Swiss seek to ease tension after minaret vote

Switzerland said on 30 November 2009 it was working to ease tensions with Muslim countries as religious leaders across the world condemned a vote to ban the building of minarets.

ESO: Background Information: Swiss vote to ban construction of minarets http://www.europeansources.info/record/swiss-vote-to-ban-construction-of-minarets-swiss-ban-on-minarets-fuels-fears-of-reprisals/

Spiegel Online International, 4.12.09: Film Director Fatih Akin to Boycott Swiss Premiere http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,665271,00.html

France24, 8.12.09: Swiss minaret vote reveals concern over identity, says Sarkozy http://www.france24.com/en/20091208-sarkozy-france-swiss-minaret-vote-fears-loss-national-identity-debate-islam

Swissinfo.ch: Specials: Minaret debate http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/Specials/Minaret_Debate/Index.html?cid=6550892

Swissinfo.ch, 7.12.09: Arab press say Swiss neutrality is failing http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/index/Arab_press_say_Swiss_neutrality_is_failing.html?cid=7852252

Swissinfo.ch, 16.12.10: Minaret vote was a “lesson in civic spirit” http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/Specials/Minaret_Debate/Result_and_reactions/Minaret_vote_was_a_lesson_in_civic_spirit.html?cid=7916178

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