Canadian Citizenship and Immigration minister against burqa law

Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney doesn’t believe in banning the burqa. But Mr. Kenney does think Canadians, Muslim or otherwise, should have to identify themselves visually when voting in federal elections. These comments emerged relating to Bill C-623, a private member’s bill from Conservative MP Steven Blaney. Bill C-623 mandates that “en elector shall…

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French MPs Vote to Strip Criminal Immigrants of their Citizenship

October 12, 2010 French lawmakers approved a bill to strip foreign-born criminals of their French nationality and expel EU citizens for certain crimes, all part of President Nicolas Sarkozy’s law and order crackdown. Members of the lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, passed the measure after a first reading by 294 votes to 239…

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Call for Papers: “Multiculturalism in a Globalised Society: European Muslims, Identity and Citizenship”

Venue: Park Campus, University of Northampton, Northampton NN2 7AL, UK This conference gathers academics, journalists, researchers, policy makers, youth workers, civil society organisations and other members of the public to discuss issues around Muslims in Europe, identity, citizenship and belonging. It aims to address issues relating to Muslims’ engagement or disengagement with the mainstream European…

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Anika Haverig

Project Responsibilities: UK and Germany news and research Contact Information: [email protected] Areas of Expertise: Islam and Muslims in Germany Islam and Muslims in the UK Citizenship Immigrant incorporation and integration in Western Europe Multiculturalism and the “crisis of multiculturalism” Select Publications: Constructing global/ local subjectivities – The New Zealand OE as governance through freedom. Mobilities,…

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New system of achieving points in order to obtain permanent permit of residence may exclude religious organizations

Just a few days after the government and Danish People’s Party presented a new law for foreigners in Denmark – a much debated system of obtaining points in order to get a permanent permit of residence – the bill seems to run into problems. According to the bill a foreigner will need to obtain a…

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