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Originally Posted by setanta

I think it does kinda because it's an artistic feature that has great relevance in many countries, but not really in Switzerland you know? It's not a design I would associate with the history of the Swiss and therefore wouldn't compliment the surrounding buildings.

It would be a permanent addition to the skyline and as such, I think it's wise to think long and hard on it. I'd fecking hate to see Gaudi buildings all over the world when I associate them with the lovely city of Barcelona. The other thing is that there's only a 4% Muslim population there so I think they just have to accept it and get on with it. Hate when these things are used as an excuse for aggressive stances and reactions. It's just common sense to me.

But it has relevance to that 4%. And yeah, that's a small minority, but heres the return : so are the Minarets. They aren't going to dominate the skyline! They are just little spots of culture within the greater Swiss culture! I don't see people complaining about Chinatowns, or all the foreign restaurants we have in Dublin city center, I could go on all day with compasison examples here.

Wildcat is right. It really is just a Muslim thing.

Also, I wonder what people make of the image in the first post. You know, the one with the sinister shrouded Muslim against a backdrop of a Swiss flag COVERED in fucking Minarets. Overkill, much?