Let illegals work! say small businesses

Unizo, the Flemish small business association, has called for workers across the European Union to be given access to jobs in the Belgian labor market. Citing a shortage of workers, the association also states that the number of job vacancies in Flanders is twice the number of job seekers. Unizo favors giving illegal immigrants who…

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    The Institute of Islamic Studies of Aragon aspires to be “reference center” in Arab studies

    The Institute of Islamic Studies and the Middle East of Aragon (IEIOP)is in collaborative works with the University of Zaragoza and the Superior Center for Investigative Sciences to create three research ares related to Arab studies. The three projects include: Humanities (centered on Arab and Islamic studies), Middle East research, and Islamic Art History. The…

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    Headscarf ban for employees in Ghent

    Ghent, Belgium’s third largest city, has banned employees from wearing Muslims headscarves and other religious or political symbols. The ban was proposed by the Flemish liberal party, and approved by the city council. All city personnel such as librarians, child care workers, and such will not be allowed to wear such garments if they come…

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      Dutch lawmaker planning film criticizing the Quran

      The HAGUE — A Dutch conservative lawmaker said Wednesday he is making a film to highlight what he describes as “fascist” passages in the Quran, his latest high profile criticism of Islam. The interior and justice ministers said they were concerned, but believed they had no authority to prevent the lawmaker, Geert Wilders, from screening…

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        Germany fears al Qaeda sympathy rising among Turks

        Germany believes it has moved up al Qaeda’s target list because of its role in Afghanistan, and is especially worried by signs of radicalisation among its 3 million-strong ethnic Turkish community, a senior official said. Mark Trevelyan and Louis Charbonneau report.

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