Switzerland: Muslims effort to make their voice heard

By: Anjum Kermani

ZURICH, Switzerland: Muslims in Switzerland have formed a new organization in Zurich to make their voice heard.

The Forum for a Progressive Islam is hoping to attract people from all walks of life to engage in a debate about the Muslim religion.

Talking to swissinfo, the woman behind the forum Saida Keller-Messahli told there were many Muslims in Switzerland, who have had limited opportunity until now to voice their opinions.

According to Keller-Messahli, there are currently many religious Muslim organizations in Switzerland but no associations for those who do not necessarily practice their religion.

The forum is hoping to plug this gap and to offer a platform to anyone who has an interest in Islam.

As a sign of the forum’s progressive nature, five of the seven executive committee’s members are women and not all are Muslims.

Switzerland has an estimated 300,000 Muslims.

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