This is the newsletter of the Oasis International Foundation, www.oasiscenter.eu
Editor: Maria Laura Conte
Forefront
The Swiss shock
With an unexpected 57 per cent of the vote in favour of banning the construction of new minarets in the country, the referendum in Switzerland inevitably calls for a more in-depth analysis of the reasons behind the outcome as well as on what it may mean for the future.
From the Philippines to Oman priests minister to migrants who rediscover their faith far from home. Here is an interview on the topic with Fr Raul Ramos by Luca Fiore.
From Eritrea an excerpt from a long and dramatic report by Gian Micalessin, which will be published in the next issue of the Oasis bi-annual journal (available in bookshops on January 2010).
From TunisiaH.E. Mgr Maroun Lahham, Bishop of Tunis, talks about the issues that were discussed at the Synod for Africa in order to maintain public attention on the unquiet continent.
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The Swiss shock
