Swiss vote to ban construction of minarets / Swiss ban on minarets fuels fears of reprisals

Switzerland voted on 29 November 2009 to ban the construction of minarets, potentially exposing the country to a backlash from the Muslim world.

Spiegel Online International, 1.12.09: Turkey's Erdogan Says Minaret Ban is Sign of Fascism http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,664641,00.html

BBC News, 30.11.09: Vatican and Muslims condemn Swiss minaret ban vote http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8385893.stm

BBC News, 29.11.09: Swiss voters back ban on minarets http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8385069.stm

PressEurop, 2..12.09: Is Islam good for Europe? http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/148911-islam-good-europe

PressEurope, 30.11.09: Populism storms the minarets http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/147481-populism-storms-minarets

OSCE: Press Release, 30.11.09: Head of OSCE human rights office expresses concern about outcome of Swiss minaret ban referendum http://www.osce.org/odihr/51680

ESO: Background Information: Mosque vote threatens to isolate Swiss http://www.europeansources.info/record/mosque-vote-threatens-to-isolate-swiss/

Deutsche Welle, 30.11.09: European politicians react to Swiss minaret ban http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4946616,00.html

France24, 1.12.09: UN rights chief slams Swiss minaret ban http://www.france24.com/en/node/4937678

Swissinfo.ch, 30.11.09: Swiss minaret ban sends ripples worldwide http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/Swiss_minaret_ban_sends_ripples_worldwide.html?siteSect=108&sid=11562902&cKey=1259768496000&ty=st

Swissinfo.ch, 2.12.09: Legal questions raised following minaret vote http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/Legal_questions_raised_following_minaret_vote.html?siteSect=105&sid=11571627&cKey=1259773656000&ty=st

Council of Europe: Press Release, No.901, 2009: Concern about referendum on minarets: Statement by Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?Ref=PR901(2009)&Language=lanEnglish&Ver=original&Site=COE&BackColorInternet=F5CA75&BackColorIntranet=F5CA75&BackColorLogged=A9BACE

Council of Europe: Press Release, No.898, 2009: Minarets in Switzerland – reaction of PACE President https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?Ref=PR898(2009)&Language=lanEnglish&Ver=original&Site=COE&BackColorInternet=F5CA75&BackColorIntranet=F5CA75&BackColorLogged=A9BACE

Council of Europe: Press Release, No.908, 2009: Statement by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance on the ban of the construction of minarets in Switzerland https://wcd.coe.int//ViewDoc.jsp?Ref=PR908(2009)&Language=lanEnglish&Ver=original&BackColorInternet=F5CA75&BackColorIntranet=F5CA75&BackColorLogged=A9BACE

IIR: European Race Audit Briefing Paper, No.1, February 2010: The Swiss referendum on minarets: background and aftermath The Swiss referendum on minarets: background and aftermath

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