forbidden in Islam as it encompasses a positive role on the part of the physician to end the life of the patient and hasten his death via lethal injection, electric shock, a sharp weapon or any other way.
		Hopefully by reading the articles posted on this blog people will understand that Islam as practiced by people we call "extremists" today is the TRUE and only version of Islam.
	islamthreat.blogspot.com /2005_04_03_islamthreat_archive.html (1017 words)

	Women in Islam
		Her contact with a convert to Islam prompted her to seriously investigate Islam and to conclude that "many Christians are sincere but they are sincerely wrong".
		Sister Ruqaiyyah identifies with the "battle to preserve Islam as the one true faith, tolerant, noble, and compassionate - in face of the growth of the 'other Islam' which is extremist and intolerant, and which she regards as both false and dangerous".
		MWL is a nonprofit American Muslim organization working to implement the values of Islam and thereby reclaim the status of women as free, equal and vital contributors to society.
	www.islamfortoday.com /women.htm (4320 words)

	The Sword of Islam ... War Against Israel and the West! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This is Islam's sad legacy of murder, terror, lies and brainwashing to advance their cause of global conversion and subjugation...
		The fact is that Islam is a militant, intolerant, incendiary religion whose adherents, whenever they establish "critical mass" of about 10 percent of a given population, begin to foment violence, revolt and Jihad --- in essence, a declaration of war on Western Civilization.
		Islam is on the move and is prepared to extinguish any and all civilizations that get in its way.
	www.masada2000.org /islam.html (6526 words)

	Mohammad Colin - Q&A - Riots in France: Causes and Consequences : SF Bay Area Indymedia
		I did say in the conference that Islam does not need a local definition, it is universal and by nature open to everyone regardless of their background.
		Islam is a choice, a lifestyle, an expression and a mindset that is based on belief in one God who is the creator and sustainer of the universe, who has created us Humans and everything else with a purpose.
		I used to study Islam in Switzerland a long time ago for my PhD and went several times to Lyon at the time when the UJM was still on the rise, then I came back to my first love (Egypt) where I studied for four years a local suburb called Imbaba.
	www.indybay.org /news/2005/11/1782002.php (5475 words)

	Embassy of Switzerland - Turkey
		The study says, that the Swiss population is not afraid of people wearing a head scarf because of the religion.
		Fehat Afsar, the co-ordinator of the Islamic organisations in Switzerland, says: The study shows the high tolerance in Switzerland for minorities.
		Switzerland is offering to organize a conference later this year to resolve the contentious issue of a new symbol for the Geneva-based Red Cross movement.
	www.eda.admin.ch /ankara_emb (361 words)

	Islam in Switzerland: dialogue between cultures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Muslims in Switzerland are migrants from different countries: 42% Turks, 36% ex-Yugoslavs, 4% North Africans, 3% Lebanese, 15% Africans, Asians and Americans.
		As well as these 'official centres', there are movements such as the Tabligh group, advocating a return to a more personalised religion, or the Muslim Brothers, a reform movement with a strong political component.
		This is another cause for concern for 'mainstream' Muslims, because it colours public perceptions of Islam and reinforces racist stereotypes.
	www.opendemocracy.net /xml/xhtml/articles/867.html (2457 words)

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		Islam is Switzerland’s second religion and the Muslim community has more than doubled over the past decade and now numbers 300,000 people.
		However, it is only since the events of September 11 that Swiss Muslims have really come under scrutiny in the media for their beliefs and way of life.
		The event was organised by the Swiss Embassy, the Goethe Institute, the Instituto Cervantes, Institut Français, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) and Open Democracy.
	www.uk-ch.org /articles/islam.html (343 words)

	Switzerland: Retailer sells message of religious tolerance - Ummah.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		But in an interview with swissinfo, Stéphane Lathion, president of the Group of Research on Islam in Switzerland, said the move was unlikely to lead to changes elsewhere.
		It is recognition of the Muslim presence in Switzerland, seen here in an agreement between employees and their employer.
		Here in Switzerland, the situation is such that we can examine the validity of the various arguments and then impose restrictions.
	www.ummah.net /forum/showthread.php?t=46023 (671 words)

	Dhimmi Watch: Comment on Muslims in Switzerland fear "witch-hunt"
		There appear to be no students of Islam in Switzerland as they appear to be completely ignorant of its tenets.
		Switzerland's neutrality means nothing to the average muslim.
		In order to understand the MB’s presence in the West in general—and Switzerland in particular—it is absolutely necessary to grasp the vital role played by the late Said Ramadan, an extremely famous figure inside the Arab world but virtually unknown in the West.
	www.jihadwatch.org /cgi-bin/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=1678 (739 words)

	Categorial Condemnation of Crimes Against Humanity
		Islam is a religion of tolerance and peace.
		Sep 16 8:14 AM ET The note of Tim Guldimann, Switzerland's ambassador in Iran, which is the U.S interests section in Iran, is shown beside the condolence books in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2001, to pay respect to the victims of Tuesday's terrorist attacks in United States.
		Sep 16 7:43 AM ET Iranian youths leave Switzerland's embassy in Tehran which is the U.S interests section in Iran, after signing condolence books in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2001, to pay tribute to the victims of Tuesday's terrorist attacks in the United States.
	www.al-islam.org /dilp_statement.html (3676 words)

	Muslim community in Switzerland: contacts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The League of Muslims in Switzerland was created in 1994 to combine the efforts of Muslims, with a goal to be of service to Muslims in their religion and to encourage them to strive for a responsible and positive integration within Swiss society.
		The League deems that Muslims in Switzerland wish to uphold the protection contract with the federal authorities of this country and considers that all the conditions that govern the entry and residence in Switzerland do not require Muslims to abandon their faith and their culture.
		The League considers the recognition of the Islamic religion as the second largest official religious community in the country as beneficial for the entire Muslim community, since it will enable them to feel respected and taken into account and to better assume their responsibilities as citizens.
	switzerland.isyours.com /e/guide/religion/islam.contacts.html (794 words)

	Islam & Muslims in Europe *)
		GENEVA —; A majority of Swiss people would support a Muslim woman's right to wear a headscarf at her workplace, according to an opinion poll on the integration of Islam in Switzerland published on Sunday.
		Fifty-three percent of those polled said they felt a recent move by a supermarket chain to expressly allow women in public sales jobs to wear headscarves was right, against 36 percent who opposed the idea, the newspaper Sonntagsblick said.
		The justice ministry is planning to submit the plan to the cabinet within the next few weeks, according to the Federal Office of Immigration, Integration and Emigration (IMES).
	euro-islam.info /pages/news_swiss_nov04.html (213 words)

	Adherents.com: By Location
		One of their best-known sects is the Amish, who separated from the mainstream in Switzerland around 1690 under Jacob Ammon, who insisted on a stricter observance of rules.
		There were still two Amish congregations in Switzerland as late as 1810, but they have since gradually lost their distinctiveness.
		1,700 in Switzerland; 900 in Belgium; 800 in Austria; 300 in France; and 200 in Czechoslovakia.
	www.adherents.com /adhloc/Wh_313.html (2911 words)

	Hijab News in Switzerland: Majority of Swiss support Muslim headscarf in workplace: poll
		A huge majority nationwide, 76 percent, did not feel the 300,000 Muslims living in Switzerland were a threat, while 16 percent disagreed, the poll found.
		About 57 percent supported Muslims who wanted their children to be dispensed from standard religious education at school and to be taught Islamic teachings instead, although 31 percent were more reticent about the idea.
		The opinion poll came amid debate in European countries about the integration of the Muslim community in society, including a recent ban on wearing religious symbols in French schools, and the role of imams.
	www.prohijab.net /english/Swiss-hijab-news2.htm (343 words)

	Adherents.com
		725: "The majority religion in Syria is Islam: 85% of the population is Muslim (80-85% Sunni, 11% Alawi)...
		A similar proportion are Muslims, almost all living near the coast or on the offshore islands of Zanzibar and Pemba, where Islam has held sway for over a millenium.
		Islam and Orthodoxy are traditional confessions for the Republic...
	www.adherents.com /Na/Na_350.html (1981 words)

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