Swiss ban building of mosque minarets
Posted: November 30, 2009 at 4:53 a.m.
Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional ban on minarets Sunday, barring construction of the iconic mosque towers from where Muslims are called to prayer, in a result that went against the findings of pre-election polls.
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