Islamophobia, the new anti-Semitism

15 October 2010 Having seen the disastrous consequences of virulent anti-Semitism firsthand, Germany must lead the fight against Europe’s rising intolerance towards Muslims, writes The Local’s Marc Young in this op-ed: “Let me be painfully clear here — I am in no way equating the persecution Jews suffered at the hands of the Nazis with…

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Brain drain: Highly qualified German-Turks emigrate to Turkey

22 October 2010 Increasing numbers of highly skilled German-Turkish labourers leave Germany behind and return to their parents’ country of origin. Business people, IT professionals or engineers turn their backs at a job market that does not provide them with the same chances like their non-migrant German peers, and turn to a country they hardly…

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Tromsö Mosque Debated, Again

October 24 Once again the controversy over a Mosque Muslims and others would like to see built in the town of Tromsø in Norway is making the news. The Mosque, which is planned to be built in a “Norwegian Style” have been promised funding from a private Saudi sponsor. Rather than a symbol of an…

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London, Ontario Convention Centre Refuses to Host Controversial Speaker

The National Post – October 22, 2010 Organizers of an upcoming talk by conservative writer Mark Steyn planned for London, Ont., say they were muzzled by a local city-owned convention centre. A trio of bloggers who run the site StrictlyRight.com inquired about booking a Nov. 1 speech for Mr. Steyn at the London Convention Centre….

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Ismaili Leader Aga Khan Celebrates Canadian Pluralism

The Toronto Star – October 15, 2010 In a world where technology and human migration push people of differing backgrounds increasingly “in each other’s face,” spiritual leader the Aga Khan hailed Canada as a country that has got pluralism right.The religious leader — imam — of the world’s 14 million Shia Ismaili Muslims praised this…

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