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Building prejudice? Switzerland's minaret row
Building prejudice? Switzerland's minaret row
Last Modified: 12 Sep 2008
By:
Helene Cacace
More4 News reports on the campaign in one European capital to ban the construction of Islamic minarets.
Finding a place to pray should not be difficult if you're a follower of Europe's fastest growing religion: Islam.
But in many parts of mainland Europe - including Italy and Germany - planning applications for mosques are being turned down on a regular basis.
And in Switzerland, one political party is pressing for a referendum to prevent the construction of minarets.
Helene Cacace reports from Switzerland about the row brewing over religious symbolism.
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