The Swiss politician Daniel Streich, who rose to fame as a result of his opposition of mosques in his homeland, has now embracced the faith he reveiled.
Daniel Streich was a member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP) in Swizerland. A well-known politician, Streich led the calls for a ban on minarets accross the country. He was active in building anti-Muslim sentiments throughout Swizerland. This sustained campaign led to him being given a high ranking position in the Swiss Army.
SVP Witch Hunt
Streich left the SVP in November 2009 calling his party's campaign against Islam as a 'Witch Hunt'. The date coincided with the second anniversary of Streich's conversion which he had kept for secret from the party.
With the party's campaign to ban minarets leading to a referendum, Streich said the situation had become unbearable for him.
Swizerland Minaret Ban & Daniel Streich
In the lead up to the ban Streich said "If the initiative passes, it will an absolute deep blow for me. I would have to ask myself, why i applied myself Profesdionally & politically for over 30 years for this political system. It is worthy of Swizerland to force Muslims to practice their faith in back alleys.
Streich is a military instructor in Swiss Army and was said to be a commited Cristian reading the Bible & attending Church regularly.
He was also commited to his party (SVP) & stood as a local politician in commune of Bulle.
Daniel Streich Conversion to Islam
Streich attemped to understand Islamic teachings & Quran in order to argue against Muslims on tenets of their faith. In the course of his efforts the ex-Christian began to agree with & acknowledge the proclamations of the Qur'an.
"Islam offers me logical answers to important life questions, which, in the end, I never found in Cristianity ,"says Streich. He is now a commited Muslim, who attends the moaque, recites Qur'an & prays five times a day.
Post-Conversation Life for Daniel Streich
Streich has now focussed his intentions on participating in the building of the new Conservative Democratic Party in the Canton of Freiburg Freich's new movement is in contrast to his previous one & aims to promote religious tolerence & peaceful cooperative living, inspite of the fact that ban on mosques minarets has gained a legal status.
He is vehemently opposed to Muslim ban & is hoping to establish Swizerland's fifth and the most beautiful mosque in Europe.
Meanwhile the SVP have raised concern over Streich's position as military commander in the army in the aftermath of his conversion citing him as a security risk. SVP-National Council member Alfred Heer cited the Fort Hood shooting spree as an example.
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