Swiss Sharply Criticized After Vote to Ban New Minarets

New York Times by Nick Cumming Bruce | Dec. 1, 2009 (News Report)

Switzerland’s political leaders on Monday faced a chorus of criticism at home and abroad over an overwhelming popular vote to ban construction of minarets. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Nov 30, 2009 - 12:49 PM PST
Reviewed by: Kaizar Campwala (review), Oh Urs (review), Fred Gatlin (review), Samuel W. Velsor IV (review)
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Edited by: Samuel W. Velsor IV - Dec 2, 2009 - 12:48 AM PST

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 by Fred Gatlin - Dec. 12, 2009

This is a well written and informative article. The last paragraph says it well. "We are a bit afraid of the rise in extremism on both sides"

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Samuel W. Velsor IV
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 by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Dec. 2, 2009

With support for the ban from 57.5 percent of voters, however, ministers were forced to admit they had failed to quell popular anxieties about the impact of what right-wing ... More »

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Kaizar Campwala
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Dec. 1, 2009
Kaizar posted this story.
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Oh Urs
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 by Oh Urs - Dec. 1, 2009

Too bad that this is only a rehash of clips that were posted on AP, not one real news in it.

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  • U.N. rights boss denounces Swiss ban on minarets

    Reuters by Stephanie Nebehay | Dec. 1, 2009 (News Report)
    The top U.N. rights official said on Tuesday Switzerland's ban on building minarets was "deeply divisive" and at odds with its international legal obligations.
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  • My compatriots' vote to ban minarets is fuelled by fear

    The Guardian by Tariq Ramadan | Nov. 30, 2009 (Opinion)
    The Swiss have voted not against towers, but Muslims. Across Europe, we must stand up to the flame-fanning populists It wasn?t meant to go this way. For months we had been ...
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