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Morocco Minaret Collapse: Many Dead, Injured In Mosque Accident

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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RABAT, Morocco — A minaret collapsed during Friday prayers – killing 36 people and injuring 71 – at a crowded mosque in the old town...

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Sarkozy Defends Switzerland's Minaret Ban

Guardian | Ian Traynor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nicolas Sarkozy today voiced sympathy for Switzerland's controversial decision to ban the building of Muslim minarets, calling on religious practition...

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Minaret Ban: Swiss Ban mosque minarets in surprise vote

AP | ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS | Posted 05.25.2011

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GENEVA — Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional ban on minarets on Sunday, barring construction of the iconic mosque towers in a ...

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New Minaret Defies Swiss Ban

Wall Street Journal | Posted 05.25.2011

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In November, Switzerland voted to ban the construction of new minarets, the towerlike structures that adorn mosques. A week or so later, in an apparen...

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