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Mixed swimming obligatory for Muslim in Switzerland

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The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Muslim girls in Switzerland must attend mixed school swimming lessons.

The decision comes after a Muslim couple refused on religious grounds to allow their two young daughters to take part and were fined 13-hundred euros.

The head of Basel city council, Christoph Eymann, welcomed the outcome: “This decision means that we are on the right track, that we can proceed as we did. We are in constant dialogue with religious associations and open to su…
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