2.30pm BST  Swiss far right forces vote on minaret ban    •
theguardian.com,    Under Switzerland's direct democracy rules,
that level of support is enough to trigger a referendum. The
Swiss interior ministry today confirmed a vote would take place,
without setting a date.   In a bid to get immigrants' families
deported if their children had been convicted of violent crime,
the party ran an advertising campaign showing three white sheep
on a Swiss flag kicking out a black sheep with the caption: "For
more security."  The president of Switzerland, Pascal Couchepin,
said the government would recommend that voters rejected the
proposed minaret ban.  The organisers of the petition argue that
the minarets, which are used on mosques, are a symbol of
political and religious claims to power, not just a religious
sign.  Schlüer said last year: "We've got nothing against prayer
rooms or mosques for the Muslims. But a minaret is different.
It's got nothing to do with religion; it's a symbol of political
power."  If Schl