Archive for November 29th, 2009
Breaking: Swiss Back Referendum Banning Minarets

The Swiss People's Party's controversial poster urging a 'Yes' vote to ban minarets in Switzerland
More than 57% of Swiss voters have supported a referendum proposal to ban the building of minarets, according to results from 25 out of 26 cantons.
Partial results from the final canton indicated 68% of people there supported the ban, Swiss news agency ATS said.
The proposal has been backed by the Swiss People’s Party (SVP), the largest party in parliament, which claims minarets are a sign of Islamisation. Read the rest of this entry »
Mein Kampf: Best Seller on the Streets of Bangladesh

Arabic and other editions of Mein Kampf are popular across the Muslim world
Hitler book is a top-selling Eid present among ‘educated’ Dhaka Muslims. Meanwhile, the BBC manages the astonishing editorial feat of managing to produce the entire article without mentioning the word ‘Jew’ or Anti-Semitic’:
Booksellers touting their wares amid the heavy traffic in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, have discovered an unusual best-seller.
Adolf Hitler’s autobiography manifesto Mein Kampf is selling as well as Dan Brown’s latest novel, The Lost Symbol. Read the rest of this entry »

