By: İBRAHİM KALIN October 28, 2010 Has multiculturalism run its course in Europe? If one takes a picture of certain European countries today and freezes it, that would be the logical conclusion. The European right is thriving on anti-immigrant attitudes and is likely to continue to reap the benefits in the short term. But there…
28 September 2010 A Muslim immigrant in Germany who asked his insurance firm to cover the costs of a maid while he recovered from a serious accident had his claim rejected on the grounds that according to his religion, husbands don’t do the housework anyway. The 79-year-old Algerian man had been seriously injured after being…
The Canadian federal minister for the status of women, Rona Ambrose, went to an immigrant health centre to issue a warning that honor killings and other violence against women will not be tolerated in Canada. “There is a small minority in some communities who use violence against women as a method of avenging their so-called…
A recent study entitled “Learning to Live Together at School” commissioned by the Ministry of Education has led to “alarming” discoveries, according to the head researcher Edit Schlaffer. Claudia Schmied, the Minister of Education, has herself stated that the study is for internal use only, and that details will not be given, though a summary…
Following national elections, a study published by the Centre for Political Participation (IPP) shows that the percentage of immigrant parliamentarians has increased slightly compared to 2006. The percentage of non-Western immigrants in parliament now sites at 10.7%, (16 people) up from 8% (12 people) in previous elections.
