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Dreadful "Democratic" Decision By the Majority of the Swiss
Will rising "Christian fundamentalism" in Europe undermine fundamental human rights?
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Report by the BBC
) Swiss voters have supported a referendum proposal to ban the building of minarets, official results show.
More than 57% of voters and 22 out of 26 cantons - or provinces - voted in favour of the ban. The proposal had been put forward by the Swiss People's Party, (SVP), the largest party in parliament, which says minarets are a sign of Islamisation. The government opposed the ban, saying it would harm Switzerland's image, particularly in the Muslim world.
Islamist Radicalisation: The Challenge for Euro-Mediterranean Relations
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In this 181-page book, Arab and European authors ask whether the EU's current policies are contributing to the radicalisation of Islamist movements in the Middle East and North Africa, and argue in favour of an EU policy based on inclusion . see the book ...
2010: International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures
( UNESCO ) The year 2010 will be celebrated as the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures (see resolutions below). The goal of the International Year consists in making the rapprochement of cultures the hallmark of all policy-making at local, national, ...
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The Gallup Coexist Index 2009:GALLUP: A Global Study of Interfaith Relations
Interesting findings in Gallup's new report and survey titled "The Gallup Coexist Index 2009: A Global Study of Interfaith Relations With an in-depth analysis of Muslim integration in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom" . Here are some excerpts from the report:
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Commentary by John L. Esposito, Gallup Senior Scientist13 February 2006, Gallup Poll News ServiceOpinion and analysis by John L. Esposito, University Professor at Georgetown University and author of What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam and Unholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam. Esposito is a Gallup Senior Scientist and co-author of the forthcoming Can You Hear Me Now: What a Billion Muslims Are Trying to Tell Us.Globalization and an increasingly multicultural and multireligious West test the mettle of cherished democratic values. As the current cartoon controversy underscores, pluralism and tolerance today demand greater mutual understanding and respect from non-Muslims and Muslims alike. Gallup Senior Scientist John L. Esposito offers his insights on the controversy in his commentary.
Most of the criticism that is directed at multiculturalism in urban Canada is based on an antiquated, conformist notion of cultural integration. When compared to such a notion, multiculturalism is, by virtue of the relative absence of cultural resentment, the more progressive notion of cultural integration for a society to accept. In recent years, however, the criticism directed at multiculturalism has become increasingly progressive and synthetic in nature, and has gained credibility in the process. This discussion will give a brief overview of the aforementioned conformist notion and “declining” support for it amongst most Canadians, and will then go on to illustrate the relative strengths and weaknesses of the current form of cultural integration in Canada (and its urban centres, in particular) – multiculturalism. It will then present and conclude upon the inspiration behind the more progressive and synthetic critiques of multiculturalism.
Intercultural dialogue / Press review
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Will rising "Christian fundamentalism" in Europe undermine fundamental human rights?
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(Report by the BBC ) Swiss voters have supported a referendum proposal to ban the building of minarets, official results show.
More than 57% of voters and 22 out of 26 cantons - or provinces - voted in favour of the ban. The proposal had been put forward by the Swiss People's Party, (SVP), the largest party in parliament, which says minarets are a sign of Islamisation. The government opposed the ban, saying it would harm Switzerland's image, particularly in the Muslim world. -
Global Legal Monitor /
Human rights - Under Greek law, mothers of large families, that is, those who have four or more children, enjoy certain benefits, such as cash incentives, annual monetary government contributions, and pensions, provided that they meet certain criteria. A basic constitutional and statutory requirement is that no discrimination is permitted on the basis of sex, religion, race, or ethnic origin.
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John Cloud (TIME)
As explicit discrimination has receded in the last two decades, culminating in the elevation of an African-American to the Presidency, a woman to the House Speakership and a black woman to the galactic dominance known as being Oprah Winfrey, those who study the effects of racism and sexism have had to cope with a difficult question: If discrimination is less powerful, why do some groups in society continue to fare worse than others? Has bias merely become better hidden, or are there other forces at work?
(Jul. 02, 2009) On June 23, 2009, the Presidents' Conference of the National Assembly, which comprises all the presidents of that body's political groups, upon the proposal of the President of the National Assembly created a commission to study the wearing of the burqa or niqab in French territory. The decision was unanimous. (Assemblée Nationale, Conférence des Présidents, http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/13/controle/mission_information_presidents.asp (last visited June 29, 2009). Read more...
- Cultural diversity provides window of opportunity for business world – UN report
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Complying with cultural diversity, whether at the management, human resources or marketing level, can reap big dividends for businesses, according to a wide-ranging United Nations report on intercultural dialogue released today.
“The business world is beginning to understand and respond to the challenges of cultural diversity as a key factor of economic success,” says the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Report Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue.
Read more... - The end of the Euro-Mediterranean Vision?
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This 14-page Spanish paper describes how relations between the European Union and North Africa have veered away from the political vision expounded under the Barcelona Process.
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- Turkey in Europe: Breaking the Vicious Circle
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This report argues that, in the interest of both Turkey and the EU. European governments must honor their commitments and treat Turkey with fairness and the respect it deserves. On its side, Turkey has to re-engage in a dynamic, broad-based reform process, thus confirming that it is willing and serious in its ambition to join the EU.
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EURO MED FORUM / The Proposal as submitted to the Anna Lindh Foundation Anna Lindh Euro Med Civil Network: Organizational Chart
Proposal by Amir A. Abdi, president, Interkulti Association
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