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Wed 07 Jul 2008Swiss far right wins support for referendum to ban minarets
SWITZERLAND:SWITZERLAND BRACED itself for a troubled campaign of Islamophobia yesterday after the far right won enough support to force a national vote to ban minarets.
In a country that is home to more than 300,000 Muslims but boasts only three minarets, a series of court cases and votes in regional parliaments has recently dismissed attempts to have minarets outlawed.
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