Switzerland holds a referendum on Sunday to decide whether to amend the country’s constitution to ban the construction of minarets. Those are the slender towers attached to most mosques that are traditionally used to make or broadcast the Muslim call to prayer. The far right Swiss People’s Party claims the minarets symbolize a politicized Islam. Opponents say the measure is a thinly veiled attack against the country’s law-abiding Muslim citizens.
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Swiss Voters To Decide Whether To Ban New Minarets
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