UN's Ban Ki Moon warns Europe against "dangerous" anti-Muslim trend

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UN's Ban Ki Moon warns Europe against "dangerous" anti-Muslim trend


Strasbourg - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon warned on Tuesday against a 'dangerous trend' of intolerance targeting Muslim immigrants in Europe, in a speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

'A dangerous trend is emerging, a new politics of polarization. Some play on people's fears,' Ban said, adding, 'They accuse immigrants of violating European values.'
'Yet too often it is the accusers who subvert these values and thus the very idea of what it means to be a citizen of the European Union,' he continued.

'Europe's darkest chapters have been written in language such as this. Today the primary targets are immigrants of the Muslim faith,' he said. 'Europe cannot afford stereotyping that closes minds and breeds hatred, and the world cannot afford a Europe that does this.'
A fierce debate is raging in Germany over the integration of the country's estimated 4 million immigrants, who make up around 5 per cent of the population.

Chancellor Angela Merkel weighed in at the weekend when she said that the concept of multiculturalism had 'absolutely failed' in Germany.

Horst Seehofer, a senior conservative member of her government, had previously said Germany should not accept more migrants from 'alien cultures,' such as Turks and Arabs.
During a trip to Turkey, German President Christian Wulff reached out to immigrants of Turkish origin on Tuesday, but stressed that they had to integrate by learning the German language, laws and values.

'I demand that every immigrant integrates into our society actively and with good intention,' Wulff told the Turkish parliament.

Germany's populist concerns over perceived Muslim integration problems, follow similar debates in countries including the Netherlands, France and Switzerland.

In his European Parliament address, Ban called upon the EU to 'demonstrate leadership,' not just with regard to immigration but also in tackling extreme poverty, climate change challenges and promoting a world free of nuclear weapons.

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UN's Ban Ki Moon warns Europe against "dangerous" anti-Muslim trend - Monsters and Critics

 

[TaimiKhan]

Well he is wasting his time, no good will come out of his talk and advice.

The trend has been set and will get worse with the time.

 

[notsuperstitious]

Well he is wasting his time, no good will come out of his talk and advice.

The trend has been set and will get worse with the time.

Taimi, race / religion / nation relations keep going up and down with circumstances. I'm hopeful all these relations have the potential to improve.

Lets not fall into this civilisation clash nonsesne, as its being propagated by the lunatics from both sides.

OTOH some muslim countries can show the way to Europe by allowing more religious freedom in their lands.

 

[TaimiKhan]

Taimi, race / religion / nation relations keep going up and down with circumstances. I'm hopeful all these relations have the potential to improve.

Lets not fall into this civilisation clash nonsesne, as its being propagated by the lunatics from both sides.

OTOH some muslim countries can show the way to Europe by allowing more religious freedom in their lands.

And Europe by banning Muslims from wearing what they want, banning minarets of the mosques, burning publicly Muslims religious book, having cartoon shows etc etc, what message are they trying to give to the world and to Muslims.

And majority of these actions are sanctioned / supported by the govt themselves.

So who is on the clash, i don't see lunatics, rather people with proper common sense and education.

Have bibles been burned ?? Have the nuns been stopped from wearing their full dress in Muslim countries, majority of Muslim countries have churches and no ban on them for constructing more, have cartoons of Jesus PBUH made (which we can't as he is one of our Messenger too from God).

So who is showing more tolerance & intolerance towards each other, we Muslims or they ??

More then 1B Muslims, and few thousand of them is doing wrong, does it means all 1B to be persecuted ??

So don't blame the Muslims for starting it, it has all been started from the other side, due to which we are today on these circumstances.

 

[blooboy]

Please don't be so naive. This has been a recent phenomena in the western world post 9/11. Nobody cared about such issues before so-called islamic terrorism spread its wings. Now people have suddenly realized that muslims have been living like aliens in their own country.

As far as religious freedom is concerned, your comment that non-muslims are much more free in islamic countries, is plain ridiculous. Think from a neutral POV then you will realize that most muslims try to live a cocooned life thinking of ONLY their own religion and culture.

And Europe by banning Muslims from wearing what they want, banning minarets of the mosques, burning publicly Muslims religious book, having cartoon shows etc etc, what message are they trying to give to the world and to Muslims.

And majority of these actions are sanctioned / supported by the govt themselves.
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So don't blame the Muslims for starting it, it has all been started from the other side, due to which we are today on these circumstances.

 

[Frank Martin]

Well he is wasting his time, no good will come out of his talk and advice.

The trend has been set and will get worse with the time.

You are absolutely right

 

[TaimiKhan]

Please don't be so naive. This has been a recent phenomena in the western world post 9/11. Nobody cared about such issues before so-called islamic terrorism spread its wings. Now people have suddenly realized that muslims have been living like aliens in their own country.

As far as religious freedom is concerned, your comment that non-muslims are much more free in islamic countries, is plain ridiculous. Think from a neutral POV then you will realize that most muslims try to live a cocooned life thinking of ONLY their own religion and culture.

I did not said non-Muslims live freely or have no issues while living in Muslim countries, but atleast they are not being persecuted the way Muslims have been started with support from the much talked about free, secular and tolerant European countries.

It seems they are no different then us, but they were just hiding behind curtains and now we are starting to see their true nature.

And as said before, the actions of a few hundred or thousand doesn't means all the 1B+ Muslims hold the same views.

 

[Bhairava]

I dont see anything wrong in this.

Muslim countries want other communities to respect their culture,while the pre-dominantly Christian West thinks ppl who come on their own here for economic purposed must respect their culture.

 

[Developereo]

I dont see anything wrong in this.

Muslim countries want other communities to respect their culture,while the pre-dominantly Christian West thinks ppl who come on their own here for economic purposed must respect their culture.

When people talk about 'integration' and adopting the host culture, where do you draw the line? Should Chinese immigrants stop using chopsticks? Should Hindus stop putting the teeka on their forehead? Should Sikhs stop wearing the turban?

The current debate in Europe is just the thin edge of the wedge. This isssue is not about integration; it has never been about integration. This is just an excuse to demonize, marginalize and eventually deport Muslims from Europe.

Here's the transcript of an Australian TV show about the French burqa ban. It gives an insight into the real intentions of the European xenophobes.

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JACQUES MYARD: Security is one element but this is not the most important because of course there is - there was a debate to say we ban it in the public services for instance, because we need to check who is coming. But I think it goes deeper, you know the fundamental question which is at stake is what kind of society do we want? Do we want to live in ghettos that means in separate communities or do we live as citizens in a free country, and for a citizen in a free country we need to have equal footing between man and women, I will accept the veil when men are going to carry it - to have it. So this is not the case. This is a statute of woman which is at stake, because behind the veil you have also many other problems like, do the lady want to shake hands with men? Do they want to in separate swimming pool? Do they want to go to mixed schools? Do they want to eat next to somebody who is eating pork? This is the principle which is are at stake - what kind of society do we want?

So now they want to tell women whom they must shake hands with and sit next to?

 

[blooboy]

Banning chopsticks or Putting on teeka will not cause as much stir as doing so to Islamic signs. By the way, with the other exception of Sikhs(turbans), no other religion puts so much stress on what we wear or what we eat.

I guess, the only motive is to show the world 'hey guys, we are different from you' attitude. This 'different than thou' attitude is causing all friction.

 

[Developereo]

I guess, the only motive is to show the world 'hey guys, we are different from you' attitude.

You guess wrong.

The essence of liberal democracy is respecting diversity of opinion and individual freedoms.

 

[blooboy]

You guess wrong.

The essence of liberal democracy is respecting diversity of opinion and individual freedoms.

Agreed, nobody is pious here. Fact is, earlier Islamic countries were strict towards other religions in their country, now, Western countries are doing the same.

Net result is that nobody gets to live freely

 

[TaimiKhan]

Agreed, nobody is pious here. Fact is, earlier Islamic countries were strict towards other religions in their country, now, Western countries are doing the same.

Net result is that nobody gets to live freely

Which countries were strict by the way ??