Tag: switzerland

Switzerland: Voters Approve ‘Burqa Ban’
By March 10, 2021 Read More →

Switzerland: Voters Approve ‘Burqa Ban’

Switzerland now joins Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands and Sweden, all of which currently have full or partial bans on religious and non-religious face coverings.

Europe Confronts Second Wave of Coronavirus
By December 16, 2020 Read More →

Europe Confronts Second Wave of Coronavirus

Economists are warning that the second coronavirus lockdown has increased the risk of another recession in Europe’s largest economy.

Posted in: Coronavirus, Europe
Islamic State Alive and Well in Europe
By December 2, 2019 Read More →

Islamic State Alive and Well in Europe

The Islamic State may have been “defeated” in the Middle East, it remains a potent danger to Europe.

Posted in: Europe
Switzerland: Land of Jihad
By September 26, 2014 Read More →

Switzerland: Land of Jihad

Swiss lawmakers have filed a motion calling on the Swiss Parliament to ban the jihadist group Islamic State from operating in Switzerland.

A Month of Islam in Europe: June 2014
By July 29, 2014 Read More →

A Month of Islam in Europe: June 2014

A review of some of the main stories involving the rise of Islam in Europe during June 2014.

Posted in: Islam in Europe
Islam in Europe: January 2014
By February 26, 2014 Read More →

Islam in Europe: January 2014

One month into 2014 and Islam-related controversies continued making headlines in newspapers across Europe. The most salient topic involved the dramatic increase in the numbers of European jihadists participating in the war in Syria.

A Survey of Islam in Europe: September 2013
By October 9, 2013 Read More →

A Survey of Islam in Europe: September 2013

From Britain to Greece, and Spain to Slovenia, Muslim immigration and the accompanying rise of Islam are transforming the European way of life in ways unimaginable only a few years ago. What follows is a brief survey of 20 noteworthy stories involving Islam in Europe during just the month of September 2013.

Switzerland: A Multicultural Paradise?
By May 21, 2013 Read More →

Switzerland: A Multicultural Paradise?

A controversial new report by the Swiss government claims that Muslim immigrants are so well integrated into Swiss society that no further federal policies or programs are needed to promote Muslim integration or to counter Islamic extremism.

Europe: Mosque Building Shifts into High Gear
By April 5, 2013 Read More →

Europe: Mosque Building Shifts into High Gear

From Belgium to Greece and Spain to Germany, 2013 is shaping up to be another banner year for the construction of mosques in Europe.

Europeans Increasingly Converting to Islam
By January 27, 2012 Read More →

Europeans Increasingly Converting to Islam

Irish actor Liam Neeson says he is thinking about becoming a Muslim after undergoing a spiritual awakening in Turkey.

Posted in: Islam in Europe, Spain
Immigrants Want Cross Removed from Swiss Flag
By September 26, 2011 Read More →

Immigrants Want Cross Removed from Swiss Flag

An immigrant group based in Bern has called for the emblematic white cross to be removed from the Swiss national flag because as a Christian symbol it “no longer corresponds to today’s multicultural Switzerland.”

Europeans Are Major Force Behind Second Gaza Flotilla
By July 2, 2011 Read More →

Europeans Are Major Force Behind Second Gaza Flotilla

The Gaza Strip has become an obsession in Europe, where Socialists have joined arms with Islamists in a ‘Red-Green Alliance’ aimed at isolating and delegitimizing Israel.