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Muslim critic calls for ‘assimilation centres’ for Muslim migrants and refugees

Monday, March 6th, 2017

A leading world critic of Muslim extremism says New Zealand should establish “assimilation centres” for migrants and refugees from Muslim countries.

Somali-born Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a former Netherlands MP for the right-wing People’s Party, has been under police protection since she made a film in 2004 about violence against women in some Muslim cultures. Continue reading

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