Why Switzerland’s Right is Wrong

From The Bizarre Logic Behind the Swiss Minaret Ban by Yassin Musharbash:

One should certainly avoid sugar-coating the sometimes unpleasant situation faced by Christians living in the Muslim world. There is room for criticism. But one should choose the appropriate means. To paint the Swiss referendum against building minarets as an act of solidarity with Christians living in the Middle East, as some are now doing, is just plain bizarre.

Some of those who support the result of the Swiss referendum can be heard to say things like: As long as Saudi Arabia won’t allow any churches to be built there, we’re entitled to tell Muslims that they can’t build minarets here. It is a specious argument.

I think Swiss right-wing rhetoric also tilts this Clash of Civilizations towards a holy war. No good can come of such a thing.