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Bern – Muslims around the world condemned the agreement to ban the azan towers in mosques. The ban was considered the embodiment of hatred against Muslims.Maskuri Abdillah, chairman of NU, the largest Muslim group in Indonesia, assessing the group won a referendum that opponents of the construction of the tower reflects the people’s hatred of Muslims Switzerland.Quoted from Press TV, Tuesday (1/12/2009), the leader of the Muslims of Egypt Ali Gomaa also said the ban was to insult Muslims and resembles an attack on freedom of belief.As many as 57.5 percent of Swiss people and cantons 22 of 26 provincial ban on construction of the tower supports the call to prayer, which is a typical architecture of the mosque.The vote was proposed by the Swiss People’s Party (SVP), the largest party in parliament, the judge tower (minaret) is a symbol of radicalism.Previously, the Government of Switzerland and the United Nations has condemned the ban on construction of the tower. Because Muslims consider a referendum that Switzerland would lead to Islamophobia.Amnesty International also expressed deep regrets over the Swiss voters approved the ban. Amnesty considers it violated the freedom of Muslims