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Greece: After a new holistic education program, the number of Muslim pupils grows in schools of northern Greece

researcher15 years ago15 years ago01 mins

The number of Muslim children entering secondary education in Thessaloniki has grown fourfold, ten years after a groundbreaking program was introduced to produce modern materials for speakers of other languages whose cultural identity was once deemed incompatible with mainstream teaching methods. Among the program’s successes has been the introduction of bilingual textbooks, schoolbooks, digital and…

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Sweden: Debate over language ban proposal in schools and classrooms

researcher15 years ago14 years ago02 mins

According to a Liberal Party working group, elementary students in Sweden with foreign backgrounds should no longer be allowed to study math in their native language. “We are very skeptical toward the experiment taking place around Sweden right now, with maths being taught in Arabic. The risk is that it will worsen students’ development of…

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Primary school wins national award

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A Merseyside primary school that has built-in prayer rooms for Muslim pupils has been named the best primary in the country for including children of all backgrounds. At Kingsley community primary school in Toxteth around 85 per cent of pupils are from an ethnic background. The school celebrates difference and promotes inclusion and harmony has…

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Immigrants find a new voice on the airwaves

Euro-Islam16 years ago01 mins

Italy’s 3.5 million immigrants are finding new ways to express their voices, as ethnic radio stations are thriving in Italy. Listeners can turn into some 40 ethnic programs across the country, in languages from Romani to Bengali, while others are broadcast in Italian, in hopes of legitimizing themselves as part of Italian culture. In several…

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Erdogan’s Visit Leaves German Conservatives Fuming

Euro-Islam16 years ago02 mins

Conservative German politicians have accused Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan of interfering in German affairs and harming efforts to integrate the country’s Turks. Are they really that angry or do they just want to whip up sentiment against Turkey’s bid to join the EU? German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her conservatives have heaped criticism on Turkish…

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