Author Archives: marcusampe

About marcusampe

Gepensioneerd danser, choreograaf, choreoloog. - Retired dancer, choreographer, choreologist.

Migrants to the West #6

“Islam and migrants have been a reality in Europe for centuries. As long as the continent of Europe doesn’t approach segments which are different from the majority with tolerance, particularly in regards to religion, an occurrence of new inquisitions and … Continue reading

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Migrants to the West #5

Limited freedom In Islamic countries is the trend going on of limiting people in their freedom; This has not so much to do with the religion of the followers of Muhammed. The example we can find about the female Turkish … Continue reading

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Migrants to the West #4

Tariq Modood, Professor of Sociology, Politics and Public Policy at the University of Bristol, wrote a letter in response to an academic paper written by Alison Shaw titled ‘Why might young British Muslims support the Taliban?‘. According to Modood Western … Continue reading

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Migrants to the West #3

In previous articles I said already that the media play a central role not be underestimated in internationalizing integration debates by framing and linking local issues to international events. I also mentioned the feeling of superiority of the European community. … Continue reading

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Migrants to the West #2

Wrong perceptions About 40 per cent of the French, German and Norwegian populations perceive Islam as a threat to national identity (NOU 2011:14; p.315); and an annual Gallup in Norway over the years 2005 to 2010 shows that more than … Continue reading

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Migrants to the West #1

Challenging perceptions In the United States of America, Canada and in the European Union you may wonder if the current process of those countries becoming a multicultural society, more specifically when several Muslims challenge ‘white’ perceptions of those nations and … Continue reading

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Giving others the chance our ancestors had

Lots of American citizens seem to have forgotten where they originally came from. They consider themselves true Americans, but are they so true ‘virgin’ Americans? Today the United States like many West-European countries is facing an immigration problem. They have … Continue reading

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A co-operation flying Over the mountains

The last few weeks I hear several things about a new Belgian film which made me curious about the project. Flemish director Anja Daelemans and British director Nicholas Bonner had an idea which would have sounded if not ridiculous impossible. … Continue reading

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Citizens to be put at the heart of the public debate

The Corsican/French Henri Malosse was elected president of the Employers’ Group of the EESC in 2006 and has been actively involved in EU policies supporting SMEs and, in particular, inspired the creation of the Euro Info Centres, specialist EU policy information … Continue reading

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20 years at the personal computer

Expensive utilities In 1981 the IBM PC was introduced to the world and seemed to be the revelation for small businesses to have, though they were very expensive.  Too expensive for private use or for a small private business like … Continue reading

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