Nicolas Blancho (People 2011, by Adrian Streun) - Swiss Press Award
Bieler Tagblatt (Print, online)
Photo / People
2011
Adrian Streun
Nicolas Blancho, a convert from Biel, is president of the controversial Islamic Central Council of Switzerland, which has increasingly attracted attention over the past two years. Blancho advocates a fundamentalist brand of Islam and advocates for a parallel Muslim society in Switzerland. In 2010, he made headlines with contradictory statements about the implementation of Sharia law in the Swiss constitutional state.
