Cluster: Swiss Identity

Young Tunisians look beyond Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 28, 2011 Their arrival has sparked fears in Europe of a massive wave of would-be immigrants from North Africa. Switzerland is trying to work with the European Union in finding ways to cope with the situation. But when Jalel Matri of the Association of Tunisians in Switzerland paid a four day visit to Lampedusa recently, he was…

Culture

A noisy tradition

This content was published on Feb 28, 2011 On March 1, colourful groups process noisily through the villages of the Engadine valley in southeastern Switzerland. Dozens of children and teenagers, wearing blue shirts and red caps, pass through the narrow lanes, singing and ringing cow bells in every square and round every fountain. Some of those taking part in the village of Ardez…

Mental illness tests assisted suicide norms

This content was published on Feb 28, 2011 The documentary, “Tod nach Plan” (Death by Plan), which aired on Swiss-German television in early February, was echoed by the almost simultaneous screening of a documentary on Swiss-French television depicting a French writer with a non-mortal illness who travelled from France to Zurich to end her life. A survey conducted last year by Zurich University found…

Demographics

New head of Amnesty aims to mobilise Swiss

This content was published on Feb 27, 2011 Manon Schick, the organisation’s spokeswoman who takes over the top spot on Tuesday, also talks about the human rights situation in Switzerland and the problem of “increasingly racist and xenophobic” political language. Amnesty International this year turns 50. As part of the celebrations, people all around the country will be invited on May 20 to…

Demographics

Hospitals target wealthy health tourists

This content was published on Feb 27, 2011 Health tourists from Russia and the Middle East are among those attracted to Switzerland to both private clinics and university hospitals. China is a future target. The number of these patients is on the rise, say those in the hospital sector, even if no exact national figures exist at present. “There are an estimated 30,000…

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Federer falls to Djokovic in Dubai final

This content was published on Feb 26, 2011 The Serbian played an impressive match to win 6-3, 6-3. The victory follows on from Djokovic’s defeat of Federer in the semi-finals of the Australian Open in January, also in straight sets. Djokovic outplayed the Swiss maestro and world number two in the first set and recovered from 1-3 down in the second as Federer…

Demographics

New approach urged for rare diseases

This content was published on Feb 26, 2011 Medical professionals, patient activists and community leaders hope Switzerland’s second annual Rare Diseases Day on February 26 will raise both community awareness and funds for research. It is believed that up to 500,000 Swiss, some 15 per cent of the population, may be living with a rare disease, many of which have no cure. Dubbed…

Demographics

Cantons support psychiatric care in Bosnia

This content was published on Feb 25, 2011 On Friday the cantons of Bern and Fribourg announced financial contributions were planned along with support concerning strategic and technical issues. Geneva and Jura are also involved. The aim is to improve the quality and access to psychiatric services in Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to a statement. It said the country faced great challenges, some…

Culture

ART: Kurt Caviezel – Global Affairs

This content was published on Feb 25, 2011 Taking stills from webcams accessible to the public gives photography an unconventional look. Instead of going out to take camera shots, artist Kurt Caviezel takes his snaps with click of a mouse on his computer at home.

Education

Calls to improve Arabic teaching in Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 25, 2011 Now there are also growing calls for improvements in the way the language is taught. Schools for teaching Arabic started to appear in Western countries as far back as the 16th century. The phenomenon spread after Arab and Muslim communities started to settle in the West from the second half of the 19th century. The…

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