July 24, 2011 Members of ANELD (L’Association nationale des élus locaux de la diversité), an advocacy group representing elected local officials from ethnic and religious minorities, have stated that it’s time for France to compile statistics on its ethnically diverse population. The organization deals with issues related to ethnic diversity in France, including employment,…
23.06.2011 Muslim Tory minister Sayeeda Warsi criticized Pakistan for denying women rights that were granted in the Qur’an 1,400 years ago. Therefore, according to Warsi, “Pakistan is failing to live up to one of the tenets of Islam which guarantees rights to all women” (Guardian). While preparing to become the first British minister to address…
The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) president Mohammed Moussaoui recent noted that the organization “decided to send a delegation to attend the Christmas mass of our Coptic brothers Friday, in France.” He added that “These Christian minorities should be able to practice their religious safely.”
NYT Op-ED Columnist: NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF “…I hereby apologize to Muslims for the wave of bigotry and simple nuttiness that has lately been directed at you. The venom on the airwaves, equating Muslims with terrorists, should embarrass us more than you. Muslims are one of the last minorities in the United States that it is…
Iben Helqvist Research Assistant Centre for Social Entrepreneurship Roskilde University Universitetsvej 1 4000 Roskilde Denmark [email protected] Area of Expertise: – Muslim interest groups – Political representation of Muslim minorities – Muslim civil societies in Scandinavia, Germany and the US CV available here Narrative bio: Iben Helqvist holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Roskilde…
