{"id":2307828,"date":"2024-07-25T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-facebook-post-claims-switzerland-has-banned-hijabs-refuses-to-recognize-islam-as-an-official-religion\/"},"modified":"2024-07-25T10:33:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T14:33:04","slug":"fact-check-a-facebook-post-claims-switzerland-has-banned-hijabs-and-does-not-recognize-islam-as-an-official-religion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-a-facebook-post-claims-switzerland-has-banned-hijabs-and-does-not-recognize-islam-as-an-official-religion\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: A Facebook post claims Switzerland has banned hijabs and does not recognize Islam as an official religion"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-a-facebook-post-claims-switzerland-has-banned-hijabs-and-does-not-recognize-islam-as-an-official-religion%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2307828&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A\u2062 Facebook post claims that Switzerland has banned hijabs and does not recognize Islam as an official religion, which has been determined to be false. While it is true that Swiss voters supported a referendum in 2021 to \u2062ban facial coverings, such as the burqa and niqab, this\u2064 ban does not extend to \u2063hijabs. The measure passed narrowly \u200dand was approved by the Swiss parliament \u2063in\u2064 2023. Furthermore, the Swiss government officially recognizes freedom of religion, including Islam. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-ceo-zuckerberg-praised-bidens-executive-orders-leaked-video\/\" title=\"Facebook CEO Zuckerberg Praised Biden\u2019s Executive Orders: Leaked Video\">misleading post<\/a> contains an image promoting the ban on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-schools-across-the-us-have-brought-back-mask-mandates\/\" title=\"US schools reinstate mask mandates.\">face \u200ccoverings<\/a>, but it does\u200d not \u200caccurately reflect Switzerland&#8217;s\u2062 stance on hijabs \u200bor its recognition of Islamic practices.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=452131100917236&amp;id=100083610490598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims Switzerland has banned hijabs and refuses to recognize Islam as an official religion.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Swiss voters supported a referendum on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-reconsider-mask-bans-after-spring-campus-protests-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Lawmakers reconsider mask bans after spring, campus protests - Washington Examiner\">banning face coverings<\/a>, &ldquo;including the burqa or niqab&rdquo; in public in 2021, with parliament approving the ban in 2023, according to BBC News and The Associated Press. In addition, the Swiss government&rsquo;s website indicates Switzerland supports freedom of religion.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sudan&rsquo;s paramilitary leader, Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, plans to attend cease-fire talks in Switzerland in August, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/sudan-paramilitary-leader-plans-attend-cease-fire-talks-112222730\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ABC News<\/a>. The talks, which begin on August 14, have been &ldquo;arranged by the United States and Saudi Arabia,&rdquo; the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook post claims Switzerland has banned hijabs and refuses to recognize Islam as an official religion. The post features an image of two young women posing beside a poster featuring a woman wearing a veil. &ldquo;No to the veil,&rdquo; text included on the poster, which has been <a href=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;text=non%20au%20voile&amp;op=translate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">translated<\/a> from French, reads.<\/p>\n<p>The claim is false. In 2021, Swiss voters supported a referendum on banning face coverings, &ldquo;including the burqa or niqab&rdquo; in public, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-56314173\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC News<\/a>. The measure, which was promoted by the conservative Swiss People&rsquo;s Party, &ldquo;passed by 51.2% to 48.8%,&rdquo; the outlet reported. Swiss Parliament approved the ban, which also applies to ski masks and bandanas &ldquo;worn by some protesters,&rdquo; in 2023, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/switzerland-burqa-niqab-face-covering-ban-fine-4a4392a28498618ca0c59e290fe10a36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Associated Press<\/a>. The vote was approved 151 to 29, The Associated Press indicated.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eda.admin.ch\/aboutswitzerland\/en\/home\/gesellschaft\/religionen.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Swiss government&rsquo;s website<\/a>, Switzerland supports freedom of religion. &ldquo;The majority of Switzerland&rsquo;s population identifies as Christian. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evangelical-leaders-joy-reid-committed-slander-against-christians\/\" title=\"Evangelical Leaders: Joy Reid Committed \u2018Slander\u2019 Against Christians\">largest religious group<\/a> are Catholics, followed by Protestants. Apart from Reformed Protestants and Roman Catholics, Switzerland is also home to members of various other religious communities, including free churches, Orthodox Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, and followers of other faiths,&rdquo; the same website states. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/24\/fact-check-video-houthis-171-vessels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Video Claims Houthis Have 171 Vessels)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition, Check Your Fact found no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-an-israeli-clergyman-blessing-guns\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show An Israeli Clergyman Blessing Guns?\">credible news reports<\/a> to support the claim. Actually, the opposite is true. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thequint.com\/news\/webqoof\/misleading-communal-claim-hijab-ban-and-islam-derecognised-in-switzerland-fact-check\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Quint<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.logicallyfacts.com\/en\/fact-check\/misleading-no-switzerland-has-not-de-recognized-islam-or-banned-the-hijab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Logically Facts<\/a> both reported the claim was false via respective articles published on July 17 and July 19.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time a false claim has circulated online. Check Your Fact previously <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/19\/fact-check-american-missile-kyiv-childrens-hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debunked<\/a> a post shared on X that claimed an American-made air defense missile hit a Kyiv children&rsquo;s hospital.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A\u2062 Facebook post claims that Switzerland has banned hijabs and does not recognize Islam as an official religion, which has been determined to be false. While it is true that Swiss voters supported a referendum in 2021 to \u2062ban facial coverings, such as the burqa and niqab, this\u2064 ban does not extend to \u2063hijabs. 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