Category Archives: News and Politics

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 #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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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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William “Bill” Louis Tchakirides, May 24, 1946 - April 27, 2013

Reblogged from Under The LobsterScope: Bill Tchakirides age 66, retired, of Shepherdstown, West Virginia died peacefully Saturday, April 27. Bill was born May 24, 1946 in Waterbury, CT, the son of the late William Tchakirides and Doris (Barsale) Tchakirides, formerly … Continue reading

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Doomthinking or a real problem for Europe

The European  Union may well be at a cross-roads, facing a serious legitimacy crisis, with its citizens “threatened with an unconscious drift to disharmony, a loss of social cohesion, a recurrence of racism and a deficit of democratic accountability.” A … Continue reading

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Groundswells of democratic aspirations and developments in Asia

Based in Germany, and operating in 60 countries around the globe, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) promotes freedom, liberalism, democracy, human rights, pluralism, tolerance, market-based economy and the rule of law.  In its Southeast and East Asia branch, … Continue reading

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The killing of capitalism

A textile manufacturing building collapsed on Wednesday24 April in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The owners of the factory were warned there were cracks in the building were around 3,000 people would be working at the same time.  Workers and their family but … Continue reading

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Damas de Blanco honoured in Brussels

Ladies in White or the Damas de Blanco, the courageous mothers and wives of Cuban political prisoners, were finally allowed to come to Brussels to pick up the Sakharov Prize they were awarded in 2005. Laura Inés Pollán Toledo (1948 … Continue reading

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