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Pew Research Center survey reveals insights into relationship between Christian identity and views regarding Muslims

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A survey from the Pew Research Center has reveals insights into the relationship between Christian identity and views regarding religious minorities and immigrants. Christian identity in Europe “is associated with higher levels of negative sentiment towards immigrants and religious minorities” as “self-identified Christians – whether they attend church or not – are more likely than religiously unaffiliated people to express negative views of immigrants, as well as of Muslims and Jews”.

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Netherlands Most Likely EU Country to Grant Asylum Seekers Residency

Euro-Islam11 years ago01 mins

24 May 2013 The Netherlands is more likely to give asylum seekers residency papers than the rest of the European Union, according to the head of the Dutch immigration service. In 2012, 13,650 people applied for asylum in the Netherlands, a drop of almost 7% on 2011. The reduction was particularly apparent in the first…

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Right to Asylum: the Court of Justice of the European Union defines religious persecution and reinforces freedom of religion

Euro-Islam12 years ago02 mins

September 5 The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Luxembourg has issued an important sentence in favor of religious freedom. The sentence defines what type of infringement on freedom of religion justifies the granting of refugee status. According to this directive, Member States of the European Union should in principle grant refugee…

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Gay Iraqis Qualify for Asylum in Netherlands

Euro-Islam12 years ago01 mins

12 July 2012 Following a foreign affairs ministry report criticizing the treatment of homosexuals in Iraq, Immigration Minister Gerd Leers has announced that they qualify for asylum in the Netherlands. In a briefing regarding the decision Leers noted that in order to qualify, individuals will have to prove that they are from Iraq.

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Iraqi Asylum Seekers to be Repatriated

Euro-Islam12 years ago01 mins

21 June 2012 Negotiations over the place of a group of Iraqi asylum seekers in the Netherlands continue. Immigration Minister Gerd leers and his Iraqi counterpart Shafiq Duski met in the Hague this week and will again meet in Baghdad in September. The Netherlands offered a fund of 5.5million euros to Iraq to reintegrate…

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