Minarets

Imagine outlawing in America the construction of a particular architectural element because some citizens perceive it to be culturally undesirable or symbolically threatening

An East-West clash over a Swiss referendum last week banning the construction of mosque minarets heated up today as Iran’s

Switzerland’s decision to adopt a referendum banning the construction of minarets is hard to see as anything other than an act of bigotry against Muslims.

A top Swiss official said Monday that voter approval of a ban on minarets next to mosques could be struck