4 March 2011 Germany’s new Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich reignited a bitter debate over Islam this week after he said the religion did not “belong” in the country, prompting a call on Friday for him to give up charge of the government’s Islam conference. During his first public appearance as interior minister on Thursday, Friedrich…
4 March 2011 What caused a young man in Frankfurt to turn to radical Islam and kill two US airmen? Newspapers in The Local’s media roundup on Friday try to make sense of a senseless act. A top German lawmaker called Friday for the expulsion of “hate preachers” in the wake of the shooting. “Religious…
16 February 2011 “Almanya,” a Turkish-German film debuting at the Berlinale, has received rave reviews for its humorous and sensitive take on immigration and integration. The Local spoke with the sisters behind the movie about learning to live and laugh together. Chancellor Angela Merkel may have recently declared that multiculturalism is officially dead in Germany,…
News Agencies – February 10, 2011 French President Nicolas Sarkozy has declared that multiculturalism had failed, joining a growing number of world leaders or former leaders who have condemned it. He responded to the policy which advocates that host societies welcome and foster distinct cultural and religious immigrant groups.“The French national community cannot accept a…
9 December 2010 An Islamic centre in Berlin was hit by an arson attack on Thursday, with an assailant hurling a petrol bomb against the building’s facade. It was the third such incident involving a Muslim building in the capital in a fortnight. The assailant threw a bottle filled with flammable liquid against the front…
