Minaret Referendum in Switzerland

Author: Staff Writer Source: The Associated Press http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hKGgzL2v7BjS70ALL_GckqynPPsAD91PODI01 Switzerland will hold a nationwide referendum on whether to ban the construction of minarets where Muslims traditionally issue the...

Author: Staff Reporter Source: The Chicago Tribune http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-religbriefs131jun13,0,4748… Swiss nationalists say they have enough signatures to force a referendum on whether to ban the construction of Muslim call-to...

Author: Imogen Foulkes Source: BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6676271.stm A row is brewing over religious symbolism in Switzerland. Members of the right-wing Swiss People's Party, currently the largest party in the Swiss parliament, have...