Le pape plaide pour l'intégration des Roms

lePARISIEN.fr: «Dans l'Eglise, vous n'êtes pas à la marge, mais, sous certains aspects, vous êtes en son centre, en son cœur», a lancé samedi Benoît XVI à quelque 2 000 Roms réunis au Vatican. Le pape a invité l'Europe à empêcher que les peuples roms ne soient encore l'objet de «vexations», de «refus» et de «mépris» en rappelant l'extermination «barbare» et «trop peu reconnue» des gens du voyage sous le nazisme, au cours d'une rencontre historique.

Venus pour les deux tiers venus d'Italie, Roms et Tziganes étaient à Rome pour célébrer le 150e anniversaire de la naissance et le 75e anniversaire du «martyre» pendant la guerre civile espagnole du Tzigane Zeffirino Gimenez Malla, béatifié en 1997 par Jean Paul II. A cette occasion, le pape a eu l'idée de cette rencontre.

«Vous êtes un peuple, qui, dans les siècles passés, n'a pas vécu d'idéologies nationalistes, n'a pas aspiré à posséder une terre et à dominer d'autres gens. Vous êtes restés sans patrie et avez considéré idéalement le continent entier comme votre maison», a dit le souverain pontife.

«L'Europe, qui abaisse ses frontières et considère comme richesse la diversité des peuples et des cultures, vous offre de nouvelles possibilités», a-t-il plaidé. Pour une bonne intégration, une «collaboration effective et loyale» est nécessaire, afin que «vos familles s'insèrent dignement dans le tissu civil européen». Il leur a recommandé de «rechercher toujours la justice, la légalité» et a insisté sur le désir des jeunes Roms d'être scolarisés tôt. » | Samedi 11 Juin 2011

La France condamne fermement la répression brutale en Syrie
REUTERS FRANCE: PARIS - La France a condamné fermement dimanche la poursuite "de plus en plus brutale de la répression en Syrie", y compris avec l'utilisation d'armes lourdes comme à Djisr al Choughour.

"Cette situation inacceptable, qui alourdit encore le bilan des victimes civiles en Syrie, crée une menace pour la stabilité régionale. Elle doit cesser", a déclaré Bernard Valero, porte-parole du ministère des Affaires étrangères. » | Gérard Bon, édité par Pierre Sérisier | Dimanche 12 Juin 2011

Democrats Urge Weiner to Resign, New Photos Emerge
REUTERS: New lewd photos emerged of Representative Anthony Weiner on Sunday as Democratic party leaders renewed calls for him to resign over an Internet sex scandal that prompted him to seek a leave and treatment.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chair of the Democratic National Committee, said party leaders including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi decided to make a coordinated push for Weiner to step down once it was clear he did not intend to do so.

"At the end of the day a member of Congress makes their own decision and that's certainly going to be up to Anthony Weiner," Wasserman Schultz said on NBC's "Meet the Press".

"But we have made clear that he needs to resign, he needs to focus on getting his own personal issues in order, focus on his family and do the right thing for his constituents." » | Deborah Charles | WASHINGTON | Sunday, June 12, 2011

Rep. Weiner Seeks Treatment; Leave of Absence
June 11 - U.S. lawmaker Weiner seeks treatment and leave of absence after sex scandal. Deborah Lutterbeck reports

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Syrien: Armee rückt in nordsyrische Stadt ein
Die grosse Offensive gegen Regierungskritiker im Norden Syriens geht weiter. Das staatliche syrische Fernsehen bestätigt, dass die Armee mit tausenden Soldaten in die Stadt Dschisr al-Schugur eingerückt sei

Türkei – Wahl: Einschätzungen von SFR-Korrespondent Werner Van Gent
Die Türkei hat ein neues Parlament gewählt. Erste Wahlresultate bestätigen den erwarteten Sieg der islamisch-konservativen Partei AKP von Ministerpräsident Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Nach Auszählung von 90 Prozent der Stimmen gewinnt sie 50,7 Prozent und 326 von 550 Parlamentssitzen

Sabbatical ab Sommer: Guttenberg will Deutschland verlassen

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Nach seinem tiefen Sturz wegen der Plagiatsaffäre wird Ex-Bundes-verteidigungsminister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg aktiv. Laut SPIEGEL-Informationen bereitet er einen mehrjährigen Auslands-aufenthalt vor, um seine Karriere zu über-denken - losgehen soll es schon diesen Sommer.

Nicht zu hören, nicht zu sehen: Seit seinem Rücktritt als Bundesverteidigungsminister am 1. März hat sich Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg völlig aus der Öffentlichkeit zurückgezogen. Seine weiteren politischen Ämter gab er in Schriftform auf, nur seine Frau Stephanie trat bei der Präsentation eines neuen Buches über Kindesmissbrauch kurz öffentlich auf. Selbst als die Universität Bayreuth harsch mit ihm und den Plagiaten in seiner Doktorarbeit abrechnete, äußerte sich Guttenberg nicht.

Er hat allen Grund zur Vorsicht: In Deutschland läuft gegen die einstige große Politikhoffnung der CSU noch immer ein Ermittlungsverfahren wegen nicht gewerbsmäßiger Urheberrechtsverletzung aufgrund der vielen nicht gekennzeichneten Zitate in seiner Promotionsschrift. Nun erfuhr der SPIEGEL, dass Guttenberg noch dieses Jahr mit seiner Familie dauerhaft ins Ausland ziehen möchte. Mindestens zwei Jahre solle diese Auszeit dauern, kündigte der Ex-Minister gegenüber mehreren Vertrauten an und schloss für die Zeit danach eine Rückkehr in die Politik nicht aus. In Gesprächen und E-Mails sprach Guttenberg von einem "Sabbatical" nach seinem Rückzug aus der Bundespolitik. » | Von Matthias Gebauer und Gregor Peter Schmitz, Berlin und Washington | Freitag 10. Juni 2011

Saudi Arabia Orders Men Out of Women’s Clothing
THE MEDIA LINE: New rules say only females can sell women’s apparel

For Fatma Qaroub, a 28-year-old personal trainer from the Saudi commercial capital of Jedda, buying lingerie has been an embarrassing affair. Every time she went shopping, she would encounter male vendors who would ask her about her measurements, her preferred style and whether she was married or single.

Qaroub was fed-up. So she started a Facebook page titled "Enough embarrassment," which quickly garnered 11,000 supporters. Other women initiated campaigns to boycott Saudi women’s clothing shops that employed men only.

It seems that the pressure has finally borne fruit. King Abdullah issued a list of decrees pertaining to employment in the kingdom a week ago. Among them, an order to "feminize" women's clothing shops in Saudi Arabia within the month. Males employees are out and, because the sexes are forbidden to mix at the workplace, they will be replaced by women.

"This is a very important decision for women," Qaroub told The Media Line. "Female unemployment was the main reason for my campaign, but also the unnecessary shame women face."

An-ultra conservative kingdom governed by the orthodox Wahhabi stream of Sunni Islam, Saudi Arabia imposes strict gender segregation in the public sphere. But the kingdom is also under pressure to create jobs for Saudis, especially for women who are increasingly educated and demanding opportunities outside their traditional place in the home. » | David E. Miller | Sunday, June 12, 2011

Syrien: Syrische Panzer stürmen Dschisr al-Schogur

ZEIT ONLINE: Assads Soldaten haben Dschisr al-Schogur besetzt und sollen wahllos Menschen erschossen haben. Der UN-Sicherheitsrat kann sich trotzdem nicht auf eine Resolution einigen.

Nach einwöchiger Belagerung haben syrische Armeeeinheiten mit Panzern und Hubschraubern die eingekesselte Stadt Dschisr al-Schogur gestürmt, zuvor hatten sie den Ort stundenlang bombardiert. Die Stadt gilt als ein Brennpunkt der Proteste gegen den syrischen Präsidenten Baschar al-Assad und war seit Tagen von der Armee eingekesselt. Soldaten hätten mit Maschinengewehren um sich geschossen, dabei seien Zivilisten und Flüchtlinge getötet worden, sagten Augenzeugen.

Das staatliche Fernsehen in Syrien berichtete, beim Einrücken in Dschisr al-Schogur seien zwei Angehörige "bewaffneter Gruppen" getötet und zahlreiche weitere festgenommen worden. Oppositionelle dagegen sprachen von sehr viel mehr Toten und Verletzten und davon, dass rund 200 Panzer an dem Angriff beteiligt waren. » | Zeit Online, Reuters, AFP | Sonntag 12. Juni 2011

Liliane Bettencourt confie: ma fille est «un peu dérangée»
TRIBUNE DE GENÈVE: BISBILLES ENTRE MILLIARDAIRES | Liliane Bettencourt estime, dans un entretien au "Journal du Dimanche", que sa fille Françoise Bettencourt-Meyers est quelqu’un d’"un peu dérangé".

C'est une déclaration pour le moins cassante que livre dimanche la richissime Liliane Bettencourt dans le Journal Du Dimanche (JDD). Elle estime, dans un entretien à l'hebdomadaire français, que sa fille, Françoise Bettencourt-Meyers, est quelqu’un d’"un peu dérangé".

Alors que les hostilités ont repris entre la milliardaire et sa fille, Liliane Bettencourt explique au JDD avoir refusé de la recevoir jeudi dernier car "c’est fatiguant de recevoir quelqu’un qui est psychiquement un peu dérangé".

Elle explique en outre que sa "fille n’est pas heureuse", qu’elle "est très changeante" et qu’elle "aurait besoin de se confier à un psy compte tenu de ses problèmes psy". "C’est peut-être méchant de dire cela, mais si cette jeune personne voyait un psy en qui elle aurait confiance et qui l’inciterait à sortir d’elle-même, peut-être serait-elle plus heureuse", ajoute-t-elle. » | AFP | Dimanche 12 Juin 2011

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: L'Oreal [sic] heiress Liliane Bettencourt brands her daughter 'disturbed': Liliane Bettencourt, the heiress to the L'Oreal [sic] cosmetics empire, has branded her estranged daughter mentally disturbed, as their battle re-erupted over the family billions, entangled in political scandals. » | Sunday, June 12, 2011

A Bahreïn, une poétesse condamnée à un an de prison pour un poème dissident
TRIBUNE DE GENÈVE: Ayat al Kurmouzi a été arrêtée après avoir récité un poème moquant le roi Hamad ben Issa al Khalifa et réclamant son abdication. La justice bahreïnie la condamne à un an de prison.

La justice bahreïnie a condamné dimanche une poétesse chiite de 20 ans à un an de prison pour avoir pris part à des manifestations contre la monarchie sunnite au pouvoir, a-t-on appris auprès d’un proche.

Ayat al Kurmouzi a été arrêtée après avoir récité un poème moquant le roi Hamad ben Issa al Khalifa et réclamant son abdication, durant les manifestations de la majorité chiite qui ont ébranlé le royaume du Golfe en février et mars derniers. » | AFP | Dimanche 12 Juin 2011

One on One - Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al-Qasimi
The ruler of Ras al-Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates offers an insight into the experiences that shaped him for rule

Jacques Chirac Will Not Vote for Nicolas Sarkozy

THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Jacques Chirac stuck the knife into his successor Nicolas Sarkozy, by quipping he would vote for the prospective Socialist candidate François Hollande over his fellow conservative in next year's elections.

Mr Chirac, 78, has broken his self-imposed silence on the French president, who succeeded him in June 2007, twice in the past week.

Mr Chirac branded his onetime protégé "nervous", "impetuous" and untrustworthy in his memoirs, saying he did not share the same "vision of France" as Mr Sarkozy, widely expected to run for a second term.

He meanwhile heaped praise on Mr Hollande, currently frontrunner in a contest to obtain the Socialist Party's backing for the election next April, saying he had the stuff of a true "statesman".

Mr Chirac made his latest outburst while alongside Mr Hollande during a tour of the museum housing his many presidential gifts in the south-central Corrèze region of France.

Both men have their electoral roots in the region, where Mr Hollande is currently MP. » | Henry Samuel, Paris | Sunday, June 12, 2011

Muslims Call for Action against Hate Crimes

THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY: Islamophobic attacks have been on the rise, with an increase in assaults, vandalised mosques and desecrated graves

Britain's largest mainstream Muslim organisation will today call for "robust action" to combat Islamophobic attacks amid fears of growing violence and under-reporting of hate crimes.

The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) will challenge the "ethnic profiling" of members of its community, claiming that minorities are 42 times more likely to be targeted under the Terrorism Act.

MCB secretary-general Farooq Murad will tell the council's AGM in Birmingham that there must be more monitoring of anti-Muslim crimes in response to incidents including violent assaults, death threats and the desecration of graves. He will also complain that not enough is being done to encourage communities to report crimes to the police.

The calls, supported by leading academics, a counter-terrorist think-tank and Muslim groups, come as the Metropolitan Police confirmed a total of 762 Islamophobic offences in London since April 2009, including 333 in 2010/11 and 57 since this April. A spokesman said the Met was aware of "significant" under-reporting of hate crime, and acknowledged "missed opportunities" to keep victims safe.

Despite rising concerns about the impact of hate crime on all communities, the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) said that data on such offences are not collated centrally as this would be an "overly bureaucratic process for local forces". Assistant Chief Constable Drew Harris, who leads the police on hate crime, was unavailable for comment.

In his speech, Mr Murad is expected to warn that attacks are increasing. "Islamophobic attacks, on persons and properties, are committed by a tiny minority, but the number of incidents is increasing. Robust action is necessary and this means we must have a systematic manner of recording, monitoring and analysing such attacks. Only a small number of police forces record anti-Muslim hate crimes." » | Andrew McCorkell | Sunday, June 12, 2011

Spies in Schools to Hunt Fanatics

THE SUNDAY EXPRESS: EXPERTS in Islamic extremism have been drafted in by Education Secretary Michael Gove to identify dangerous radicals in schools.

The counter-intelligence advisers, who worked for many years at the Home Office, have the most detailed knowledge of terror networks around the globe and their affiliates in the UK. They will work with a new Government unit to prevent extremism and will hunt down Muslim radicals hijacking learning and grooming school pupils from primary level onwards to create the terrorists of the future.

Intelligence sources have become aware that extremists are increasingly using schools and after-school clubs to brainwash children against the West.

Mr Gove said: “The due diligence unit will monitor applications for new schools and arrangements in existing schools so there’s no risk of extremism taking hold.

“We want to help local authorities and others deal either with governors trying to hijack a school or extremists setting up free schools. Whether it’s religious extremism or political extremism, that power will be there.” » | Hilary Douglas | Sunday, June 12, 2011

Sarah Palin Snub by Margaret Thatcher Aides Infuriates US Rightwing

THE GUARDIAN: Rush Limbaugh joins supporters accusing Thatcher's circle of disgracing former PM with 'Palin is nuts' comment

A firestorm on the US right has erupted after the Guardian reported thatSarah Palin will be denied a meeting with Lady Thatcher on the grounds that it would be "belittling" for her to meet the darling of the Tea Party movement.

Rush Limbaugh, the conservative radio host, devoted the opening section of his radio show to denouncing the "preposterous" Guardian report, as Palin supporters accused Thatcher's circle of disgracing the former prime minister.

The US conservative right reacted furiously after the Guardian reported that Thatcher's aides had decided it would be inappropriate for her to meet Palin, who is planning to visit London next month en route to Sudan. Palin has been touring US historical sites (an excursion that saw her slip up this week on the subject of Paul Revere, the American patriot who made a famous "midnight ride" to warn of approaching British forces).

One Thatcher ally told the Guardian: "Lady Thatcher will not be seeing Sarah Palin. That would be belittling for Margaret. Sarah Palin is nuts." » | Nicholas Watt, chief political correspondent | Thursday, June 09, 2011

Syrian from Jisr al-Shughur Talks to Al Jazeera
A resident of the northern Syrian town of Jisr al-Shughur gives his account of events there as the military launches operations in the area and thousands flee to Turkey

Bahrain Police Tear Gas Unarmed Protesters
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Video purported to show Bahrain security forces firing tear gas at unarmed civilians has been posted online.


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