Published: Sunday, December 27, 2009
I was in Zurich when the Swiss Peoples’ Party (SPP) mounted its aggressive campaign against the Muslims building a minaret.
They really exploited the issue by having huge posters of a woman dressed in a black burka standing beside a minaret plastered on walls with a giant NO printed beside them.
As it turned out, the Swiss electorate voted 57 per cent in favour of banning the minaret, which is a tall tower in a mosque with stairs leading up to one or more balconies from which the faithful are called to prayer.
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Hello Mansur! I enjoyed reading your article. It is indeed a shame that there is so much Islamophobia in the world. When children are taught all different religions from a young age, maybe they would be better able to relate to and accept cultures, customs, dress and values of different faiths.
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