Tag: Minaret Ban
Council of Europe Rebukes Swiss Minaret Ban
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has called for a moratorium on the
Swiss minaret ban during a debate on Islam, Islamism, and...
Swiss Oppose UN Resolution on Minaret Ban
Several Muslim and African states have proposed to denounce bans against minaret construction as ‘Islamophobic’ as part of a UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)...
National Front Party accused of copying Swiss minaret ban propaganda poster
Several commentators have noted the similarity of Jean-Marie Le Pen’s National Front posters against Islamism in France to those in the anti-minaret campaign in...
Follow-up survey on Switzerland’s minaret ban
According to a “Vox” follow-up survey conducted in Switzerland following the referendum banning minarets, proponents of the ban wanted to make a symbolic gesture...