Hisham Maizar
Hisham Maizar (* 1942 in the Jerusalem region ; † May 14, 2015 ) was a Swiss doctor of Palestinian origin and President of the Federation of Islamic Umbrella Organizations in Switzerland (FIDS), the largest Islamic organization in Switzerland, to which around 150 Islam centers belong .
Life
In 1959 Maizar began studying Slavic Studies in Sarajevo , supported by a grant from the Yugoslav state , which he broke off. Thanks to a mentor, he was able to start studying medicine at the University of Heidelberg , which he completed in Innsbruck. After graduating, he worked at the Kreuzspital Chur in Switzerland. In 1980, as a specialist in internal medicine, he took over a doctor's practice in Roggwil in the canton of Thurgau .
In addition to his office as President of FIDS, Maizar also sat on the Swiss Council of Religions and was President of the umbrella association of Islamic communities in Eastern Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein .
Maizar was naturalized in Berg SG in 1982 and lived as a practicing doctor in the canton of Thurgau. He was married to an Austrian and had three children.
Conceptions
Politically, Maizar counted himself to the middle class . Just like Farhad Afshar , who represents a conservative Islam, Maizar supported the position that for Christians, Hindus, Muslims, Jews etc. different partial legal systems should apply according to the religious scriptures. For Muslims, he advocated the recognition of "certain parts of the Sharia" (but went less far than Afshar), but not at this point in time.
Web links
- Interview in Standard, December 2009
- Portrait in the NZZ on Sunday, May 20, 2007
- Islamic associations in Switzerland severely fragmented (Maizar's role within the organizations of Swiss Muslims) , online reports , September 17, 2007
Individual evidence
- ^ President of Islamic umbrella organizations has died
- ↑ Hisham Maizar: Eastern Swiss "mouthpiece of Islam" has died
- ↑ a b Stefan Bühler : The most influential Muslim: Hisham Maizar presides over the largest Islamic organization in Switzerland , in: NZZ , May 20, 2007.
- ↑ Men's Council of Religions: Lack of representation of Swiss women , NZZ am Sonntag, June 11, 2006.
- ↑ See Sharia courts in Switzerland? , NZZ, Dec. 28, 2008
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maizar, Hisham |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss doctor and President of the Federation of Islamic Umbrella Associations in Switzerland |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jerusalem |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 14, 2015 |