Imagine how embarrassed the Office of the Attorney General of Lucerne will be when it finds out that this imam is no “extremist,” but was just preaching mainstream, Qur’anic Islam. The mandate for beating women is in the Qur’an: “Men have authority over women because Allah has made the one superior to the other, and […]
Switzerland: Citizenship revoked of Muslim convicted of recruiting jihad fighters for Islamic State
In a first such move by Switzerland, which should be applauded and replicated in other Western countries: Switzerland has revoked the citizenship of a man convicted of helping recruit jihadist fighters, invoking a law allowing dual nationals to be stripped of their Swiss passports for conduct detrimental to national interests or reputation. “Last year, Australia […]
Switzerland: Man converts to Islam, is “radicalized” at mosque, now known as “the most dangerous Swiss jihadist”
“Born into a Catholic family, he turned to Islam after failing to complete his education. It is believed that he was radicalized at the Petit-Saconnex mosque in Geneva.” Has that mosque been investigated? Shut down? If not, why not? “Switzerland’s ‘most dangerous jihadist’ captured in Syria,” SwissInfo, July 21, 2019: The Geneva native turned Islamic […]
Switzerland: Young jihadis living on welfare benefits
This is no surprise. Non-Muslims paying for the upkeep of Muslims is a Qur’anic dictate: “Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, […]
Switzerland: City upholds fine against Muslim man for screaming “Allahu akbar” in public
“Police in the Swiss city of Schaffhausen have defended their decision to fine a man who used the words ‘Allahu akbar’ in public.” Known only as Orhan E. in the Swiss media, the man argued: “I was born here [in Switzerland] and have never experienced anything like this. We live in a free country with […]
Switzerland: Muslim tied to murder of Scandinavian hikers had “psychiatric problems,” “started going to mosque a lot”
“The man began receiving Swiss disability benefits for these psychiatric problems when he turned 18 and continued to receive those benefits after he moved to Morocco in 2015.” His mother “said that after living in a youth centre and being introduced to the Koran, her son had “started going to the mosque a lot.” Authorities […]
Switzerland: Mosques have proven ties to the Islamic State
“Several Swiss politicians have stated that there are many mosques in Switzerland that act as recruitment centers for ISIS and other gangs and demanded they be shut down.” Good idea. They should all be shut down. Or would that be “Islamophobic”? “Mosques in Switzerland proven to have ties to ISIS,” ANF News, January 5, 2019 […]
Switzerland: Second region votes to ban burqa
Although the Swiss government caved to political correctness and rejected a burqa ban in early August, “the majority of voters in Switzerland’s canton of St. Gallen have supported the prohibition of face-covering garments in public spaces, making it the second region in the country to introduce such a ban.” St. Gallen is the fifth-most populous […]
Swiss government caves to political correctness, rejects burqa ban
The Swiss government has opposed a “grassroots campaign for a nationwide ban on facial coverings in public that will prompt a binding referendum.” As an alternative, the Swiss government has suggested adopting laws that “would prevent people from covering their faces when dealing with officials and punish anyone who forced women to conceal their faces […]
Switzerland: Muslim leader complains that “Islam is being reduced to problematic elements such as terror”
Who is responsible for this reductionism? Pascal Gemperli would doubtless say that “Islamophobes” are responsible, when in reality jihad terrorists are wholly and solely responsible. “Muslim umbrella group warns against stigmatisation of Islam,” SwissInfo, July 17, 2018: The Federation of Islamic Organisations in Switzerland has warned against associating crimes with a certain religion. In an […]