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The Swiss will vote on November 29 whether to ban the building of any new minarets in Switzerland. The Stop Minarets movement is backed by the rightwing Swiss People's Party, but opposed by the government and the Council of Religions. Julie Hunt reports on a campaign that continues to divide the nation. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch/SF)

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Julie worked as a radio reporter for BBC and independent radio all over the UK before joining swissinfo.ch's predecessor, Swiss Radio International, as a producer. After attending film school, Julie worked as an independent filmmaker before coming to swissinfo.ch in 2001. 

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