Publisher : Swiss Centre for Islam and Society, University of Fribourg - Fribourg
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Anti-Muslim Racism in Switzerland: A Baseline Study
Commissioned by the Swiss Confederation’s Service for Combating Racism (SLR), this study (SZIG/CSIS-Studies 12, 2025) is the first comprehensive baseline survey of anti-Muslim racism in Switzerland, carried out by the Swiss Centre for Islam and Society (SZIG/CSIS) at the University of Fribourg. It is authored by Noemi Trucco, Asmaa Dehbi, Amir Dziri and Hansjörg Schmid.
The team conducted seventeen interviews with people affected, surveyed some thirty experts from specialised organisations, public administrations, Muslim organisations and universities, and analysed more than two hundred scholarly publications. The conclusion is clear: experiences of anti-Muslim racism are not isolated cases but a widespread phenomenon that manifests itself in all areas of life, at school, in hospital and at work, with profound consequences for those affected.
The study is available in open access in French, German and Italian: download the study on FOLIA (University of Fribourg).
Réalisée par le Centre Suisse Islam et Société (CSIS) de l’Université de Fribourg sur mandat du Service de lutte contre le racisme (SLR) de la Confédération, cette étude (SZIG/CSIS-Studies 12, 2025) est la première enquête de référence consacrée au racisme antimusulman en Suisse. Elle est signée par Noemi Trucco, Asmaa Dehbi, Amir Dziri et Hansjörg Schmid.
L’équipe a mené dix-sept entretiens avec des personnes concernées, interrogé une trentaine d’expertes et d’experts issus d’organisations spécialisées, d’administrations publiques, d’organisations musulmanes et d’universités, et analysé plus de deux cents publications scientifiques. La conclusion est nette : les expériences de racisme antimusulman ne relèvent pas de cas isolés, mais d’un phénomène largement répandu qui se manifeste dans tous les domaines de la vie, à l’école, à l’hôpital comme au travail, avec des conséquences profondes pour les personnes touchées.
L’étude est disponible en libre accès, en français, en allemand et en italien : télécharger l’étude sur FOLIA (Université de Fribourg).
أنجز المركز السويسري للإسلام والمجتمع في جامعة فريبورغ هذه الدراسة (SZIG/CSIS-Studies 12، 2025) بتكليف من مصلحة مكافحة العنصرية التابعة للاتحاد السويسري، وهي أول دراسة مرجعية شاملة مكرّسة للعنصرية المعادية للمسلمين في سويسرا. أعدّها كل من نوعمي تروكو وأسماء الدهبي وأمير دزيري وهانس يورغ شميد.
أجرى فريق البحث سبع عشرة مقابلة مع أشخاص تعرّضوا لهذه العنصرية، واستطلع آراء نحو ثلاثين خبيرًا من منظمات متخصصة وإدارات عامة ومنظمات إسلامية وجامعات، وحلّل أكثر من مئتي منشور علمي. وخلاصة الدراسة واضحة: إن تجارب العنصرية المعادية للمسلمين ليست حالات معزولة، بل ظاهرة واسعة الانتشار تتجلى في جميع مجالات الحياة، في المدرسة والمستشفى ومكان العمل، وتترك آثارًا عميقة في الأشخاص المتضررين.
الدراسة متاحة بالمجان بالفرنسية والألمانية والإيطالية: تحميل الدراسة من موقع FOLIA (جامعة فريبورغ).
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Noemi Trucco
Sociologist at the Swiss Center for Islam and Society (SCIS) of the University of Fribourg
Amir Dziri
Professor for Islamic Studies; Director of the Swiss Center of Islam and Society
Hansjörg Schmid
Director of the Swiss Centre for Islam and Society, Professor of Christian and Interreligious Social Ethics - University of Fribourg.
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