It’s not often that Switzerland makes the headlines around the world. But frankly, this is publicity that we could have done without! Last weekend, 57% of the Swiss who voted (53% turnout, which is high by Swiss standards) approved a constitutional amendment to bar the building of minarets.

Construyendo escuelas en el Hindu Kush. Pero la seguridad militar siempre consigue mayor prioridad que el desarrollo, hay dinero para bombas pero no para libros.

Building schools in the Hindu Kush. But military security always gets a higher priority than development, and there’s money for bombs but not for school books.

Muslims and Christians worldwide share the same set of fundamental values: the respect of human life and of human dignity. Being serious about these beliefs implies change. There needs to be a wide joint appeal by religious and moral authorities to stop violence, as violence paves the way for more violence and future conflicts.

Carrefour organisé par I&C lors du 3ème Salon International des Initiatives de Paix qui s’est tenu à Paris en juin dernier

Sanar las divisiones entre los musulmanes y no musulmanes requerirá del talento, la valentía, la imaginación y la sensibilidad de muchas personas de ambos lados, y se necesitarán las bendiciones del Todopoderoso.

The Muslim Student Society, the Oslo Students Christian Fellowship, the Islamic Council of Norway and IofC jointly sponsored a showing of this film on the Oslo University campus.

The anti-Islam film Fitna by the Dutch right wing parliamentarian Geert Wilders, which came out on the internet last night, could cause world-wide unrest.