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interview
Swiss campaign against double punishment
An interview with Heiner Busch, a migrants' rights activist, who works in the secretariat of Solidarité sans Frontières (SoSF) in Berne and is engaged in the 'Double no' (2xNo) campaign.
21 July 2011 (1125 words)
Germany: Campaign to overturn headscarf bans launched
The Berlin organisation ReachOut has launched a campaign to rescind the 2003 Law on Neutrality that opened the way for the German states (Länder) to ban the headscarf.
6 April 2011 (322 words)
Voices against Islamophobia
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) publishes this week two timely reports on the nature, impact and campaigns against Islamophobia across Europe.
3 March 2011 (358 words)
LSE's provocative 'German Symposium' under attack
We reprint an open letter signed by over one hundred UK-based German students and academics critical of the format of the 'LSE German Symposium 2011 - Integration Debate' - in particular the invitation extended to Thilo Sarrazin and Henryk Broder.
11 February 2011 (691 words)
Oury Jalloh International Independent Commission
We publish below the founding statement of the Oury Jalloh International Independent Commission, a body of human rights lawyers set up in December 2010 to monitor the re-trial of a police officer involved in the death in custody of Oury Jalloh, which is set to last several months.
20 January 2011 (1001 words)
review
'Short tales of the Hijab'
A forthcoming documentary that explores the lives of Muslim women who wear the hijab is a must-see film, full of surprises.
13 January 2011 (396 words)
interview
Swiss architects challenge Islamophobia
The IRR News Service met up with three members of Foreign Architects Switzerland (FAS) who are challenging the Swiss ban on minarets.[1]
1 December 2010 (1938 words)
Domestic workers campaign for recognition and protection
IRR News reports on a recent meeting to organise migrant domestic workers.
7 October 2010 (496 words)
Not integration but civil rights
The Institute of Race Relations publishes the alternative European integration report.
19 July 2010 (270 words)
interview
Creating a support network for young refugees
An interview with Mohammed Jouni, a 24-year-old refugee from Lebanon who lives in Germany and is active in the Berlin branch of Youth without Borders (JoG, Jugendliche ohne Grenzen).
6 May 2010 (2152 words)
Yorkshire youth event a great success against all the odds
A ground-breaking civil rights conference, planned by and for young people in Yorkshire, went ahead despite claims that the local council placed difficulties in its path.
2 December 2009 (1951 words)
comment
Exploring belonging through film
By Jenny Bourne
In the UK, a number of innovative projects have been using film as a way of encouraging young people to look at their communities and engage with issues of identity and the meaning of heritage.
5 November 2009 (2291 words)
interview
Building migrant civil engagement in east Germany
An interview with Dr Esra Erdem, coordinator of the Empowerment and Participation of Immigrants* in east Germany project (EmPa) based at the Brandenburg Regional Centres for Education, Integration and Democracy.
29 October 2009 (2267 words)
interview
Young Dutch Muslims find a venue
An interview with Umar Mirza, the 22-year-old chief editor of the Dutch website 'We're Here to Stay'.[1]
22 October 2009 (1885 words)
review
Islington's not so silent voices
In June 2009, Reel Islington Screenings (RIS) held its second film festival to showcase up and coming young film-making talent in Islington.
16 July 2009 (888 words)
comment
Migrant coalition-building in Amsterdam
By Liz Fekete
If you want change, argues the Transnational Migrant Platform (TMP) in Amsterdam, you need to build a broad coalition capable of working simultaneously both on the domestic and the international front.
25 June 2009 (2523 words)
comment
Kanafanis challenge Austrian integration policy
By Nina Mühe & Liz Fekete
The Kanafani Inter-Cultural Initiative (Kulturverein Kanafani) in Vienna, which publishes the journal der.wisch, has set itself a goal: to challenge the mainstream political debate in Austrian over 'integration'.
19 May 2009 (1358 words)
interview
Austria: 'provoking and connecting' the Kanafani way
Below we reproduce a discussion with members of the Austrian Kanafani Inter-Cultural Initiative.
19 May 2009 (1894 words)
interview
No glory days for immigrant elders in France
An interview with Boualem Azahoum, an activist with DiverCités and El Ghorba in Lyon.
5 March 2009 (1993 words)
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