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Swiss voters back ban on minarets
Swiss voters back ban on minarets
news.bbc.co.uk — Swiss voters have supported a referendum proposal to ban the building of minarets, official results show. More... than 57% of voters from 26 cantons - or provinces - voted in favour of the ban, Swiss news agency ATS reported. The proposal had been put ... (more) Swiss voters back ban on minarets
AFP: Swiss voters favour minaret ban: exit polls
google.com — (AFP) 6 hours ago GENEVA Voters in a referendum on Sunday voted in favour of imposing a... blanket ban on the building of minarets in Switzerland, public television reported, citing exit polls. With ballot-counting still underway, the exit polls ... (more) AFP: Swiss voters favour minaret ban: exit polls

Switzerland Latest Blog Posts

No More Minarets in Switzerland
50 minutes ago at Solomonia
Swiss ban mosque minarets in surprise vote
Swiss Vote to Ban Minarets
2 hours ago at Little Green Footballs
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3 hours ago at The New Republic blogs
Switzerland and its friends
3 hours ago at Israel Matzav
Roman Polanski's release secured by Nicolas Sarkozy: Sister-in-law
Roman Polanski's release secured by Nicolas Sarkozy: Sister-in-law
nydailynews.com — Polish director Roman Polanski ’s family is thanking French President Nicolas Sarkozy for being “very effective” in... helping to win his release from a Swiss prison. “I wouldn’t go so far as to say that it is thanks to the President that Roman has been ... (more) Roman Polanski's release secured by Nicolas Sarkozy: ...
Switzerland Approves Minaret Ban In Referendum
rferl.org — Swiss media report that over 57 percent of Swiss voters have approved a blanket ban on the... construction of Muslim minarets. The proposal to ban the construction of new minarets was brought forward by a right-wing party that claims minarets are part of ... (more) Switzerland Approves Minaret Ban In Referendum
Swiss Vote On Banning Minarets
riehlworldview.com — And to think, it's Europe that's been so quick to charge America with over-reacting to terrorism. Our... Constitution would actually prohibit this sort of thing from ever being considered lawful. If Europe were to ever experience a 9/11, or worse, I ... (more) Swiss Vote On Banning Minarets