The Turkish Film Director, Fatih Akin, who grew up in Germany and received several important prizes for his film in Europe, said that he will not attend the gala night of his film ‘Soul Kitchen’ which will be on December 16 to protest the prohibition of minaret construction in Switzerland. Fatih Akin wrote a letter to the Swiss press and said that such a referendum did not fit an understanding that encourages people with different races and religious to live together peacefully. He stated that he was concerned of the result of the referendum as the child of a Muslim father and mother who see the minarets not only as the symbol of Islam but an architectural element that complements a place of worship.
Source: ntvmsnbc (Turkey), December 3, 2009
