Authorities in Zurich have refused to give the go-ahead to a Islamic kindergarten over fears it will be "too religious".
The decision is a further blow to the Al Huda association which had hoped to set up a private preschool for 15 to 20 students in an apartment in Zurich's Volketswil, NZZ reports.
It comes after the Zurich cantonal authorities also rejected Al Huda's plans for the school which planned to hire two kindergarten teachers, a part-time Arabic teacher and a part-time Quranic teacher.
In its non-binding ruling, the court said there was a lack of "clear boundaries" between the preschool's secular and religious teachings. [The Local] Read more
