Germany: "People are afraid of this Islam ... that's why people also don't want to see Turkey in the EU"
Via Qantara:
Chairman of the German Bundestag's Committee on Foreign Affairs, Ruprecht Polenz, argues in favour of Turkish accession to the EU, and grapples with negative western perceptions of the nation, as well as of Islam. He spoke to Eren Güvercin
UK: Majority have no opinion about Islam
UK: Majority have no opinion about Islam
Not a catchy headline, but much closer to reality than the Guardian's "Three-quarters of non-Muslims believe Islam negative for Britain"
Apparently, the Guardian, and other news agencies reporting about this survey, did not bother to read the report. Just scanning the report (PDF), and going past the headlines page ("75% believed Islam and Muslims had provided a negative contribution to society"), I couldn't see the data proving this.
Not a catchy headline, but much closer to reality than the Guardian's "Three-quarters of non-Muslims believe Islam negative for Britain"
Apparently, the Guardian, and other news agencies reporting about this survey, did not bother to read the report. Just scanning the report (PDF), and going past the headlines page ("75% believed Islam and Muslims had provided a negative contribution to society"), I couldn't see the data proving this.
Labels:
anti-Islamism,
Location: United Kingdom
Berlin: Proposal to allow shroud burial
Berlin: Proposal to allow shroud burial
In the future, deceased in Berlin it might be possible to be buried in a shroud, without a coffin. The Senate would deal with the issue for the first time on Tuesday. The proposal is part of the new integration act and says that for religious reasons it would be possible to bury a body in a shroud, without a coffin.
In the future, deceased in Berlin it might be possible to be buried in a shroud, without a coffin. The Senate would deal with the issue for the first time on Tuesday. The proposal is part of the new integration act and says that for religious reasons it would be possible to bury a body in a shroud, without a coffin.
Labels:
Burial,
Location: Germany
Denmark: DPP want to know cost of non-Western immigration
Denmark: DPP want to know cost of non-Western immigration
The Danish People's Party wants a government committee to calculate every year how much non-Western immigrants are costing Danish society. This new demand is a central requirement from the government, reports Berlingske Tidende. This way people will know how much the New Danes are costing the ethnic Danes.
The Danish People's Party wants a government committee to calculate every year how much non-Western immigrants are costing Danish society. This new demand is a central requirement from the government, reports Berlingske Tidende. This way people will know how much the New Danes are costing the ethnic Danes.
Labels:
Immigration,
Location: Denmark
Germany: Concern about radicalizing youth
Germany: Concern about radicalizing youth
Via NYT:
Before Abi left her parents’ house in northern Germany last year, she asked her father, “Daddy, what can I bring you from my journey?” He looked up from his book and answered, “Some perfumed oil.” “Will do,” she said, hugging him goodbye.
He is still waiting, more than a year later, for her to return.
Labels:
Location: Germany,
Muslim World,
terrorism
Denmark: Holiday welfare-fraud
Denmark: Holiday welfare-fraud
Many welfare recipients go on vacation via Germany to avoid their trip abroad being registered in Denmark. This allows the welfare recipients to go on vacation without fear of losing their benefits, though it's illegal and is considered benefit fraud.
A few less-sophisticated leave via airports in Denmark, where the risk of being discovered by tax inspectors is much higher.
Many welfare recipients go on vacation via Germany to avoid their trip abroad being registered in Denmark. This allows the welfare recipients to go on vacation without fear of losing their benefits, though it's illegal and is considered benefit fraud.
A few less-sophisticated leave via airports in Denmark, where the risk of being discovered by tax inspectors is much higher.
Labels:
Crime,
Finance,
Location: Denmark
Sweden: Unmarried Iranians asylum risk
Sweden: Unmarried Iranians asylum risk
Via SR:
Via SR:
The newspaper “Dagens Nyheter” reports than an Iranian researcher has been denied a visa to attend a science conference in Sweden because she is unmarried.
Two Iranian women researchers had been invited to the Institute of Mathematical Statistics annual meeting, which opens in Gothenburg August 9.
Both were denied visas by the Swedish Embassy in Tehran, but after the conference organizers contacted the embassy, one was allowed to travel.
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Netherlands: Minority gov't talks, Muslim CDA members oppose plan
Netherlands: Minority gov't talks, Muslim CDA members oppose plan
Immediately after the Dutch general elections, I polled my readers and asked whether they think Wilders would be a minister in the next Dutch government. 83% said he would. At the moment, Wilders as minister doesn't seem very likely, but what is looking more probable is a Danish-style minority cabinet, supported from outside the government by the PPV.
Via RNW:
CDA leader Verhagen said he trusted that a minority VVD-CDA cabinet supported by the PVV would result in a stable coalition. He said it was clear there were differences of opinion between the CDA and PVV on issues such as Islam and freedom of religion, which was one of the reasons negotiations were focussing on a minority cabinet because a coalition including both CDA and PVV proved impossible.
Mr Verhagen also said he was convinced that the current negotiations could lead to a coalition agreement which would do justice to the CDA principles regarding the freedom of religion and of education. The two parties would “not seek to conceal, but rather accept each other’s differences”, the CDA leader said.
More info on the coalition talks at Snouck and Klein Verzet.
Immediately after the Dutch general elections, I polled my readers and asked whether they think Wilders would be a minister in the next Dutch government. 83% said he would. At the moment, Wilders as minister doesn't seem very likely, but what is looking more probable is a Danish-style minority cabinet, supported from outside the government by the PPV.
Via RNW:
CDA leader Verhagen said he trusted that a minority VVD-CDA cabinet supported by the PVV would result in a stable coalition. He said it was clear there were differences of opinion between the CDA and PVV on issues such as Islam and freedom of religion, which was one of the reasons negotiations were focussing on a minority cabinet because a coalition including both CDA and PVV proved impossible.
Mr Verhagen also said he was convinced that the current negotiations could lead to a coalition agreement which would do justice to the CDA principles regarding the freedom of religion and of education. The two parties would “not seek to conceal, but rather accept each other’s differences”, the CDA leader said.
More info on the coalition talks at Snouck and Klein Verzet.
Labels:
Location: Netherlands,
Politics
EU: Survey of young Moroccans
EU: Survey of young Moroccans
The Moroccan city of Ifrane recently hosted the first forum for young Moroccans abroad, organized by the Council for the Moroccans Community Abroad (CCME)
One of the topic discussed was a survey conducted by the BVA agency among 2,610 Moroccans aged 18-34 from six different countries: the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain and Italy.
The survey is comprehensive, but was pretty much ignored by the media. The Dutch media, for example, did report about it, but only focused on the Moroccans in the Netherlands.
The Yabiladi site published the entire survey. I did not summarize it all. Instead I bring several of the Q&As below, especially those focusing on identity. Click on the images to enlarge the charts.
The Moroccan city of Ifrane recently hosted the first forum for young Moroccans abroad, organized by the Council for the Moroccans Community Abroad (CCME)
One of the topic discussed was a survey conducted by the BVA agency among 2,610 Moroccans aged 18-34 from six different countries: the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain and Italy.
The survey is comprehensive, but was pretty much ignored by the media. The Dutch media, for example, did report about it, but only focused on the Moroccans in the Netherlands.
The Yabiladi site published the entire survey. I did not summarize it all. Instead I bring several of the Q&As below, especially those focusing on identity. Click on the images to enlarge the charts.
France: Sarkozy vows to crack down on foreign-born criminals
France: Sarkozy vows to crack down on foreign-born criminals
Via AFP:
French President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed Friday to crack down on foreign-born criminals, pushing his "war on crime" amid fear of violence between police and immigrant minorities.
Sarkozy vowed to strip foreign-born individuals of their French nationality if they attack police or public officials, in the wake of deadly shootings and other violence between police and suspects in largely immigrant districts.
His declaration coincided with evidence of violent behaviour by the authorities themselves: a video of French police violently evicting Africans from a squat in a suburb of Paris.
Via AFP:
French President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed Friday to crack down on foreign-born criminals, pushing his "war on crime" amid fear of violence between police and immigrant minorities.
Sarkozy vowed to strip foreign-born individuals of their French nationality if they attack police or public officials, in the wake of deadly shootings and other violence between police and suspects in largely immigrant districts.
His declaration coincided with evidence of violent behaviour by the authorities themselves: a video of French police violently evicting Africans from a squat in a suburb of Paris.
Labels:
Crime,
Location: France
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