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    of minarets" was a successful popular initiative in Switzerland to prevent the construction of minarets on mosques. In a November 2009 referendum, a constitutional...
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  • July 2009. "Switzerland Approves Minaret Ban In Referendum". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 29 November 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2009. Swiss antagonist...
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    Architecture portal Bell tower List of oldest minarets List of tallest minarets 2009 Swiss minaret referendum List of tallest mosques The qibla is the direction...
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  • May 2009 Swiss referendum September 2009 Swiss referendum November 2009 Swiss referendum ban on new minarets, 57.5% yes. March 2010 Swiss referendum September...
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  • successful referendum to ban minaret construction. The referendum is supported by the Swiss People's Party and the Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland. It...
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    Appenzell Innerrhoden (category Cantons of Switzerland)
    (71%) for the minaret ban in the 2009 Swiss minaret referendum and the lowest support (51%) in the 2021 Swiss same-sex marriage referendum. In Appenzell...
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    their campaign against new minarets. The referendum also prompted concerns from other countries, with the perception that the Swiss electorate was increasingly...
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  • Special Provisions (category Law of Switzerland)
    Constitution during the 1973 referendum, to be replaced by a dedicated law on animal welfare. 2009 Swiss minaret referendum Jorio, Marco (28 July 2008)...
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  • health care), employment and lodging. The 2009 Swiss minaret referendum banned the construction of new minarets—towers traditionally attached to mosques—by...
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  • majority vote (57.5%) and became an amendment to the Swiss Constitution. However, the four existing minarets are not affected by the new legislation. The party...
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