Moment Research & Consultancy Multicultural Society A REPORT SHOWS THAT LEICESTER’S 15,000-STRONG SOMALI COMMUNITY PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN THE CITY AND HAVE INTEGRATED BETTER. Multicultural society – Leicester’s Somali community has fitted into city life thanks to things such as in schooling, a strong entrepreneurial spirit and a strong community. A report comparing seven cities has shown that Somali people have integrated better in Leicester than many other places. The Somalis in Leicester report, drawn up by the Open Society Foundations, was launched this afternoon at Leicester Town Hall. It provides a detailed analysis of the city’s 15,000-strong Somali community – one of the largest in the UK. It looks into daily experiences of Somalis in Leicester, as well as six other European cities – Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Helsinki, London, Malmo and Oslo. Jawaahir Daahir, 51, of Evington, who worked as a researcher on the project, and is also the director of Somali Development Services, moved to Leicester 14 years ago. She left Somalia in 1990 because of the civil war and moved to Holland, before heading to Leicester a decade later. She said: “I moved in 2000 to Leicester because of the multicultural aspect and freedom of religion here. “The first thing that struck me was the diversity and how people respect each other.” Read More: multiculturalsocietyonline.wordpress/2014/09/18/a-report-shows-that-leicesters-15000-strong-somali-community-plays-a-key-role-in-the-city-and-have-integrated-better/#more-123
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 19:13:46 +0000
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