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by Katie Wall | Categories: Culture | Comments Off
The Louvre is the home to France's newest Islamic Art gallery.

The Mona Lisa recently got some new company at the Louvre in Paris. In September the Islamic Art wing of the world-famous museum opened in a time when racial tension in France is high. The aim of the wing is to “showcase the radiant face of a civilization,” according to museum director Henri Loyrette. It [...]

by Jennifer Fleming | Categories: Culture, French | Comments Off

The night between August 13th and 14th was neither quiet nor peaceful for the residents of Amiens, a town located just north or Paris, France. Riots broke out in the streets, reportedly started by a group of approximately 100 youth of North African origin. The violence that erupted in the area left dozens of cars [...]

by admin | Categories: Culture, German, Turkish | Comments Off
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Currently in Germany, there is a law being proposed by Angela Merkel’s cabinet designed to criminalize forced marriages.  However, this presents a huge controversy since forced marriages are prevalent in the Arab/Turk communities and are considered a Muslim tradition. Adding to the controversy, there are a lot of Turkish (along with other nationalities) immigrants living in Germany. [...]

by admin | Categories: Culture, German, Turkish | 2 Comments
Mesut Özil (center) during the German national anthem. On the right is Serdar Tasci, who also is of Turkish descent.

Since the highly controversial publication of Sarrazin’s book “Deutschland schafft sich ab,” Germany finds itself in the midst of a lively debate about integration. One group of people that has been especially in the spotlight are the Muslims. Just a few weeks ago, when Germany played Turkey in a European Cup qualifying game, the debate [...]

by admin | Categories: Culture, German | 2 Comments
Thilo Sarrazin presenting his controversial book

Germany is becoming stupid and it’s the Muslims’ fault. Germans should be able to live among Germans and should not live in a country where the main language is Turkish or Arabic, women wear head scarves, and daily life is organized by the call of the Muezzin. Says Sarrazin. His rhetoric is certainly more than [...]