Ridiculously 'funny' articles about the Swiss minaret vote

The debate about what the Swiss minaret vote means isn't particularly funny, but these articles struck me as pretty darn funny:

Iran slams European states anti-Islamic moves, Islamic Republic News Agency.

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said that "Bern’s decision to halt building new minarets was “against the prestige of a country which claims to be an advocate of democracy and human rights.”

"Mottaki added that the act “will damage Switzerland’s image as a pioneer of respecting human rights among Muslims' public opinion.”

"“Values such as tolerance, dialogue and respecting others' religious should never be put to referendum,” Mottaki told his Swiss counterpart."

And this:

Saudi scholars slam Swiss minaret ban, gulfnews.com.

"Shaikh Abdul Mohsen Al Shahri, an eminent scholar in Islamic jurisprudence, said that the Swiss referendum was part of a new hostile campaign unleashed against Islam and Muslims in the West. “This is a clear evidence of the racial and religious segregation still prevails in the West, especially in a country, which boasts of an exemplary model of democratic ideals,” he said adding that this serves as a severe blow to the so called secular image of Switzerland.

"Meanwhile, the Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Prof. Ekmeliddin Ihsanoglu voiced disappointment and concern over the Swiss public referendum to ban building of minarets in the mosques in Switzerland.

"The Secretary General of OIC, which groups 57 Muslim countries, qualified the ban as an unfortunate development that would tarnish the image of Switzerland as a country upholding respect for diversity, freedom of religion and human rights.

"He described this as the latest example of growing anti-Islamic incitements in Europe by the extremist, anti-immigrant, xenophobic, racist, scare-mongering ultra-right politicians who reign over common sense, wisdom and universal values.

"The Chief of OIC, which represents about 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide, expressed his deep regret that at a time when the Muslim world and Muslim societies around the world have been engaged in a struggle to fight extremism, the Western societies are being hostage to extremists who exploit Islam as a scapegoat and a springboard to develop their own political agenda which in turn contributes to polarization and fragmentation in the societies."

And this from that freedom-loving Kadhafi:

Swiss minaret ban invitation for attacks, Maktoob News.

"Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi said the Swiss referendum banning the building of new minarets was an invitation for Al-Qaeda to launch attacks in Europe, the official news agency JANA reported on Sunday.

""They pretend they are 'fighting Al-Qaeda and terrorism' whereas in fact they have just rendered it the greatest service," he said, referring to Switzerland with disdain as "the mafia of the world."

""Al-Qaeda militants are now saying: 'We warned you that they were our enemies... Look at what they are doing in Europe. Come and join us for a jihad (holy war) against Europe,'" Kadhafi said."

It is interesting, isn't it, that the Iranian foreign minister, Saudi scholars, the secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Conference, and Kadhafi are supporting the cause for freedom of religion, human rights, tolerance, democratic rights, respect for diversity, and universal values.