Shearwater
11-30-09, 06:50 PM
In a referendum held yesterday, 57.5% of the participants voted for a ban on the construction of minarets on mosques in Switzerland.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/29/switzerland-bans-mosque-minarets
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/30/switzerland-ban-minarets-reaction-islam
It doesn't outlaw mosques as such, though reactions around the world have been highly controversial, to say the least.
For all of those who are afraid of Buckingham Palace being turned a mosque - there might be a Swiss made solution.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/29/switzerland-bans-mosque-minarets
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/30/switzerland-ban-minarets-reaction-islam
It doesn't outlaw mosques as such, though reactions around the world have been highly controversial, to say the least.
For all of those who are afraid of Buckingham Palace being turned a mosque - there might be a Swiss made solution.