Events and Comments
A first UK helpline for victims of Islamophobia is being set up amid concerns that incidents are not being reported or properly categorised
21.02.2012
Last year 2,000 hate crimes were recorded against different faiths in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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DEAFENING SILENCE
16.02.2012
There’s a tricky situation about controversial website set up by Geert Wilders's far-right Freedom Party, which consists different kinds of complains about east and central Europeans living and working in the Netherlands. The Dutch prime minister was invited to break the silence and explain his government’s position in front of the parliament. Anyway, he refused and it seems that the broader European public will make up its mind on which side he stands.
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By Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini Documentary Filmmakers
07.02.2012
Capitol Vérité: Inside Immigration Policymaking
Filmmakers describe what it means to film a movie about legislative process of immigration reform on Capitol Hill. It took them six years and 1400 hours of footage. Here is their true story about documentary filmmakers amongst politicians.
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There is a dispute in a German society whether it is ethical to publish quotes from Hitler’s «Mein Kampf» or not
26.01.2012
What on Earth does the Jewish community in Germany make of the flurry of headlines this week that described substantial anti-Semitism, and how have they reacted to plans to publish extracts from Mein Kampf?
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Viewpoints: Anti-Muslim prejudice in Europe.
21.01.2012
Here are the views of Muslims from around Europe on whether they think anti-Muslim attitudes are now considered acceptable in their countries.
Baroness Warsi, the chairman of the main party in Britain's governing coalition, has said that anti-Muslim prejudice has "passed the dinner table test" and become socially acceptable in the UK.
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Canada bans the burqa during citizenship oath
18.12.2011
The Canadian government is placing a ban on face coverings such as niqabs for people swearing their oath of citizenship, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Monday. The ban takes effect immediately.
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