Swiss Islamic Central Council (CCIS)

Swiss Islamic Central Council (CCIS)

The Swiss Islamic Central Council was founded in 2009 with the purpose to gather support against the Swiss minaret referendum, which was accepted by 57.5% of Swiss voters. The organisation however began advocating for an austere interpretation of Islam for Swiss Muslims, and has ties to extremist individuals linked to Al Qaeda.

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Al Karama

Al Karama

Al Karama is a non-governmental human rights organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland. It was established in 2004 to advocate reform and human rights protection in Arab countries. The organisation also offers legal assistance to victims of human rights violations in the Arab world. Al Karama was founded by Abdulrahman Al Nuaimi, a Muslim Brotherhood Qatari cleric accused by the United States Department of the Treasury of being “a Qatar-based terrorist financier and facilitator who has provided money and material support and conveyed communications to Al-Qaeda and its affiliates in Syria, Iraq, Somalia and Yemen for more than a decade.

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