http://indiafirsthand.com/2009/11/29/minarets-to-be-banned-in-switzerland/ Discussion is an exchange of knowledge Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://indiafirsthand.com/2009/11/29/minarets-to-be-banned-in-switzerland/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Hari Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:14:57 +0000 http://indiafirsthand.com/?p=905#comment-129 Thank you for taking the time and responding. I personally do not think that the Swiss are gullible. In this case they are "hating" and they know it. I agree with everything else you said. Thank you for taking the time and responding. I personally do not think that the Swiss are gullible. In this case they are “hating” and they know it. I agree with everything else you said.

]]> http://indiafirsthand.com/2009/11/29/minarets-to-be-banned-in-switzerland/comment-page-1/#comment-127 SushJ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:52:48 +0000 http://indiafirsthand.com/?p=905#comment-127 The thing is that there was a sustained campaign against these minarets by the right wing SVP which made it an anti feminine issue. You can see what a sustained campaign can do to unsuspecting population. Otherwise how can minarets threaten anyone. This is a calculated political move. Pertinent to mention that elections in Switzerland are in 2011 and this move by the right wing party has a lot to do with this polarization of gullible people. Also, it has a lot to do with the fact that Islam is not understood properly by non Muslims. It is generally considered a very rigid faith with extremist views which is not really correct. Mind you I'm not a Muslim. The thing is that there was a sustained campaign against these minarets by the right wing SVP which made it an anti feminine issue. You can see what a sustained campaign can do to unsuspecting population. Otherwise how can minarets threaten anyone. This is a calculated political move. Pertinent to mention that elections in Switzerland are in 2011 and this move by the right wing party has a lot to do with this polarization of gullible people. Also, it has a lot to do with the fact that Islam is not understood properly by non Muslims. It is generally considered a very rigid faith with extremist views which is not really correct. Mind you I’m not a Muslim.

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