{"id":73596,"date":"2021-03-09T14:19:10","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T14:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=73596"},"modified":"2021-03-14T15:39:30","modified_gmt":"2021-03-14T15:39:30","slug":"switzerland-referendum-voters-support-ban-on-face-coverings-in-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/73596-switzerland-referendum-voters-support-ban-on-face-coverings-in-public\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland referendum: Voters support ban on face coverings in public"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/photo_2021-03-09_20-00-43-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/photo_2021-03-09_20-00-43-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/photo_2021-03-09_20-00-43-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/photo_2021-03-09_20-00-43-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/photo_2021-03-09_20-00-43-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/photo_2021-03-09_20-00-43.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Switzerland has narrowly voted in favor of banning face coverings in public, including the burka or niqab worn by Muslim women.<br>Official results showed the measure had passed by 51.2% to 48.8% in Sunday&#8217;s referendum.<br>The proposal was put forward by the right-wing Swiss People&#8217;s Party (SVP) which campaigned with slogans such as &#8220;Stop extremism&#8221;.<br>A leading Swiss Islamic group said it was &#8220;a dark day&#8221; for Muslims.<br>&#8220;Today&#8217;s decision opens old wounds, further expands the principle of legal inequality, and sends a clear signal of exclusion to the Muslim minority,&#8221; the Central Council of Muslims said in a statement, adding that it would challenge the decision in court.<br>The Swiss government had argued against the ban saying it was not up to the state to dictate what women wear.<br>Swiss people are given a direct say in their own affairs under the country&#8217;s system of direct democracy. They are regularly invited to vote on various issues in national or regional referendums.<br>It is not the first time Islam has figured in a Swiss referendum. In 2009 citizens went against government advice and voted to ban the building of minarets &#8211; a proposal also put forward by the SVP which said minarets were a sign of Islamization.<br>The proposal in Sunday&#8217;s referendum did not mention Islam directly and was also aimed at stopping violent street protesters from wearing masks. 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