
First the poster that got everyone's attention and caused some controversy too.
Campaign posters of the far-right Swiss People's Party depicting a woman wearing a burqa against a background of a Swiss flag upon which several minarets resembling missiles reading in german 'Stop - Yes to ban of minarets' are pictured on October 26, 2009 at the central station in Zurich. Earlier this month, Switzerland's Commission Against Racism said that the anti-minaret poster campaign defamed the country's Muslim minority and could threaten public peace. Switzerland is expected to vote November 29 on a referendum launched by right-wing groups on whether the construction of minarets should be banned.
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The country seemed to be plastered with it!
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Even the cows seemed to have a say!
Along with other stunts there was the 'fake call to prayer' 7 o'clock in the morning.

A demonstrator wears a minaret made from paper on his head to protest against the results of a vote in Switzerland at the Helvetiaplatz square in Zurich November 29, 2009.


A model of a minaret, burning candles and a banner that reads "This is not my Switzerland" are seen on the Bundesplatz square in front of the governments building in Bern, Switzerland, to protest the acceptance of a minaret ban initiative on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional ban on minarets on Sunday, barring construction of the iconic mosque towers in a surprise vote that put Switzerland at the forefront of a European backlash against a growing Muslim population.

A demonstrator lights a candle next to a minaret model set up on the Bundesplatz square in front of the governments building in Bern, Switzerland, to protest the acceptance of a minaret ban initiative on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009

Switzerland's Young Liberal Free Democratic Party 's member Philippe Nantermod carries a fake minaret on November 14, 2009 durign a protest held by young politicians of all parties in the center of Lausanne. Switzerland is to vote on November 29 in a referendum launched by right-wing groups on whether the construction of minarets should be banned. The Swiss government and all major political parties are recommending a 'no' vote. In a historic move, local Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders have joined forces to reject a ban on minarets. Just four minarets are believed to exist in the country, Swiss media reported.

A man carries a fake minaret on November 14, 2009 durign a protest held by young politiciants of all parties in the center of Lausanne.

2 comments:
The people of Switzerland have spoken and the government there seems to have credibility unlike our American government who would find a way to bypass the peoples vote. There has been no news coverage about this vote on U.S. media as it is far more important to these people to tell us about a golfers sex life or which movie star is a homosexual. Many of us don't listen to our media at all anymore. As a native born American I am shamed by the decline of this country and how we kiss everyones rear end, and all of the bloated egos in the culture have made it hard to stay here. All the best to the people of Switzerland in your stand against this incursion by Islam, keep your country undivided, remember the old saying "divide and conquer" Robert in Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S.A.
To whom it may concern,
I would like to use one of your pictures for a work I am developing on political posters, could you please tell me the author?
Kind regards,
Patrícia Paixão
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