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Hamburg seals the deal with Muslim residents
31/10/2012 - GERMANY

Hamburg seals the deal with Muslim residents

It’s an historic pact. After five years of negotiations, the city-state of Hamburg will sign a contract with its Muslim citizens. It sets out in black and white the rights and duties of Muslims living in the city. It’s the first time that Muslim holy days will be recognised in Germany on equal terms with Christian ones, a significant step in recognising Islam as part of German society. Our correspondent went to Hamburg to see what the mood was like at this year’s Eid festival.
Foreigners' voting rights, gay marriage: will Hollande's campaign promises be kept?
20/09/2012 - France 2012

Foreigners' voting rights, gay marriage: will Hollande's campaign promises be kept?

Will foreigners soon be able to vote in local elections in France? This is what François Hollande promised during his campaign. Will he deliver or will he pass the buck because the mood is not ripe? Also on the menu, another hot-button issue: will same-sex couples soon be allowed to marry? Again, this is one of Hollande's campaign pledges, but it faces strong opposition from the Catholic Church.
Homegrown extremism: What lies beneath the France shootings? (part 2)
22/03/2012 - THE DEBATE

Homegrown extremism: What lies beneath the France shootings? (part 2)

The Toulouse shooter started out as a delinquent with self-esteem issues. François Picard’s panel looks at what made him become a jihadist who went to Afghanistan and what the impact will be on the final month of the French presidential election campaign.
Bozidar Djelic, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister, in charge of EU integration
09/01/2011 - TALKING EUROPE

Bozidar Djelic, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister, in charge of EU integration

In this programme, Serbia's top EU negotiator shares his thoughts on stability in the Balkans, Belgrade's stormy relationship with Kosovo and Serbia's EU ambitions.
Would you like to bite into Marine le Pen?
05/01/2011 - French Press Review

Would you like to bite into Marine le Pen?

FRENCH PAPERS, Wed., 5/1/2011: A baker in Deauville is criticized for selling "galette des rois" cakes embedded with political figurines, including far-right politician Marine Le Pen; a poll in Le Monde indicates increasing worries in France and Germany over the integration of Muslim minorities; also TV presenter Patrick Poivre d’Arvor is accused of plagiarism and Libération covers protests in Tunisia.
John Bowen, Anthropologist at Washington University, St. Louis
21/12/2010 - THE INTERVIEW

John Bowen, Anthropologist at Washington University, St. Louis

Marc Perelman talks to the anthropologist John Bowen, an expert on Islam at Washington University in St. Louis, about whether there can be a truly "French version" of the Islamic faith.
Philip S. Gorski, professor of sociology at Yale University
17/12/2010 - THE INTERVIEW

Philip S. Gorski, professor of sociology at Yale University

Marc Perelman talks to Philip S. Gorski, professor of sociology and co-director of the Center for Comparative Research at Yale University. They speak about 9/11 and its impact on religious freedom and the place of Islam in the West.
Islamophobia and extremism (part 2)
14/12/2010 - THE DEBATE

Islamophobia and extremism (part 2)

A far-right political leader compares Muslims praying in the streets to the occupation of France by Nazi Germany. A woman sacked for wearing the Muslim veil at a pre-school loses her appeal and a British-based Islamist blows himself up on a busy street in Stockholm. Europe's Muslim minority is in the spotlight once again and uncomfortable questions are being asked: integration, extremism and islamophobia are terms which elicit strong reactions from all sides of the political divide.
Islamophobia and extremism
14/12/2010 - THE DEBATE

Islamophobia and extremism

A far-right political leader compares Muslims praying in the streets to the occupation of France by Nazi Germany. A woman sacked for wearing the Muslim veil at a pre-school loses her appeal and a British-based Islamist blows himself up on a busy street in Stockholm. Europe's Muslim minority is in the spotlight once again and uncomfortable questions are being asked: integration, extremism and islamophobia are terms which elicit strong reactions from all sides of the political divide.
The end of multiculturalism?
30/10/2010 - TALKING EUROPE

The end of multiculturalism?

Recently, a surge of anti-immigration and anti-Islam sentiment has been sweeping across Europe boosting support for populist parties in several EU member states. Our guests discuss why the issue of immigration and the place of Islam in our societies have taken central stage here in Europe.
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