Competition for the most beautiful minaret in Europe
A photography competition has begun in Strasbourg to celebrate the most beautiful minarets in Europe’s landscape. The competition results will be announced in Strasbourg on April 19th.
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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 against the spread of Islam in Switzerland, however were not rejecting Muslims in Switzerland in general. The survey demonstrated a clear division between right and left-wing voters, 80 percent of whom…
“Anti-minaret” slogans spray-painted on Strasbourg mayor’s residence
Socialist Party mayor of Strasbourg Roland Ries’ private home was vandalized with Islamophobic and “anti-minaret” slogans. In November in the midst of the Swiss minaret banning referendum and controversy, Ries told reporters that there would be “no reason” to impose a similar minaret ban in Strasbourg, particularly for one currently under construction. The vandalism is…
The Swiss minaret debate goes on
The new year continues as the old one ended: with discussing the Swiss minaret ban and its consequences. A prominent TV talk show hosted Justice minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, Hisham Maizar, president of the Federation of Islamic Umbrella Organisations and Thomas Wipf of the Swiss Protestant Communion. Starting off with a positive statement, Widmer-Schlumpf stated that…
When the Swiss voted to ban new Minarets, this man built one
A week after Switzerland voted to ban the construction of minarets, in an apparent act of defiance, a new minaret unexpectedly sprang up in Bussigny, a small town near Geneva. But the new minaret is not attached to a mosque; Bussigny doesn’t even have one. And it’s not the work of a local Muslim outraged…