Wednesday, 21 July 2010

A selection of recent media reports

A tolerant society should integrate Muslim women, not ban the clothes they wear
Daily Telegraph readers share their views on burkas, Trident, archictecture and police...
Telegraph.co.uk (21-Jul-2010)

EMPOWERING WOMEN? YOU MUST BE MAD MINISTER
YASMIN ALIBHAI BROWN, a modern Muslim writer, tells why she hates the...
Daily Star (21-Jul-2010)

White working class pupils left behind
A primary school near Waterloo Station in south London has helped to uncover a national trend: that the poorest..
BBC News UK (20-Jul-2010)

Crackdown targets sham marriages
Immigration minister Damian Green has confirmed plans for a high-profile crackdown on sham marriages and..
The Oxford Times (20-Jul-2010)

Illegal immigrants held after being found hiding in a lorry load of watermelons heading for Northamptonshire
Three illegal immigrants have been seized after being caught in France hiding in a lorry full of watermelons...
Northampton Chronicle and Echo (20-Jul-2010)

Australia reduces visa places for skilled workers in migration policy review
Sponsored applications for workers preferred. Tightening of rules for students sparks drop in university...
Guardian.co.uk (20-Jul-2010)

Accused vicar tells trial 'I was just doing my job'
An East Sussex vicar belatedly became suspicious about hundreds of alleged sham marriages taking place at his...
Portsmouth Today (20-Jul-2010)

Spain considers burqa ban
Spain could become the third European country to ban the burqa in public places on the grounds that it oppresses.
Telegraph.co.uk (20-Jul-2010)

Non-EU immigration into Britain to be controlled
More stringent measures to control immigration from outside the European Union into Britain are on the anvil as the British government Tuesday admits the proposed permanent cap on non-EU immigration 'is only the first step'.
Irish Sun (20-Jul-2010)

A temporary limit has been introduced on the number of immigrants entering the UK from outside the EU.
A temporary limit has been introduced on the number of immigrants entering the UK from outside the EU.
Sunrise Radio (20-Jul-2010)

Exclusive: Row over delay in deporting foreigners freed from jail
FOREIGN criminals who have completed prison sentences are being kept at the taxpayers' expense when they should..
Yorkshire Post (20-Jul-2010)

Now SYRIA bans the burka and niqab in universities as backlash against Muslim veil grows
Syria has banned face-covering Islamic veils from the countrys universities. The surprise move comes as...
Mail Online (20-Jul-2010)

Spain debates burqa ban in public places
SPAIN could become the third European country to ban the burqa in public places on the grounds that it oppresses women. The proposal follows approval of such a prohibition in France and Belgium earlier this...
Irish Independent (20-Jul-2010)

The burka empowering women? You must be mad, minister
These British apologists for the burka make me see red, whatever side of the political spectrum they come from.
Mail Online (20-Jul-2010)

PHILLIP LAWRENCE'S KILLER LEARCO CHINDAMO SHOULD NOT ENJOY FREEDOM
WITH sickening arrogance, his head held high, he swaggers along in the summer sunshine. A friend in a sports car.
Scottish Daily Express (20-Jul-2010)

FOREIGN CRIMINALS IN LUXURY £1.6M DETENTION CENTRES
FOREIGN criminals who should be deported are being sent to luxury detention centres costing taxpayers millions..
Daily Express (20-Jul-2010)