There is no better example of how the coronavirus (COVID-19) has exposed our misguided senses of security and our mistaken way of life that has given way to endless military spending and wars, tax breaks for the wealthy, disinvestment in our well-being through growing inequality. Sometimes our fears and lust for power cause us to
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The European Court of Human Rights accepts new appeals from Finland
The European Court of Human Rights has accepted two appeals from Finland. One of these is of a Sunni Muslim from Iraq whose asylum application was turned down by the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri). The second one is of a Somali national living in Finland who was refused a work permit. Miro Del Gaudio, attorney-at-law
Read on »Kotoutuminen* #9: Spreading half-truths about integration
If the learn-Finnish-and-you’re-integrated promise is misleading, so are many others spread by people who should know better. “The best way to eliminate racism is to get people to know each other,” goes the affirmation. It is like the claim that traveling opens your eyes to the world. After we do all these things, will we
Read on »How is coronavirus impacting the Asian community of Finland?
It’s highly probable that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had a racist knock-on effect against Asians and other visible migrants and minorities. While this may be the case, the question is, why is it underreported or hardly ever mentioned by the media? A story in Helsingin Sanomat, dated February 7, interviews a Chinese national: “People use
Read on »A $2.2-trillion rescue package to perpetuate social inequality, fat cats, and wars
Even if we humans are resilient, the coronavirus has exposed the same problems that brought us to this situation in the first place. Instead of investing trillions of dollars in defense or attack spending and servility to the economy and stock markets, why haven’t we paid enough attention to health care, environmental disasters that brought
Read on »Shame on the Finnish media for stereotyping Muslim women. It’s called biased and racist journalism.
Why are Muslims, especially women, usually pictured covering their faces? Do these types of images in the media reinforce our stereotypes about Muslim women? Helsingin Sanomat, Finland’s leading daily, is one representative of the media that reinforces stereotypes about Muslim women. While the article is important because it talks about forced marriages, why can’t it
Read on »Trump’s and Pence’s soul mates in Finland are Halla-aho and Purra
It is surprising how much political mileage one gets from bullshit. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic that has exposed the leadership vacuum left by US President Donald Trump and his vice president, Mike Pence. If we go back to 2015, when, Finland saw a record number of asylum seekers entering the government, the
Read on »The opportunity offered by #coronavirus is one of a lifetime – let’s not squander it
In the midst of every crisis, lies great opportunity. Albert Einstein THIS STORY WAS UPDATED Thanks to the #coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which is relentless and spelling trouble for our societies and individuals, is also offering a unique opportunity and helping to expose our hypocrisy and double standards. The best examples of the latter is the United States, where the corruption
Read on »Finland also locks up asylum seeker children
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- A child in the Joutseno Immigration Removal Center.
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