In 1999 Jack Straw, then Britain's Home Secretary, was attacked for being rude about an ethnic minority. There were demands for criminal investigations, appeals to various commissions and public agencies, a fevered debate over whether Mr Straw was racist. On that occasion, he was accused of demeaning gypsies by saying that people who masqueraded as travellers seemed to think they had a right to commit crimes. In the past few weeks Mr Straw, now leader of the House of Commons, has triggered a similar response by arguing that the Muslim veil (i.e., the full, face-covering niqab) is an unhelpful symbol of separateness. This week he won the backing of his boss, Tony Blair. These episodes are reminders not that Mr Straw is hostile to minorities (he isn't) but that any debate in Europe about minority rights soon degenerates into a fight between self-proclaimed community leaders, public agencies, the police, courts and the law. It may be hard to reconcile militant Islam with secular Europe. |
Debates in Europe about minority rights turn into free-for-alls. Solo 30% degli utenti ha risposto correttamente |
Risposta tratta da : Lingua inglese Ministero dell'Interno Quiz - Concorso per 250 funzionari amministrativi a tempo indeterminato, da destinare esclusivamente alle Commissioni territoriali per il riconoscimento della protezione internazionale ed alla Commissione nazionale per il diritto d'asilo |
di seguito le risposte errate:
The law sides with minorities.
Mr Shaw has been drawing up a list of minority rights.
Mr Shaw can't stand minorities.