UN religious freedom expert blasts Swiss move to ban burqa
BY ANADOLU AGENCY GENEVA EUROPE MAR 08, 2021 A poster of the initiative “Yes to the burqa-ban” is seen in Oberdorf, in the canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland, Feb. 16, 2021. […]
Covid Germany: ‘90% of severely ill patients have migrant background’
Tim Stickings For Mailonline Coronavirus infections fall in England by two thirds during lockdown, research… More than 90 per cent of severely ill coronavirus patients in Germany have a ‘migrant […]
Immigration to Canada falls by half on COVID-19 pandemic disruptions
Final government data shows Canada added 184,370 permanent residents in 2020 Published: February 12, 2021 A traveller wearing a protective mask walks through Vancouver International Aiport (YVR) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Image Credit: Bloomberg Immigration into Canada fell by almost half last year, hitting […]
Dutch child care subsidies scandal exposes country’s systematic xenophobia, Turkophobia
BY ŞEYMA NAZLI GÜRBÜZ ISTANBUL NEWS ANALYSIS JAN 19, 2021 Seemingly a simple case of tax fraud at first glance, the recent child subsidies scandal that ousted the Dutch government […]
Study: Germany needs 260,000 immigrants a year to meet labor demand
A study has found that migrant labor from within the European Union will fall short of the economy’s needs. To plug the gap, Germany will need 146,000 workers per year […]
The Other Face of Europe
Young Arabs living in Europe often feel marginalised in their societies, leaving some vulnerable to radicalisation. In European cities, young people of Arab descent often see themselves as socially, economically and culturally excluded from their immediate environment. In some cases, they are also vulnerable to radicalisation. In Belgium, the densely […]
French politician Marine Le Pen calls for ban on immigration from Pakistan
Thousands of protestors in Bangladesh even burned effigies of Macron October 31, 2020 File photo of Marine Le Pen French leader Marine Le Pen, in light of protests in Pakistan […]
Europe’s migration ‘crisis’ isn’t about numbers. It’s about prejudice
Source: The Guardian By Shada Islam, who is a Brussels-based commentator on EU affairs. She runs New Horizons project, a strategy, analysis and advisory company Reforming the EU’s inhumane refugee […]
Canadians increasingly open to welcoming immigrants and refugees – study
Source: MSN By Leyland Cecco Canadians positive even as millions remain out of work and country faces grim economic projections due to pandemic ‘These views are not a blip. They’re […]
Flashback to 2007: Iraqis With Ties to U.S. Cross Border Into Despair
Mustafa Ahmed holds a written death threat and a letter that praises his work for ACDI/VOCA, a U.S.-funded nonprofit group for which he worked. (Photos By Yasmin Mousa For The Washington […]
How migrants are aiding the global fight against coronavirus
Anti-migrant rhetoric has been common in the US during the pandemic, but the country has tallied a total of 214,00 deaths from COVID-19, making it the hardest-hit nation in […]
A third of Swiss residents have migrant background
More than a third of permanent residents over 15 in Switzerland have a migrant background, according to the latest statistics. Nearly 38% of permanent residents were of migrant origin in 2019 (2.7 million), up 1.3% on the previous […]
Refugees are not burdens, they are assets. The pandemic is our chance to reset Britain’s approach to migrants
Having fled the war and torture of the Assad regime in Syria, I now call the UK home. © Provided by The Independent Intolerance is a danger. It’s Hate Crime […]
Egypt town fears worst for local men lost en route to Europe
Journey men took became terrifying ordeal long before they reached shores of Mediterranean By AFP – Oct 07,2020 – JORDAN TIMES Egyptian Karim Farrag displays a photo of […]
Dutch activists want to airlift migrants off Greek island
By MIKE CORDER, Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A group of Dutch refugee activists is planning to fly an empty plane to the Greek island of Lesbos in […]
Channel Crossings: Migrants found on Essex beach deported to France and Germany
© Provided by The IndependentMore than a dozen migrants landing at a beach in Essex after crossing the English Channel in small boats have been returned to Germany and France, said the Home Office.Much of the focus in managing migrant crossings has been on Kent, but UK Border Force officials were waiting for […]
The nightmare of growing up as a Muslim American after 9/11
With each hearing as I sat in the courtroom where our fates were being determined, I started feeling less and less American and more and more an outsider Anisa Noor […]
Separate reports find that the integration of migrants in Germany is proceeding ‘well’
Source: Migrants Info By Sertan Sanderson Four scientific studies in Germany conclude that the integration of migrants and refugees is proceeding increasingly well. The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) […]
Greece secretly expels over 1,000 refugees, abandoning them at sea
August 17, 2020 at 2:39 pm | Published in: Europe & Russia, Greece, Middle East, News, Syria, Turkey Migrants are seen on a inflatable boat as they try to reach Greece [file photo] August 17, 2020 […]
Where Do I Fit In As A Black British Muslim Woman?
Dahaba Ali Hussen 6 hrs ago “You’re a dirty Afghan,” the white boy in my class spat at me. I was only 13 years old when I heard these words. […]
