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Voters used minaret ban to halt spread of Islam
Zurich :: Switzerland | over 3 years ago
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Vox Analysis, a study regularly done after nationwide referendums to understand voter choices, found that the vote was not against Muslims or foreigners in principle. The authors said Swiss xenophobia was not the main reason why the ban on the
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Europe Takes up Switzerland's Initiative against Islamization
Zurich :: Switzerland | over 3 years ago
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The success of the Swiss far-right who managed to obtain enough votes at a referendum to ban the construction of minarets in their country has sparked uproar across Europe..In Swiss,57.5 percent of Swiss residents voted to ban the construction of
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Ministers attack minarets campaign
Geneva :: Switzerland | over 3 years ago
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Commentators say the swift reaction by ministers is partly due to fears that it could lead to a backlash against Switzerland in the Muslim world. The campaign to force a nationwide vote on minarets was launched two weeks ago. Driven by a group of
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Switzerland works to defuse tensions
Zurich :: Switzerland | over 3 years ago
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Speaking in Madrid on Tuesday she outlined the ways in which Switzerland is working at home and abroad to defuse tensions between peoples of different beliefs and cultures. "Switzerland has resolved its religious conflicts by favouring a system which
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Voters to decide on controversial minaret ban
Zurich :: Switzerland | over 3 years ago
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Supporters of a ban on the construction of minarets in Switzerland have handed in the necessary signatures to force a nationwide ballot. The cabinet has come out against the controversial people's initiative which was launched by members of the
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Cabinet "avoided necessary debate" over Islam
Zurich :: Switzerland | over 3 years ago
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In an interview with swissinfo.ch, Oswald Sigg, a former government spokesman and expert on direct democracy, criticises cabinet ministers and warns of the dangers of opinion polls ahead of nationwide votes and the damage for Switzerland’s political
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Arab press say Swiss neutrality is failing
İstanbul :: Turkey | over 3 years ago
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Most commentators wondered what could have pushed the Swiss to vote as they did, and what the consequences would be for a country that found itself attracting criticism from all sides, including from the United Nations and the European Union. The
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Legal questions raised following minaret vote
Langenthal :: Switzerland | over 3 years ago
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After Switzerland's vote to ban the construction of minarets, a plan to build such a tower in the town of Langenthal could provoke an international conflict. One possible scenario is that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) could force Switzerland to
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The minaret ban hits the Swiss headlines
Zurich :: Switzerland | over 3 years ago
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In Switzerland, there seems to be a general concern in the media that the vote (57.5 per cent in favour of the ban) could lead to reprisals from Muslims. The Fribourg newspaper La Liberté says Switzerland might have to pay for a "democratic luxury". "
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Rightwing rejects parallel Muslim society
Langenthal :: Switzerland | over 3 years ago
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The rightwing Swiss People's Party is planning further steps against the spread of Islam in Switzerland following voters' approval of a ban on new minarets. High on the agenda are tighter legal measures against forced marriages and genital mutilation
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