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The annual report of US State Department on human rights has warned of increasing concern that discrimination against Muslims was on the rise in Europe.

The human rights report for 2009 cited Switzerland's ban on the construction of minarets on mosques enacted in November, as well as continued bans or restrictions on head scarves and burqa worn by Muslims in France, Germany and the Netherlands.

The report said: "Discrimination against Muslims in Europe has been an increasing concern."

Germany and the Netherlands have prohibitions against teachers wearing head scarves or burqa while on the job, and France bans the wearing of the religious garb in public, the report said



Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Thu Mar 11th, 2010 at 04:20:12 PM EST
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ceebs:
France bans the wearing of the religious garb in public, the report said

Either the journalist or the report is wrong.

US State meanwhile has not been involved in discriminating against Muslims in any way, that's certainly true.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Thu Mar 11th, 2010 at 04:54:49 PM EST
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Beyond question. Now go eat your Freedom Fries.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Thu Mar 11th, 2010 at 09:42:26 PM EST
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do you think Muslims would prefer to be treated less equally as emigrants to Europe or attacked and bombed at home by the US?
by paving on Thu Mar 11th, 2010 at 07:02:32 PM EST
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See, if you guys would just bomb the shit out of them like we do, you'd have a much cleaner human rights record.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Thu Mar 11th, 2010 at 07:09:14 PM EST
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See, if you guys would just bomb the caca doodie out of them like we do, you'd have a much cleaner human rights record.

FIFY

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Fri Mar 12th, 2010 at 09:40:24 AM EST
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