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WRS stories about “minarets ban”
Friday, 15 January, 2010
Two months have passed and many people are still trying to figure out what happened with the anti-minaret initiative vote. While the media continue to analyze what this means for Switzerland, a group of artists have banded together to express their thoughts on the matter and counter some of the “xenophobic” images out there. The Swiss Creators Initiative was formed last November in response to the yes vote. WRS video journalist Amy Wong went to the opening of their exhibit called “Intolerable Intolerance.”
Fears over economic impact of minaret ban
Tuesday, 1 December, 2009
There’s widespread feeling that Sunday’s vote to ban the construction of minarets has tarnished Switzerland’s reputation in the Muslim world. But what exactly will the political and economic repercussions be? Could Switzerland face the same sort of backlash experienced by Denmark after the publication of cartons depicting the prophet Muhammad? Our reporter Vincent Landon has more.
Tuesday, 1 December, 2009
There’s widespread feeling that Sunday’s vote to ban the construction of minarets has tarnished Switzerland’s reputation in the Muslim world. But what exactly will the political and economic repercussions be? Could Switzerland face the same sort of backlash experienced by Denmark after the publication of cartons depicting the prophet Muhammad? Our reporter Vincent Landon has more.
Muslim community reacts to minaret ban
Tuesday, 1 December, 2009
As the dust settles following Sunday’s vote by the Swiss public to ban the construction of minarets, Lucas Chambers visits a mosque in Lausanne to find out how Switzerland’s muslim community are responding to the ban, and hears about an alarming letter sent to the mosque in the vote’s wake.
Tuesday, 1 December, 2009
As the dust settles following Sunday’s vote by the Swiss public to ban the construction of minarets, Lucas Chambers visits a mosque in Lausanne to find out how Switzerland’s muslim community are responding to the ban, and hears about an alarming letter sent to the mosque in the vote’s wake.
Sunday, 29 November, 2009
A strong majority—57.5 percent—of voters accepted the initiative Sunday to ban the construction of new minarets, a result that has sent shockwaves across the Swiss political landscape. The government and major political parties, with the notable exception of the Swiss People’s Party, had called for voters to reject the measure. WRS’s Jordan Davis reports:
