Through the process of globalisation, in which increased migration and advanced possibilities of communication are major factors, the socio-cultural and religious landscape has undergone major modifications worldwide. Religion and religious movements in general have come to the fore, but also religious minorities have gained importance in influencing cultural, social, juridical, political and economic issues of…
Cut back on Christmas cheer, says a new report by the UK think-tank The Institute of Public Policy Research. The report was unwelcome to the Muslim community. In a bid to keep mainstream religious celebration politically correct for ethnic minorities the Institute suggests scrapping festivities so as not to offend minority communities.http://themuslimweekly.com/fullstoryview.aspx?NewsID=1C478BB83DA79EF480E2A0A4&MENUID=HOMENEWS&DESCRIPTION=UK%20News
{Racial and religious minorities tend to be under-represented in legislatures} The political representation of racial minorities troubles in almost every country, rich or poor. At one end of the income scale, Switzerland held an election on October 21st that turned on the treatment of foreigners-perhaps understandably in a country where a fifth of the population…
Starting in November, the Flemish job agency VDAB will visit unemployed immigrants and minorities in their home to help find them jobs and reduce unemployment among minorities. According to VDAB, one in six unemployed persons in Belgium is of ethnic background.
PARIS – France’s ethnic minorities are trapped in social and economic “ghettos” because of an “insidious racism” tolerated by French politicians, a senior UN envoy warned Friday, September 28. “Racism is alive, insidious and clearly targeted at those ‘visible’ minorities of immigrant heritage, the majority of whom are French citizens,” UN independent expert on minority…
