Integration through Sports – A young multicultural German team

June 8   “Multi-culti” is a vital aspect of the German national team, which is going to compete with 15 other nations for the 2012European football championship in Poland and Ukraine. The selection of seven players with a “migration background” by Head coach Joachim Löw is a living example for successful integration.   In earlier…

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Government seeks to recast relations with British Muslims

The communities secretary, John Denham, is to attempt a fresh start in the government’s relationship with British Muslims after acknowledging that mistakes have been made in the drive against violent extremism in the UK. Denham said he wanted to see a clear policy shift away from defining the government’s relationship with Muslim communities entirely in…

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Ukraine’s Muslims are part of ‘Muslim European Community’

“Ukraine is a European country and the Muslims of Ukraine are part of the Muslim European community,” according to the head of the Federation of Islamic Organizations of Europe (FIOE) — yet another way in which the people of Ukraine are underscoring their attachment to Europe rather than Eurasia. During a visit to the Islamic…

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Ukraine: Mecca night club in Kiev is renamed after the protest of Muslims

A nightclub in Kiev has been renamed to “No Name” after criticism erupted over its earlier name, “Mecca.” Muslims in Kiev reportedly referred to the earlier name as “an open provocation.” “Giving names of Muslim holy places to hot spots shows utter contempt for Muslims of the Ukraine and the whole world. We therefore, demand…

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Ukraine: Introducing Muslim Fashion to Ukraine

Olga Kokalits, a 25-year old Ukrainian Muslim convert, won a fashion contest as the best fashion designer contest last week in the Ukraine. Kokalits said that she felt that “it was a duty” to take part in a fashion show sponsored by the state, presenting a selection of 10 different Islamic attires varying from wedding…

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