Angela Merkel (AFP pics) |
By Hakeem Babalola
The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has said that multicultural integration has failed, calling for the immigrants in her country to learn German and adopt christian values.
Merkel declared that efforts to form a multicultural society are a failure. Immigrants may be disappointed by this blistering outburst, but definitely not surprised as immigration issue seems to have been simmering in Europe for years.
Many of German's four million Muslims are of Turkish origin.
France was once scrutinized for expelling thousands of Roma as well as the first European nation to ban veils - Muslims' brand apparel. Netherlands anti-Islam party is gaining ground. Swiss also banned minarets while Belgium has is own way of dealing with immigration.
Seventy million immigrants are said to be living in Europe. In Spain immigrants constitute 14% of the population; In Germany 13%; France 10.7% and UK 10.4%. In UAE which is an Arab country, 80% of the population is made up of foreigners from different nationals.
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