https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed An Ethiopian who served as imam at a mosque in Winterthur has been found guilty of inciting violence after calling on worshippers to murder non-practising Muslims. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171124/imam-found-guilty-of-incitement-to-violence Fri, 24 Nov 2017 10:53:13 +0100 imam-found-guilty-of-incitement-to-violence Mosques in Switzerland should not be financed from abroad and imams should be obliged to preach in a Swiss national language, the Swiss lower house of parliament decided on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170927/swiss-parliament-in-favour-of-tightening-rules-for-mosques-and-imams Wed, 27 Sep 2017 11:21:51 +0200 swiss-parliament-in-favour-of-tightening-rules-for-mosques-and-imams As the academic year begins at the University of Geneva (Unige), a new programme is on offer that aims to help imams in Switzerland integrate into Swiss society. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170918/geneva-university-launches-new-course-to-help-imams-integrate-in-swiss-society Mon, 18 Sep 2017 13:24:32 +0200 geneva-university-launches-new-course-to-help-imams-integrate-in-swiss-society An Ethiopian imam of the now closed An’Nur mosque in Winterthur has been charged with inciting people to commit murder. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170811/winterthur-imam-charged-with-incitement-to-murder Fri, 11 Aug 2017 12:53:36 +0200 winterthur-imam-charged-with-incitement-to-murder Police in Basel raided a controversial mosque in the city and arrested two people on Tuesday morning, Swiss media reported. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160927/two-arrested-in-police-raid-on-basel-mosque Tue, 27 Sep 2016 14:38:11 +0200 two-arrested-in-police-raid-on-basel-mosque A married religious leader at a Lausanne mosque is being accused of polygamy after tying the knot with another woman in a religious ceremony. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121116/alleged-polygamy-causes-lausanne-mosque-ruckus Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:18:00 +0100 alleged-polygamy-causes-lausanne-mosque-ruckus