Minaret ban unreasonable, understandable
Amplify’d from newsweek.washingtonpost.com
In a world of 24/7 imaging and sound bites, big public acts get noticed, whether for good or for bad, and they shape public consciousness. That is why it is important for all people to speak out against the Swiss ban, and equally important for all Muslims to act as big and speak as loudly in defense of the rights of others as they do in defense of their own. In a globalized world, we are all connected and failure to do so will simply empower the haters and the xenophobes everywhere.
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I do speak out against the Swiss minaret ban, and along with that I wish that more Muslims would act as big and speak as loudly in defense of the rights of others as they do in defense of their own.
3 months agoI’m not against speaking for the rights of others, but first, it is always a slippery slope when people start condemning/condoning the rights of others without checking their own neighborhoods. If all were to keep their neighborhoods tidy (means, mind your own backyard first in educating your neighbors about the identities - religious or culture - you hold dear) than it is a responsibility of 400,000 Swiss Muslims before it is anyone else’ responsibility.
Here is one particular view on this topic.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/nov/29/swiss-vote-ban-minarets-fear
As far as I see things, I believe the Swiss politicians have failed their constituents in bringing such a topic for vote. Logically, people collectively vote their best of the best (the leaders) to make decisions on their behalf. If it was all up to people, we would have chaos everywhere.
3 months ago