Swiss court upholds refusal of permit for Islamic kindergarten

Switzerland’s highest court has upheld the canton of Zurich’s decision to refuse permission for an Islamic society to open a religious kindergarten, saying its plans did not fulfill the legal requirements for such schools. The Federal Court’s ruling highlights increasingly tense relations between traditionally Christian Swiss society and a Muslim minority that makes up around 5 percent of the population. The “al Huda” society had sought since 2013 to open a kindergarten and appealed against local authorities’ refusal to grant permission.
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