The logic behind banning those minarets is, that they are seen as an imperialistic symbol of Islam. If Islam means surrender or submit - those minarets are seen as a sign that the area is already surrendering or at least should do so. Sadly of course this kind of understanding of minarets is exactly the same as the understanding by the Islamists. The Swiss people decided by this vote that they agree with the interpretation of the Islamists and not the one of normal Muslims.

On a different level than the obvious: that banning minarets means an unjust limitation of freedom of religion the real issue is that this decision overshadows the real problems of Swiss-Islam relations.

The very same state that makes deals with Iran, that has its Foreign Minister wear a head scarf, that succumbs to pressure of the likes of Gaddafi now makes this useless symbolic policy while doing nothing to fight the worst Islamists: on the contrary: tries to do them nice.