Anti-Minaret Initiative and Interfaith Dialogue

Muslims around the world await the coming 29th of November on which Switzerland will vote on an initiative to ban the construction of minarets. Although the initiative was introduced by the biggest party in Switzerland, the Swiss People's Party (SVP), the government, Parliament, and most political parties and religious communities are against it. The issue of minarets sheds light on many other aspects and uncertainties about Muslims' integration in Swiss society. [Islam Online] Read more