Faith and Mental Health Help Shape the Integration of Muslim Refugees in Germany
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By Diana Rayes
Large influxes of asylum seekers and other migrants to Europe from Muslim-majority countries have inevitably led to a significant rise in the number of Muslims in Germany, who in 2016 made up nearly 6 percent of Germany’s population. Even with no future net migration, Muslims will likely represent 9 percent of the country’s population by 2050, the Pew Research Center estimates. The rapid scale of arrival of nearly 1 million asylum seekers from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan all Muslim-majority countries to Germany in recent years has significantly affected the sociopolitical landscape, partly leading to a growing populist and nationalist backlash with groups advancing anti-immigration agendas. This has also reduced religious tolerance towards the growing Muslim community in Germany, particularly in eastern parts of the country where fewer Muslims live and where about 57 percent
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Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum Thursday met Nigeria’s minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama to conclude intergovernmental efforts for voluntary repatriation of thousands of Borno citizens currently taking refuge in parts of Cameroon, after fleeing from Boko Haram attacks in batches, within the last six years.
The meeting which held at the federal ministry of foreign affairs in Abuja was a follow up to Zulum’s series of meetings with the minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management, and social development, Sadiya Umar Farouk, top executives of the National Commission for refugees, migrants, and internally displaced persons, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, UNHCR, among and other stakeholders.
Governor’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, said the meeting was a follow up to Zulum’s series of meetings with Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouk, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons and United Nations High Commission for Refugees, (UNHCR), among other stakeholders.
The meeting discussed the role of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which had the mandate to facilitate the repatriation through diplomatic channels, hopefully in January 2021.
The meeting was attended by Nigeria’s Ambassador to China, Ambassador Baba Ahmad Jidda.
More than 60,000 Nigerian refugees, the majority from Borno and some from Adamawa State were believed to be in Minwao camp in Cameroon, which Zulum had visited and supported with social protection relief.
By Musa Adamu
Borno Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum on Thursday met Nigeria’s minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama to conclude intergovernmental efforts for voluntary repatriation of thousands of Borno citizens currently taking refuge in parts of Cameroon, after fleeing from Boko Haram attacks in batches, within the last six years. The meeting which held at the federal ministry of foreign affairs in Abuja, was a follow up to Zulum’s series of meetings with minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, Sadiya Umar Farouk, top executives of the National commission for refugees, migrants and internally displaced persons, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, UNHCR, among and other stakeholders.
The East African
Thursday December 31 2020
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Rwanda has received 130 more asylum seekers who were stranded in Libya. They will stay in Rwanda until they are resettled in other countries – mainly in Europe and North America.
The asylum seekers, mainly from Somalia, Sudan, and Eritrea, also have the option of applying for Rwandan citizenship or returning to their country of origin.
The refugees were evacuated to Rwanda following months of suffering in Libya, where they were stuck after a failed bid to migrate to European countries.
After the reception, the new batch will be taken to a designated transit hotel for Covid-19 tests before joining others in Gashora Emergency Transit Centre.