The 2015 Refugee Crisis Was Actually a Boon for Europe
Source: Foreign Affairs As the EU Scrambles to Halt the Next Wave, Here’s What Happened to the Last One By Paul Hockenos March 19, 2020 On the border between Greece […]
Kids are regurgitating Brexit hate – it’s time they finally heard the truth about immigration
Young people want to be able to understand how the past relates to the present day. We owe it to them to be honest, writes Beki Martin The prejudicial […]
No more empty apologies for Windrush. Britain has to face the ugly truth about empire, starting with education
No one should be delivering immigration policy without a thorough knowledge of what came before. But it’s not just the government, we need to reform the curriculum, writes Kimberly McIntosh […]
Swedish MP Warns of ‘Arabisation’ as Arabic Becomes Main Language in Some Preschools
As Arabic has become the main language at several preschools in Ronneby, Blekinge County, it’s led to communication problems between staff and children. Moderate Party MP Hanif Bali tweeted […]
‘This is where my everything is’: US citizen suddenly faces deportation
Apparent targeting of family whose relative was convicted of terror attack prompts accusations of ‘collective punishment’ Aviva Stahl in New York Sat 30 Nov 2019 A New Yorker […]
In the ghetto: Denmark wants to break up ethnic enclaves. What is wrong with them? Does ethnic segregation harm immigrants?
FOR A SO-CALLED ghetto, Mjolnerparken seems rather pleasant. The public-housing complex in Copenhagen contains well-tended playgrounds full of cavorting children and their Somali- and Pakistani-Danish mothers. But it is a […]
The remembrance poppy is becoming a weapon against immigrants to Canada. We need to remember everyone’s contribution to the war
How come the institutional memory fails the right wing so badly in modern politics? Did all these soldiers, women as well as men, die for Canada and its allies […]
Canada Member of Regina mosque, site of a poppy box for weeks, responds to Don Cherry
By Connor O’Donovan Global News Posted November 10, 2019 – “I was disappointed.” Those were the first words spoken by Dr. Habib ur Rehman, the president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
Horror as THIRTY-NINE bodies – including one teenager – are found in a lorry container in Essex four days after it entered UK as driver, 25, from Northern Ireland is arrested in one of Britain’s biggest-ever murder probes
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred. Saving one is like the saving of the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Police found 39 people dead inside a lorry […]
The Displaced: The African Country that wants refugees
In 2018 – more than 35,000 people were forced to flee their homes every day – that’s one every two seconds. This story is part of a BBC News series, […]
Race in Britain: the best books to help understand
From fiction to fact, polemic to memoir, Nikesh Shukla chooses five indispensable books on race issues Nikesh Shukla Mon 26 Aug 2019 Reni Eddo-Lodge’s award-winning book Why I’m No Longer […]
Muslims Raise Over $100,000 In Bail Funds To Free Detained Migrant Parents
The “Muslims for Migrants” campaign has already secured the release of six detained parents. By Carol Kuruvilla, HuffPost US American Muslims have raised over $100,000 this month to help migrant parents detained by the U.S. government post bail and reunite with their kids. The “Muslims for Migrants” campaign has already […]
Netherlands: Geert Wilders: ‘We’ll stop Islam and strengthen the rule of law’
Netherlands party leader proposes to limit Islam in country: ‘We’re strong enough to do that.’ Mordechai Sones, 13/08/19 Netherlands Party for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders declared that limiting Islam’s […]
Hidden talents: Swiss start-up incubator bets on migrants and refugees
By Dominique Soguel-dit-Picard Jul 24, 2019 – 10:00 Refugees and migrants can be people in dire need – a potential burden to host states and communities. That widespread perception […]
Telfs: A Turkish town in the heart of Europe
ANADOLU AGENCY INNSBRUCK 24.07.2019 Telfs is a small town in Austria’s Innsbruck, in the state of Tyrol. It stands out with its green landscape, peaceful atmosphere and touristic activities. […]
This German city had few foreigners. Then refugees changed it in some surprising ways.
Griff Witte, Luisa Beck FRANKFURT AN DER ODER, Germany —“Don’t make me cry, too,” Shefaa Alfrag told a sobbing 3-year-old Zoey. It was the last day of Alfrag’s teaching […]
Majority of Canadians against accepting more refugees, poll suggests
76 per cent of respondents say Canada should do more to encourage skilled labour immigration Sorce: CBC News By Angela Johnston A pre-election survey conducted for CBC News suggests Canadians are […]
Minority report How the Sikhs integrated in Switzerland
By Anand Chandrasekhar This content was published on July 1, 2019 The first Sikhs to settle in Switzerland faced hardship because of their distinct appearance and traditions. A book published […]
‘There aren’t many fairytale endings’: behind the bleak immigration exhibition
The work of 75 artists from over 15 countries is being shown at a tough, timely exhibition looking at displacement and migration on a global scale Nadja Sayej Mon […]
Britain’s disappeared: how refugees get stuck in indefinite detention
There are no mass graves in Britain, but there are other ways people can vanish. By Jonathan Wittenberg Fri 28 Jun 2019 I looked online and immediately found the […]
