French advocacy group calls for increased statistics on religious minorities

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,

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French Confusion On Meaning of Burqa, Niqab and Hijab

As the debate rages on in France over burqa, an outfit covering the whole body from head to toe and wore by some Muslim women, Muslims believe the fuss has served to highlight one scary fact; that French people don’t know a burqa from a niqab and hijab. The furor was sparked in France since

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Minister of Diversity and Equal Opportunities calls for ethnic-origin statistics in France

French minister of Diversity and Equal Opportunities Yazid Sabeg has reopened debate on whether France should officially collect ethnic-origin statistics. Should Nicholas Sarkozy agree with Sabeg’s initiative, debate in the Republic is assured among both the Right and the Left. Many opponents have argued that such statistics create divisions among the population and highlight difference.

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French “Chief of Diversity” calls for changes in French diversity model

Yazid Sabeg issued a wakeup call to the French nation, which has already suffered major rioting from alienated immigrant youth in the country’s social housing projects. President Nicolas Sarkozy appointed Sabeg in December 2008 to the newly created position of diversity and equality commissioner. He is to oversee a government action plan aimed at putting

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