Tuesday, June 02, 2009

High levels of discrimination against Muslims in Spain

Muslim women taking their children to school - EFE
Muslim women taking their children to school - EFE

The discrimination has been revealed in a report from the European Agency for Human Rights

The European Agency for Human Rights has issued a report which names Spain as one of the countries where there is most discrimination against Muslims.
The report reveals that one in three Muslims in Europe has been the victim of discrimination, but in Spain the percentage increases to 40%.

The Spanish government has previously criticised the policies of Berlusconi in Italy, but this report shows that Spain is not far behind, in the ‘Top 5’ discriminatory countries along with Malta, Finland and Denmark.

13% of the Muslims in Spain said they had suffered discrimination last year when they wanted to buy or rent property, but they feel most under attack in the area of legal questions and policing, 43% claimed they had been stopped by the Spanish police over the past 12 months.
Many times they make no official complaint, because they believe nothing will come of it.

The countries where there is least discrimination are Bulgaria and Austria.The study questioned 23,500 immigrants across the continent.http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_21592.shtml

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