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...Islam isn't the biggest part of the multicultural conversation, but right now it's the loudest. The head-scarf debate - like anything to do with religion - is charged with emotion. France defends its ban in schools as a necessary step to maintain the nation's official commitment to secularism, pointing out that it also applies to Jewish skullcaps and Christian crosses. But Birgit Sauer, a political scientist at the University of Vienna, says the timing of these new laws shows that Europe is still unwilling to accept Islam as an element of its identity. "All these states had trouble...
...ethnic data in their census and those that do are often behind the curve. Britain introduced a mixed-race category to its census in 2001, only to discover that it was already the country's fastest-growing ethnic minority group. It's illegal to collect data on ethnicity or religion in France, Belgium, Denmark, Italy and Spain, mainly on the grounds that identifying people by their race or faith is, in itself, a form of discrimination. But a move to make all people equal risks ignoring their inherent differences. For instance, studies show that ethnic minorities tend to suffer higher...
...Push People Up The biggest source of conflict in a multicultural society isn't segregation, race or religion - it's money. "The areas where there is the biggest tension in Britain are not the most diverse areas," says the Young Foundation's Mulgan, "but areas where a particular model of male, usually full-time, well-paid employment, has disappeared and been replaced with much less secure employment." Europe's minorities suffer, on average, more than double the rate of unemployment as whites. But a blanket affirmative-action policy like the kind in place in the U.S. is a nonstarter...
...When it comes to religion, the school practices what it preaches. Though a Catholic establishment, Jean-Baptiste de la Salle gets applications from more and more parents from other backgrounds who want better instruction and discipline than their kids can receive in the disadvantaged area's public schools. Around 50% of students admitted qualify for the financial aid the state offers to students turning to private education. That means that what gets them in is not money or religion, but dedication to study, Héloir notes. Only 27% of its 2,436 students are practicing Catholics, compared...
...Curricula and [capital] campaigns go together hand in hand, like wars and religion,” Gomes said...