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Amnesty International releases report on discrimination against Muslims in European countries | | Amnesty International has released a report on discrimination against Muslims in Europe, which has highlighted cases of prejudice in education and employment sectors against the community. The report titled Choice and Prejudice:
Discrimination against Muslims in Europe has urged European governments to work
on the negative stereotypes and prejudices that have fueled discrimination against
Muslims, especially women, in Europe. The group also appealed the European governments
to avoid introducing bans on wearing religious and cultural symbols on the community,
Gulf News reports. Amnesty has also criticized Switzerland for a 2009 ban on the
construction of minarets. "Muslim women are being denied jobs and girls prevented
from attending regular classes just because they wear traditional forms of dress,
such as the headscarf. Men can be dismissed for wearing beards associated with
Islam," Marco Perolini, Amnesty International's expert on discrimination, said.
The report has mainly focused on countries such as Belgium, France, the Netherlands,
Spain and Switzerland. Despite various legislations against discrimination, Muslims
in Europe suffered from inequality in education and employment sectors. The report
mentioned that according to 2010 figures, there were nearly 44 million Muslims
living in Europe. Moreover, Muslims made up to less than 10 percent of the population
in any Western and Northern European country. The report has come after far right
leader Marine Le Pen scored a surprisingly strong third-place showing in France's
presidential elections. Her anti-immigrant platform singled out Muslim practices
for criticism.
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