SWITZERLAND’S NOT PLAYING GAMES With Muslim Immigrants: “If you reject our culture, we will reject your application for citizenshipAssimilate or go home In the latest move to deny citizenship to anyone who chooses not to assimilate with Swiss culture, authorities have rejected the naturalization application of two Muslim girls who refused to take required swimming lessons at school because boys would be present in the pool.The girls, ages 12 and 14, who live in the northern city of Basel, had applied for Swiss citizenship several months ago, but their request was denied, Swiss media reported Tuesday.The girls, whose names were not disclosed, said their religion prevents them from participating in compulsory swimming lessons with males in the pool at the same time. Their naturalization application was rejected because the sisters did not comply with the school curriculum, Basel authorities said. Whoever doesn t fulfill these conditions violates the law and therefore cannot be naturalized,  Stefan Wehrle, president of the naturalization committee, told TV station SRF on Tuesday.The case shows how those who don t follow Swiss rules and customs won t become citizens, even if they have lived in the country for a long time, are fluent in one of the national languages   German, French or Italian   and are gainfully employed.In April, members of an immigrant family in the Basel area were denied citizenship because they wore sweatpants around town and did not greet passersby   a sure sign that they were not sufficiently assimilated, the naturalization board claimed.Another recent case sparked widespread outrage in Switzerland when two Muslim brothers refused to shake hands with their female teacher, also citing religious restrictions. Shaking hands with a teacher is a common practice in Swiss schools.After that incident was widely publicized, authorities suspended the naturalization request from the boys  father, an imam at the Basel mosque.The swimming case involving the two girls is the first to deny naturalization applications for not complying with a school program, setting precedence for future cases, Wehrle said.This is not the first time Switzerland s Muslim community has stirred controversy over swimming lessons. In 2012, a family was fined $1,500 for forbidding their daughters to participate in swimming classes.The matter eventually ended up in the Supreme Court, which ruled that no dispensations from swimming lessons should be made on religious grounds.In Switzerland, unlike in the United States and many other countries, integration into society is more important for naturalization than knowledge of national history or politics. Candidates for citizenship must prove that they are well assimilated in their communities and respect local customs and traditions.  DC Watchdog  Via: Shoebatleft-news
switzerland s not playing games with muslim immigrants if reject culture reject application citizenshipassimilate go home in latest move deny citizenship anyone chooses assimilate swiss culture authorities rejected naturalization application two muslim girls refused take required swimming lessons school boys would present girls ages live northern city basel applied swiss citizenship several months ago request denied swiss media reported girls whose names disclosed said religion prevents participating compulsory swimming lessons males pool time their naturalization application rejected sisters comply school curriculum basel authorities said whoever fulfill conditions violates law therefore naturalized stefan were president naturalization committee told tv station sr case shows follow swiss rules customs become citizens even lived country long time fluent one national languages german french italian painfully april members immigrant family basel area denied citizenship wore sweatpants around town greet passers sure sign sufficiently assimilated naturalization board recent case sparked widespread outrage switzerland two muslim brothers refused shake hands female teacher also citing religious restrictions shaking hands teacher common practice swiss incident widely publicized authorities suspended naturalization request boys father imam basel swimming case involving two girls first deny naturalization applications complying school program setting precedence future cases were first time switzerland muslim community stirred controversy swimming lessons in family fined forbidding daughters participate swimming matter eventually ended supreme court ruled dispensation swimming lessons made religious switzerland unlike united states many countries integration society important naturalization knowledge national history politics candidates citizenship must prove well assimilated communities respect local customs traditions dc watchdog via
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: SWITZERLAND’S NOT PLAYING GAMES With Muslim Immigrants: “If you reject our culture, we will reject your application for citizenshipAssimilate or go home In the latest move to deny citizenship to anyone who chooses not to assimilate with Swiss culture, authorities have rejected the naturalization application of two Muslim girls who refused to take required swimming lessons at school because boys would be present in the pool.The girls, ages 12 and 14, who live in the northern city of Basel, had applied for Swiss citizenship several months ago, but their request was denied, Swiss media reported Tuesday.The girls, whose names were not disclosed, said their religion prevents them from participating in compulsory swimming lessons with males in the pool at the same time. Their naturalization application was rejected because the sisters did not comply with the school curriculum, Basel authorities said. Whoever doesn t fulfill these conditions violates the law and therefore cannot be naturalized,  Stefan Wehrle, president of the naturalization committee, told TV station SRF on Tuesday.The case shows how those who don t follow Swiss rules and customs won t become citizens, even if they have lived in the country for a long time, are fluent in one of the national languages   German, French or Italian   and are gainfully employed.In April, members of an immigrant family in the Basel area were denied citizenship because they wore sweatpants around town and did not greet passersby   a sure sign that they were not sufficiently assimilated, the naturalization board claimed.Another recent case sparked widespread outrage in Switzerland when two Muslim brothers refused to shake hands with their female teacher, also citing religious restrictions. Shaking hands with a teacher is a common practice in Swiss schools.After that incident was widely publicized, authorities suspended the naturalization request from the boys  father, an imam at the Basel mosque.The swimming case involving the two girls is the first to deny naturalization applications for not complying with a school program, setting precedence for future cases, Wehrle said.This is not the first time Switzerland s Muslim community has stirred controversy over swimming lessons. In 2012, a family was fined $1,500 for forbidding their daughters to participate in swimming classes.The matter eventually ended up in the Supreme Court, which ruled that no dispensations from swimming lessons should be made on religious grounds.In Switzerland, unlike in the United States and many other countries, integration into society is more important for naturalization than knowledge of national history or politics. Candidates for citizenship must prove that they are well assimilated in their communities and respect local customs and traditions.  DC Watchdog  Via: Shoebatleft-news
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: switzerland s not playing games with muslim immigrants if reject culture reject application citizenshipassimilate go home in latest move deny citizenship anyone chooses assimilate swiss culture authorities rejected naturalization application two muslim girls refused take required swimming lessons school boys would present girls ages live northern city basel applied swiss citizenship several months ago request denied swiss media reported girls whose names disclosed said religion prevents participating compulsory swimming lessons males pool time their naturalization application rejected sisters comply school curriculum basel authorities said whoever fulfill conditions violates law therefore naturalized stefan were president naturalization committee told tv station sr case shows follow swiss rules customs become citizens even lived country long time fluent one national languages german french italian painfully april members immigrant family basel area denied citizenship wore sweatpants around town greet passers sure sign sufficiently assimilated naturalization board recent case sparked widespread outrage switzerland two muslim brothers refused shake hands female teacher also citing religious restrictions shaking hands teacher common practice swiss incident widely publicized authorities suspended naturalization request boys father imam basel swimming case involving two girls first deny naturalization applications complying school program setting precedence future cases were first time switzerland muslim community stirred controversy swimming lessons in family fined forbidding daughters participate swimming matter eventually ended supreme court ruled dispensation swimming lessons made religious switzerland unlike united states many countries integration society important naturalization knowledge national history politics candidates citizenship must prove well assimilated communities respect local customs traditions dc watchdog via