November 19, 2010 Arsham Parsi escaped Iran five years ago and has since assisted 50 gay Iranians to safety in Canada (and consulting on 250 other cases) with the COSTI Immigration services in downtown Toronto. The arrival of lesbian and gay refugees to Canada is difficult. Temporary asylum can be even more damaging than the…
News Agencies – November 26, 2010 A practice teacher in Tournefeuille, near Toulouse, refused to remove her headscarf when teaching to primary public school children and has been fired. The young woman whose identity has not been released is a recent convert to Islam and has demonstrated no intention to appeal the decision. She has…
News Agencies – November 25, 2010 French women were called on to perform the “militant act” of wearing a skirt to protest violence against women. At least 135,000 women are taking part in the protest, according to its Facebook page, organised by rights group Neither Whores Nor Submissives (NPNS) as part of the International Day…
News Agencies – November 23, 2010 Muslims face “massive discrimination” when applying for jobs, according to the first major academic study of anti-Muslim bias among employers in France. The French study found that a fictional job applicant with a traditionally Christian first name was more than two-and-a-half times more likely to receive a response from…
November 24 2010 Three men from Amsterdam were arrested on Tuesday afternoon for alleged involvement in a Belgian terrorist plot. They have been remanded in custody and are accused of preparing a terrorist attack on an unknown target. The men, aged 25, 26 and 28, are alleged to have recruited jihad fighters and funding from…
