by Eva Sohlman – Sweden – How does a society best deal with its immigrant minorities? This is a question which has become increasingly urgent as more people than ever leave their home countries due to conflict, climate change and…
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President Sarkozy and France’s Right Snub the Opening of New National Museum of the History of Immigration
by Aralena Malone-Leroy – France – When in 2002 President Jacques Chirac resuscitated a proposal for the creation of a museum of immigration, he was honoring an unpopular dream that had been in gestation for nearly 15 years. First proposed…
Tagged with: Europe, France, Immigration, museums, national identity, Nicolas Sarkozy, Paris, Politics, xenophobia
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Political Education: Opponents of the Khalil Gibran International Academy Claim It Will Teach Terrorism
by Michelle Chen – USA – April 30, 2008 – Now that the media is again abuzz with debate over Debbie Almontaser, the Khalil Gibran International Academy and the surrounding political controversy, The WIP felt it was a good time…
Tagged with: Arabic, Education, Immigration, Islam, New York City, Politics, United States
Posted in Education, FEATURE ARTICLES
Posted in Education, FEATURE ARTICLES
African Americans Draw a Line in the Sand Over Illegal Immigration
by Faye Anderson – USA – Every hour sees the black man elbowed out of employment by some newly arrived emigrant, whose hunger and whose color are thought to give him a better title to the place. For most African…
Tagged with: African-Americans, Employment, Immigration, Mexico, United States
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Nicolas Sarkozy’s Biggest Challenge: Not Just to Improve France’s Economy or Position on the World Stage, But to Make France’s Diversity Her Greatest Strength
by Bia Assevero – USA/France – Nicolas Sarkozy’s election to the French presidency last May 6th, signals that the French people have made a definite choice about the direction in which they want France to move. Or at least 53…
Tagged with: Elections, Europe, France, Immigration, nationalism, Nicolas Sarkozy, Politics
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
