Concealed intolerance in Ljubljana

Opponents of the building of a mosque in Ljubljana have cited aesthetic reasons for their rejection of this place of worship, but their true motivation is intolerance, writes the daily Dnevnik. "The debate about the aesthetics of the minaret in Ljubljana is nothing more than small-minded intolerance, wrapped up in politically correct cellophane. ... In this case political correctness is simply eyewash for all the tolerant and cultivated people who talk about these things in a civilised manner and would be willing to conduct a respectful intercultural dialogue with representatives of the Islamic faith. ... We must gradually realise that nowadays intolerance does not manifest itself in physical violence. The communication of intolerance in the public sphere has adapted to the demands of modern society; a society that extols the virtues of intercultural dialogue and the democratic spirit."

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