My daily work focuses on selecting and adapting stories suitable for an Arabic-language audience interested in what is happening in the world from a Swiss perspective. I also work with the editorial team covering International Geneva.
Born in Tunisia, I studied literature and philosophy at Morocco University and hold a Master's degree in translation from the University of Geneva. I have been working at SWI swissinfo.ch since 2008.
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In the last decade, the number of multinationals in Geneva has doubled, while the number of NGOs has also increased considerably.
Looking for missing people in Syria: can a new UN body help?
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Geneva may soon get another United Nations institution, after the General Assembly voted on June 29 to create a body on missing people in Syria.
Switzerland drops the Geneva Initiative. But what’s the alternative?
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Switzerland has turned the page on the Geneva Initiative, 20 years after its launch. The time has come to adopt a different approach, the Swiss say.
The United Nations in Geneva – before and during the pandemic
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Since March 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic has forced the European headquarters of the UN and international agencies in Geneva to remain almost empty.
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Geneva is home to a large network of local and international civil society organisations. Here are some of the people behind them.
Geneva has become an incubation hub for citizen initiatives
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Innovative individual initiatives are sprouting up in Geneva to tackle the new challenges the city – and the world – are facing.
How Switzerland and France approach ‘Islamic separatism’
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Could a controversial French action plan to tackle “parallel societies” within the Muslim community resonate in neighbouring Switzerland?
Switzerland’s controversial minaret ban, ten years on
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A decade ago, a majority of Swiss voters backed a people’s initiative banning the building of minarets in the country. What has changed since?
‘Business as usual for Qatar’, says ambassador to Bern
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Qatar has been subject to an economic and political blockade by its Middle East neighbours for a month, and the situation looks set to drag on.
Religious recognition in Switzerland—a cantonal affair
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A multicultural society is often a multi-religious one. How can Switzerland best manage its growing diversity and the frictions which can arise?
Imam: 99% of radicalisation happens outside mosques
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Two-thirds of the Swiss refuse to recognise Islam as an official religion, requiring Muslims in Switzerland to make a greater effort to integrate.
In Switzerland more people are being referred to electrical therapies or psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. Are there similar approaches where you live?
Is your place of origin, your Heimatort, important to you?
Every Swiss citizen has a Heimatort, a place of origin, but many have never visited theirs. What’s your relationship with your Heimatort? What does it mean to you?
