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Netherlands: Turkish singer goes back home after Schiphol questioning Via DutchNews : A Dutch concert by popular Turkish singer Arif Sag was cancelled this weekend after he gave up an returned home after lengthy questioning by officials at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport. According to the Telegraaf, Sag was furious at being questioned and made to wait for so long that he took the first plane back home. Turkish papers described his treatment as 'scandalous', the Telegraaf said.  ( source )

UK: Cardiff Councillor in racism blast at Border Agency Via Wales Online (h/t Euro-Islam.info ): A Cardiff councillor has levelled an astonishing broadside at the UK Border Agency by accusing the authority of �indirect racism�. Riverside councillor Mohammed Islam claims officers have targeted businesses in his ward following an incident last year where another councillor passed a constituent�s tip-off to officials. Coun Islam, who has represented the ward since June 2004, claims UKBA is �basically going to every single Asian and ethnic minority business� in the area to check whether staff are legally entitled to work. ( source )

Italy: Immigrants say they are treated 'worse than animals' Via ANSA : Immigrants held at a reception center in the southern Italian town of Bari said on Thursday that they were treated "worse than animals" by authorities at the structure. The center for identification and expulsion, with a capacity of 119 people, is currently occupied by 196 foreigners awaiting deportation, the immigrants said. ( source )

Europe: Amnesty International Finds Bias Against Muslims Via RFE/RL : A new report from Amnesty International has found that some European Muslims are regularly denied employment and educational opportunities because of widespread cultural and religious stereotypes that lead to discrimination against them. The report, titled "Choice and Prejudice: Discrimination Against Muslims in Europe," examines the lives of Muslims in Switzerland, France, Belgium, Spain, and the Netherlands. It found that individuals who wear specific forms of dress, like a head scarf, or other symbols associated with Islam, do worse with jobs and schooling because of prejudicial attitudes and legal impunity in these European states. ( source )