Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Calls for economic protests follow Swiss minaret vote :

"Calls for economic protests follow Swiss minaret vote

Damascus/Ankara - A Turkish minister called Wednesday for Muslims to boycott Swiss banks and move their investment capital to Turkey, while a state-run Syrian paper said the Alpine country should face a boycott for its recent vote banning the building of minarets. The two statements were the harshest reactions yet from the Muslim world. Other religious leaders have slammed the Swiss vote, but called for restraint."

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