In European countries, the construction of minarets, the wearing of the veil and the absence of children from certain classes for religious and cultural reasons are increasingly leading to tensions. Fear, prejudice and the lack of will to integrate often impair openness and mutual understanding.
1) Has the integration of members of other cultures in Europe failed? Where has it been successful? Under what conditions?
2) What are the limits to tolerance? For and towards whom?
3) Who decides on the limits to tolerance? What are the criteria used to define them?
• Safwat El Baiady, President, Protestant Churches, and President, Middle East Council of Churches, Egypt
• Hans Fehr, Member of Parliament, Swiss People's Party, Switzerland
• Rifa'at Lenzin, Orientalist and Vice-President, Interreligious Working Group of Switzerland, Switzerland
• Susan Collin Marks, Senior Vice-President, Search for Common Ground, USA
• Thomas Wipf, President of the Council, Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches, Switzerland
Introduced by
• Micheline Calmy-Rey, President of the Swiss Confederation and Federal Councillor of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland
Moderated by
• Urs Leuthard, TV Host, Swiss Television SF DRS, SwitzerlandIn European countries, the construction of minarets, the wearing of the veil and the absence of children from certain classes for religious ...todo »In European countries, the construction of minarets, the wearing of the veil and the absence of children from certain classes for religious and cultural reasons are increasingly leading to tensions. Fear, prejudice and the lack of will to integrate often impair openness and mutual understanding.
1) Has the integration of members of other cultures in Europe failed? Where has it been successful? Under what conditions?
2) What are the limits to tolerance? For and towards whom?
3) Who decides on the limits to tolerance? What are the criteria used to define them?
• Safwat El Baiady, President, Protestant Churches, and President, Middle East Council of Churches, Egypt
• Hans Fehr, Member of Parliament, Swiss People's Party, Switzerland
• Rifa'at Lenzin, Orientalist and Vice-President, Interreligious Working Group of Switzerland, Switzerland
• Susan Collin Marks, Senior Vice-President, Search for Common Ground, USA
• Thomas Wipf, President of the Council, Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches, Switzerland
Introduced by
• Micheline Calmy-Rey, President of the Swiss Confederation and Federal Councillor of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland
Moderated by
• Urs Leuthard, TV Host, Swiss Television SF DRS, Switzerland«
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