The values of sport such as the equality of opportunity and fair play are equally European values. By bringing people together, building communities and fighting attitudes of xenophobia and racism, sport has the potential to make an important contribution to the integration of migrants in the EUΒ» 1.
So I will offer some reasons to highlight the relevance of sport and religion for the social integration of Muslim girls 2nd parag. Of course the little available space here does not allow one to enter into distinctions, which in a book instead would be adequately dealt with; therefore in the following pages I will take for granted that:.
Moreover, here I have not enough space to distinguish an immigrated person, from one who was born in a European country from immigrant parents i. These reductions of the social variety are imposed both by the complexity of this topic, and by the little space at my disposal here. This research question needs more clarification before being codified into a hypothesis. This process needs mutual respect for ethno-cultural diversity, which does not harm basic human rights and does not put democratic institutions at risk.
Moreover, it should be kept in mind that integration has two directions, so it concerns not only immigrants, but also and jointly affects the citizens of the receiving country. This typology allows one to estimate the effectiveness of sport and religion for the social integration of Muslim girls.
Indeed the social policies have a relevant function, because they deal with the general social framework and guiding principles and choices in the lower levels of the society; obviously both the actors, i. So in the next paragraph I will begin by introducing the difficulties that Muslim girls encounter when practicing sports and physical activities in daily school life in some countries in Northern Europe. Unfortunately, this opinion may have the unexpected effect of a Β«self-fulfilling prophecyΒ» Merton, : both Muslim girls and their teachers tend to adapt themselves at this bad image, which strengthens the tendency to conform themselves to the prejudices and expectations, which media fed and spread in public opinion.
