Zakat, the annual obligation of Muslims to give away 2.5% of their wealth to charitable causes, has been a key pillar of Islamic finance since its inception. It is also one of the most misunderstood components of Islamic finance. The reality is that it is not merely a...
Bourses d’études mises à disposition pour le CAS «Pratiquer l’accompagnement spirituel musulman dans les institutions publiques » mis sur pied par le Centre Suisse Islam et Société de l’Université de Fribourg Le soutien à la formation et l’éducation...
Maryama* fled her home country for Switzerland. Once there, she was abandoned by her husband and was left to fend for herself. From that moment on, alone in a mountainous region and without fully grasping the language, Maryama started to face several problems. She was...
Initial situation: Family, flight & migration Yasser* fled persecution and torture in his home country. Trained as a computer scientist, Yasser got involved with a local environmental organization and collected signatures to raise awareness about pollution in a...
A full-time student in a Swiss university, Zahra* was about to lose the diploma that she had sacrificed so much for. Zakat helped her get back on her feet. With most of her family living abroad, Zahra came to Switzerland to finish her academic training at one of the...
