Justice Minister Rachida Dati has turned heads in Paris, having moved out of the maternity ward and into a Cabinet meeting five days after giving birth at age 43. While Dati has wide public support, she has largely fallen out of favor with magistrates, lawyers, and President Nicholas Sarkozy, who many claim propelled the daughter…
Housing Minister Caroline Flint launched a new guide Tuesday showing how housing and regeneration professionals can successfully reach Muslim communities – who can often be more marginalised, socially excluded and poorer than other groups – and improve their participation and acceptance in the wider community. There are over 1.6 million Muslims in the UK, the…
Last week, bulldozers brought down a building housing a Muslim prayer room in Verona, as the land will be turned into a park and parking lot – named after the Italian writer Oriana Falacci. The move comes from the country’s anti-immigrant Northern League, as it carries out its latest mission. Abu Shwaima, the leader of…
The Swedish government proposed a new directive requiring immigrants to have a job and housing before sending for relatives to join them. Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Migration Minister Tobias Billstrom jointly announced the directive. According to the Prime Minister, the proposal is a way to strengthen the government’s job creation policy, and stressed that…
To mark the two year anniversary of the deaths of two-youths Clichy-sous-Bois, Claude Dilain, the Socialist mayor, held a memorial calm memorial service to mark the events. While improvements such as increased voter turnout, funding for housing and infrastructure, and increased educational partnerships, many of the banlieues troubles remain. Unemployment is around 20% – more…
