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Secrecy About Anti-Koran Film Worries Dutch Gov’t

Secrecy about anti-Koran film worries Dutch govt Emma Thomasson REUTERS Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:10pm GMT AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Secrecy about the content and release date of a film about the Koran by a Dutch right-wing politician is making the … Continue reading

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UN Criticizes Sweden’s Iraqi Refugee Policy

UNHCR criticizes Sweden's Iraqi refugee policy THE LOCAL Published: 18 Mar 08 20:41 CET Online: http://www.thelocal.se/10576/ The UN High Commissioner for Refugees on Tuesday criticized Sweden's policy of deporting rejected Iraqi asylum seekers to the southern and central regions of … Continue reading

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Spain’s Muslims Face Dearth Of Mosques

Spain's Muslims face dearth of mosques By Victoria Burnett International Herald Tribune Published: March 16, 2008 LLEIDA, Spain: As prayer time approached on a chilly Friday afternoon and men drifted toward the mosque on North Street, Hocine Kouitene hauled open … Continue reading

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Prosperity Without Parents

Prosperity without parents DOUG SAUNDERS Globe and Mail Update March 15, 2008 at 12:05 AM EDT CARBUNESTI, Romania For seven-year-old Stefania Rocu, the hardest moments come at bedtime. That's when her mother would come to her bedroom for a nightly … Continue reading

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German Schools Introduce Muslim Classes

GERMAN SCHOOLS INTRODUCE MUSLIM CLASSES 'Anyone Who Wants Integration Has to Provide Islam Instruction' By Beate Lakotta DER SPIEGEL March 14, 2008 German-language Islam instruction for Muslim schoolchildren helps with integration and the development of language skills. Now the culture … Continue reading

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Spanish PM To Defy Immigration Backlash

Spanish PM to defy immigration backlash The Australian Correspondents in Madrid March 08, 2008 THE Spanish Prime Minister is set to clinch re-election tomorrow by a narrow margin, according to the results of a poll commissioned by Britain's The Times … Continue reading

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Germany Blacklists Greece Over Immigration

Germany blacklists Greece over immigration Germany could be the next country after Norway to suspend the return of asylum-seekers to Greece; concern expressed over the violation of immigrants' rights in Greece. Kathy Tzilivakis SPERO Friday, March 07, 2008 After Norway, … Continue reading

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Dutch Fear Terrorism Ahead Of New Koran Film

Dutch fear terrorism ahead of new Koran film Thu Mar 6, 2008 11:50pm EST By Emma Thomasson AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Netherlands is to raise its national risk level of a terrorist attack to “substantial,” partly due to a new … Continue reading

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Obligatory Sex Ed For Immigrant Girls

Obligatory Sex Ed for Immigrant Girls Jan Bjrklund and Nyamko Sabuni Radio Sweden News March 6, 2008 A new proposal from the Swedish government wants to make it compulsory for girls from an immigrant background to take part in sex … Continue reading

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Spain Cools To Its Wave Of Immigrants

Spain cools to its wave of immigrants By Victoria Burnett International Herald Tribune Published: March 4, 2008 MADRID: Until recently, Laurentiu Cuciureanu's story was a happily typical tale of immigrant life in Spain. The 34-year-old Romanian, who shares a tiny … Continue reading

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Spanish Rivals Tackle Immigration

Spanish rivals tackle immigration By Leslie Crawford in Madrid Financial Times Published: March 4 2008 02:00 | Last updated: March 4 2008 02:00 Spain's closely fought election campaign entered its final week with Jos Luis Rodrguez Zapatero, the Socialist prime … Continue reading

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Immigration An Issue In Spanish Election

Immigration an issue in Spanish election Euro News 04/03 19:55 CET For the first time in Spain's electoral history, immigration has become a campaign issue. Over recent years the number of immigrants has risen steadily, with the majority from Morocco, … Continue reading

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Born Irish, But With Illegal Parents

Born Irish, but With Illegal Parents By JASON DePARLE The New York Times Published: February 25, 2008 DUBLIN Cork-born and proud of it, George-Jordan Dimbo is top to toe the Irish lad. He studies Gaelic, eats rashers, plays hurling, prays … Continue reading

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Switzerland Gov’t May Soon Deport Sikh Hijackers To India

Switzerland Govt. may soon deport Sikh Hijackers to India BY Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar Feb 22 (ANI): The Sikh hijackers of the Indian Airliners in 1981 and 1984 , who have taken refuge in Switzerland, may soon be deported to … Continue reading

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The "Made In Italy" Label: Read The Fine Print

The 'Made in Italy' label: Read the fine print Its a crazy competition. In fact, you cant compete, said Andrea Calistri, decrying the use of cheaper Chinese labor in Italian manufacturing. His family business has been making handbags for top … Continue reading

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Iraq To Take Back Astlum Seekers Rejected By Sweden

Iraq to take back asylum seekers rejected by Sweden Published: 18 Feb 08 15:34 CET Online: http://www.thelocal.se/10028/ Iraq will take back asylum seekers rejected by Sweden, according to a deal signed in Baghdad on Monday that clears the way for … Continue reading

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Over 100,000 Arabs Enter Europe Every Year, Says Egypt

Over 100,000 Arabs illegally enter Europe every year, says Egypt M & C Feb 18, 2008, 15:36 GMT Cairo – Over 100,000 illegal immigrants, taking risky voyages arranged by organized criminal gangs, arrive in Europe from Arab countries every year, … Continue reading

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Influx Of Iraqi Refugees Bring Swedish Town To Its Knees

Influx of Iraqi refugees bring Swedish town to its knees by Sophie Mongalvy Yahoo News Sun Feb 17, 5:03 PM ET SOEDERTAELJE, Sweden (AFP) – A flood of Iraqi refugees to Soedertaelje is straining the infrastructure in this small Swedish … Continue reading

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Immigration Activist Fined For Insulting Sarkozy

Immigration activist fined for insulting Sarkozy PARIS, February 15, 2008 – A French anarchist and immigration campaigner was fined 800 euros (1,170 dollars) on Thursday for comparing President Nicolas Sarkozy's policies as interior minister to France's pro-Nazi wartime regime. Romain … Continue reading

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North-South Divide Opens For Migrant Jobs In Europe

North-south divide opens for migrant jobs in Europe Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:43pm GM By Sonya Dowsett and Gelu Sulugiuc MADRID/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – On a cold winter's morning beside the Atocha train station in central Madrid a dozen men wait … Continue reading

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