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2nd
Convention for New Muslims in French Zone of Switzerland |
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With
the help of the Swiss Muslims League the International Association for
New Muslims (IANM) has held the Second Convention for New Muslims in the
French Zone of Switzerland. It was held on the 28th Shawwâl 1425 hegira
which corresponds to the 11th December 2004, in the city of La
Chaux-de-Fonds in Switzerland. It lasted for two days and it was
attended by more than 150 participants. The guests of honour were the
German-born lawyer – who is an activist in the field of inviting people
to Islam (dawah) and seeing to the matters of Muslims in Europe – Sister
Susan Berning, the activist in the field of dawah in Switzerland Mr.
Khaldoon Diya'uddin and the manager of the Cultural Centre Sister Nadya
Al-Rashidi. The convention dealt with numerous matters such as:
1. Islam and Career life.
2. Challenges Muslims face in Switzerland between citizenship and
preserving the creed.
3. Workshops were held to discuss Islamic affairs:
• How can one preserve one's religiousness while living in Swiss
society?
• Muslim youth.
• Inter-ethnic marriages: Reality and Utopia.
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