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Sensitivity Training to Guarantee Better Treatment of Arabs and Muslims at Toronto’s Pearson Airport

Euro-Islam16 years ago02 mins

Five hundred officers at Toronto’s Pearson International, Canada’s busiest airport, will receive sensitivity training to guarantee better treatment of Muslim and Arab passengers. Patrizia Giolti, spokesperson for the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) said, The CBSA constantly takes steps including outreach and training to ensure our services are not discriminatory or perceived to be discriminatory….

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Canadian Arab Federation (CAF) makes News in So-called Radicalism

Euro-Islam16 years ago01 mins

According to the National Post, controversy has emerged on its editorial blog as the CAF (Canadian Arab Federation) recently sponsored an essay contest on The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine where it urged high school students to write about Israel’s wrongdoings. The group has recently announced a second controversial event, a July 14 Toronto speaking event…

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Muslims launch US-wide census

Euro-Islam16 years ago15 years ago01 mins

This summer, a team of Islamic advocacy groups and statistical organizations will begin a nationwide census of American mosques. The initiative is one in which organizers hope will paint a more accurate picture of composition of Muslims in the US. Challenges of the plan include finding all venues in which Muslims pray – as man…

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Critics accuse Hollywood of vilifying Arabs

Euro-Islam16 years ago15 years ago02 mins

American films and TV programs post September 11th have reinforced screen images of Muslims and Arabs as fanatics and villains, argues author Jack Shaheen. Shaheen, in his book Guilty — Hollywood’s Verdict on Arabs after 9/11, praises some post Sept. 11th films for offering more sympathetic images of Muslims and Arabs, but argues that much…

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Terror Alert in Berlin

Euro-Islam16 years ago01 mins

In Berlin police got an advance notice about an allegedly planed terrorist attack against facilities of the Jewish community. The threat was received from the Islamist scene. The police confirmed to be on red alert. Allegedly, four Arabs, who had spied out several Jewish facilities, were arrested.

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