Monday, November 30, 2009

Danish, Dutch Populist Parties Want Referendums On Minaret Ban - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty © 2009

"Danish, Dutch Populist Parties Want Referendums On Minaret Ban

A minaret installed on the roof of a Turkish cultural center in Switzerland.
November 30, 2009
(RFE/RL) -- It's been criticized as an expression of prejudice at odds with European values of tolerance. But in a referendum on November 29, Swiss voters approved a ban on the building of minarets.

And now populist parties in Denmark and the Netherlands say they want referendums, too."

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