(1) Hong Kong China
http://www.islam.org.hk/eng/E-HKmosque.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Hong_Kong
http://islaminchina.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/a-hong-kong-bloggers-observations-on-islam-in-china/
(2)India
http://www.indiasite.com/mosques/
(3) Switzerland
Mosque in Zurich, Switzerland
Peaceful coexistence and even cooperation of religions is a reality in Switzerland. This was not always so, however. Remember: Catholics and Protestants faught four major civil wars against each other from 1529 to 1712 and a fifth civil war in 1847 started because conservative christians did not accept the upcoming of modern liberal democracy. I am convinced that you could not find a native Swiss wanting to go back to the pre-1848 state of the country with all consequences this would imply ...
In fact it's the basically secular constitution with a strong tendency against every kind of paternalism of religious communities against individuals that ensures freedom of religion for all.
If you miss a church at this place in my photostream, there are plenty of them elsewhere.
urban islam - some information on Islam in Switzerland
Das älteste Minarett in der Schweiz wurde 1963 gebaut und hat seither - nach Aussage des Pfarrers der Kirche auf der anderen Strassenseite - nie zu konkreten Beschwerden Anlass gegeben.
In fact it's the basically secular constitution with a strong tendency against every kind of paternalism of religious communities against individuals that ensures freedom of religion for all.
If you miss a church at this place in my photostream, there are plenty of them elsewhere.
urban islam - some information on Islam in Switzerland
Das älteste Minarett in der Schweiz wurde 1963 gebaut und hat seither - nach Aussage des Pfarrers der Kirche auf der anderen Strassenseite - nie zu konkreten Beschwerden Anlass gegeben.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lido_6006/220089848/
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