UN rights chief sees bigotry in Europe on Islam
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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour said on Monday that bigotry and prejudice, especially in regard to Muslims, were common in Europe and called on governments to tackle the issue.
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ISTANBUL -- The European Union's decision to start membership talks with Turkey gives the Muslim country a new position in Europe and the Islamic world, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said yesterday.
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A rise in the number of Muslims in Western Europe has intensified longstanding anti-Jewish sentiment in the region and acts such as desecrating synagogues are likely to increase, the State Department said.
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Governments should work harder to combat racism and other hate crimes which are on the rise globally but go largely unreported, advocacy group Human Rights First said in a report on Wednesday.
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Europe&#39;s complex interplay with Islam appears to stand at a tipping point, and the slaying of a Dutchman who made a movie critical of Islam could indicate one direction in which it is headed.
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The United Nations investigator on  racism on Friday condemned a rising trend of Islamaphobia,  especially in Europe, where he said it was being exploited by  some right-wing political parties.
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French Muslim and Jewish groups hold landmark talks on tackling racism and boosting understanding.
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PARIS: With concern growing about radical Islam in their midst, governments in western Europe are debating how to ensure that Muslim prayer leaders preach in the local language and spread messages of moderation rather than hate.
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BRUSSELS Frits Bolkestein, one of the European Union&#39;s most outspoken commissioners, stirred controversy Tuesday after he seemed to try to raise concerns that admitting Turkey to the EU would make Europe more Islamic.
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The chairman of the United Nations new  human rights watchdog on Sunday presented members with  &quot;take-it-or-leave-it&quot; rules of working to include periodic  scrutiny of all states, even those on the Security Council.
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The BBC News website looks at why the archbishop of Canterbury is advocating aspects of Sharia law in Britain.
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The vision of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is under strain, the UN's human rights chief warns.
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BERLIN -- Anger flared across the Islamic world yesterday over comments by Pope Benedict XVI, with Muslims from London to Jakarta assailing the pontiff for implicitly linking Islam with religious violence in a speech earlier this week.
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The European Union's decision to start membership talks with Turkey gives the Muslim country a new position in Europe and the Islamic world, Foreign Minster Abdullah Gul said Sunday.
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An influential Dutch advisory body said Wednesday that Islam was not a bar to membership in the European Union and recommended the organization open talks with Turkey, while insisting Ankara do more to meet EU ...
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Democratic societies have the right to defend themselves against terrorism but must also respect laws and human rights &#151; or they risk endangering the very freedoms they want to protect, Pope Benedict XVI said Friday.
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Muslims in Europe face discrimination in education, employment and housing and are often victims of verbal abuse and physical attacks, a monitoring group has reported.