West gives Israel impunity
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(source: VOCfm Online/ Islam Online)
A Swiss businessman appalled by the recent blanket ban on the construction of mosque minarets in his country has build a mock minaret at his building near the western city of Lausanne in protest at the ban. "It was scandalous that the Swiss voted for the ban," Guillaume Morand, who owns a chain of shoe stores, told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Thursday, December 10. "This is shameful."
The businessman, who is not a Muslim, explained that the he had constructed the mock minaret to protest the ban and send a message of peace. More than 57 percent of Swiss voters backed on Sunday, November 29, a far-right call for a blanket ban on the construction of minarets, a surprise result to the government and Swiss Muslim. The Swiss People’s Party (SVP) — Switzerland’s biggest party — had forced a referendum under Swiss regulations on the issue after collecting 100,000 signatures within 18 months from eligible voters.
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