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A prominent Berlin Muslim community leader here Tuesday lambasted the latest referendum in Switzerland where voters approved a controversial ban on the construction of mosque minarets, Iranian national news agency (Irna) reported.
Talking at a news conference, the chairman of the Inter-Cultural Center for Dialog and Education(IZDB), Faical Salhi said the ban contradicted the Western world's claims of freedom of religion.
"Why do you want to take away my (religious) freedom in the name of freedom," he asked rhetorically.
Salhi warned that the controversial Swiss referendum would not lead to bringing Muslims and non-Muslims closer together in Europe.