I read this and replaced 'them' or 'Muslims' with 'Expat Bankers' / 'Train Spotters' / 'Disabled kids' and still believe Swiss public opinion is wrong to pick on minority members of their own communities by tarring each member of that minority with the same brush.

(Then again, Sins of the Father morality is alive and well here, as anyone who's inherited a family members debts will attest, so maybe this is nothing to be surprised by.)

I agree now is the time to up the PR but the (Swiss Muslim) bearded man on the street can't be held responsible for what others suspect of him due to his Faith, nor should he have to carry a letter of introduction from the Mayor to prove he's not a suspicious character. The political rhetoric is all hunky dory for the white guys in posh suits who dream up such divisive initiatives such as the minaret construction ban, but it's Jonny Islam who takes the crap on a daily level, through no fault of his own.

We, as a nation - and I include those who can not vote - have a responsibility to make society a better place. The "culturally wrong" element is when we start to shift the burden of proof onto the innocent.