minority
Finnish, German, Italian reaction to islamist murder in Pakistan
Shabbaz Bhatti, minister of minorities, was murdered by islamists in Islamabad on 2 March. Pakistan's only christian cabinet minister, the 42-year-old was one of the few to oppose abuses of the country's blasphemy laws. European commentators fear the forces of radical islam could gain in strength, and call on the international community to take action
minority, radical islam, pakistan, euweek, european union, assassination, catholicism
Kosovo declared independence one year ago. Is the region really destabilised?
As the authority of the world’s newest country moved to the EU, Belgrade asks the international community for a role in shaping Kosovo's future. But there are signs that the government would like to put the issue aside
minority, international court of justice, pristina, anniversary, kosovo, independence, boris tadic
Obituary: alphabets, butterflies and Inger Christensen
Why learn Welsh? They all speak English anyway. Why learn unpronounceable Flemish, impossible Finnish, self-assertive Catalan or miniscule Danish? But when the Danish experimental poet died on 2 January 2009 in Copenhagen, a loser language lost its most beautiful voice
minority, literature, flemish, best of cafebabel.com, copenhagen, william shakespeare, writers
Leo Baeck summer university: ‘Berlin, so similar to Tel Aviv, my home town’
At the crossroads of migratory flows and in a city so full of history, every year young people reflect on their Jewish identity since the European post-war period. Report
minority, religion, history, judaism, culture, youth, holocaust memorial day
Expresso: do we say gypsies, Roma or Rroma?
Saimir Mile, president of the 'La Voix des Rroms' (The Voice of the Roms) association in France, says that the European media should spell Roma like the people themselves do. First in our 'expresso' series launching common linguistic bones of contentions
minority, spelling, political correctness, politicially correct, borrowed words, expresso, roma
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