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'We Want the Cathedral, Not Minarets': Far-Right Mobilizes against Cologne...
A right-wing citizens' initiative is protesting against Germany's largest mosque, which is being built in Cologne. They have enlisted the efforts of the far-right from Austria and Belgium in their...
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SPIEGEL ONLINE Interview with Expert on Right-Wing Populism: 'Anti-Mosque...
Across Europe, right-wing populist parties are gaining support by focusing on issues such as the construction of mosques. SPIEGEL ONLINE talks to right-wing populism expert Oliver Geden about the...
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Domes and Minarets?: Not in My Backyard, Say an Increasing Number of Germans
The planned construction of over 180 mosques in Germany is mobilizing right-wing xenophobes but also an increasing number of leftist critics. They fear the Muslim places of worship will facilitate the...
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Confrontational Architecture: Europe's Mosques Move from Back Alleys to...
There are plans to build several hundred new and often magnificent mosques throughout Europe -- particularly in Germany. Architecture has become the field of a fierce ideological battle about the...
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Anger Over Anti-Islamic Poster: Why the Swiss Are Afraid of Minarets
A poster featuring a Muslim woman in a chador surrounded by minaret towers that resemble missiles is causing outrage in Switzerland ahead of a referendum next month on whether to ban mosques from...
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Opinion: Swiss Minaret Ban Reflects Fear of Islam, Not Real Problems
The Swiss have voted in favor of a complete ban on the construction of minarets. But the decision is not a reaction to problems with Muslims in the country. Instead, it reveals a deep-seated fear of...
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The World from Berlin: 'Germany Would Also Have Voted to Ban Minarets'
Switzerland's vote to ban minarets is a disaster for its image, write German commentators. The vote doesn't just reflect a fear of "Islamization" but also shows that setbacks in recent years have...
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Muslim Reactions to Swiss Vote: Turkey's Erdogan Says Minaret Ban is Sign of...
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has joined a chorus of international criticism of Switzerland's ban on minarets, saying it reflects an increasingly racist and fascist stance in Europe. The...
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How the Right Is Wrong: The Bizarre Logic Behind the Swiss Minaret Ban
Us against them. That is how Europe's right wing sees the Swiss ban on minarets. After all, so goes the logic, Christians in the Muslim world aren't doing any better. But the argument is the height of...
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Riled by Minaret Ban: Film Director Fatih Akin to Boycott Swiss Premiere
Leading Turkish-German director Fatih Akin has said he will boycott the Swiss premiere of his new film as a protest against Sunday's referendum vote to ban the construction of minarets in the country....
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Fears of Eurabia: How Much Allah Can the Old Continent Bear?
Switzerland's recent vote to ban the construction of new minarets has shocked and angered Muslims around the world. But the controversial move also reflects a growing sense of unease among other...
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Mosque Madness: German Group Hopes for EU Referendum on Minarets
Just weeks after Swiss voters banned minarets in the country, a German right-wing group is hoping to use a new European Union law to hold a minaret referendum across the 27 member bloc.
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Far-Right Rhetoric: Germany's Very Own Minaret Debate Turns Nasty
A small Muslim community in a western German town would like to build a minaret on its mosque. But the plan has triggered passionate opposition from locals, many of whom rely on rhetoric from the...
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Following in Switzerland's Footsteps: International Right-Wingers Gather for...
Delegates from right-wing populist parties from across Europe are descending on Germany this weekend for a conference looking into the possibility of an EU-wide minaret ban. The hosts, an anti-Muslim...
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