ISLAMIC WATCH:Swiss vote on anti-Islam move to ban new minarets

GENEVA-Swiss voters are deciding in a referendum Sunday whether to accept a ban on the construction of minarets, which right-wing parties regard as symbols of militant Islam.
The move—led by the Swiss People's Party, which has campaigned in previous years against immigrants—has stirred fears of boycotts and violent reactions from Muslim countries.
Polls indicate growing support for the proposal, but doubt remains about whether it will pass. The seven-member Cabinet that heads the Swiss government has spoken out strongly against the initiative...
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Picture Left:In this Nov. 4, 2009 file photo a man passes by a poster of the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC) which shows a woman wearing a burqa against a background of a Swiss flag upon which several minarets resemble missiles at the central station in Geneva, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi, File)