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Muslim communities and education authorities in Switzerland appear to agree that the country's universities could train future imams.
A study by the National Science Foundation has concluded that it is up to cantons to take the necessary steps to set up programmes, in cooperation with universities and Muslims.
Imams practising in Switzerland either leave the country for training or are imported from abroad. Researchers said that Muslim communities want "an authentic Islam and an Islam suitable for Switzerland" but are less enthusiastic about state intervention in training.
In 2008, the French government introduced a programme to sensitise Muslim leaders to the country's history customs.
Swiss researchers said the results of their study brought some surprises.