"Russian Courier" about the "ghost of the hijab"

On February 13, 2006, the Russian Courier weekly published Alexander Protsenko's article "Hijab for Russia", in which once again an attempt was made to whip up anti-immigrant hysteria.

It is noteworthy that the publication, by and large, is not an article, but a set of statistical data from various surveys that allegedly confirm the "dominance of non-Russians" in Russia, who "build their village" in the metropolis, oust Russian children from schools and kindergartens, etc. d.

At the same time, the journalist does not hide the fact that we are talking not only about immigrants from the CIS countries, i.e. not about the problem of illegal immigration, but also about "non-Russian" migration within Russia: "At the federal level, they try not to notice the problem, because the introduction of some restrictions on internal Russian migration today, firstly, is unconstitutional, and secondly, it is economically unpromising. "

It should be noted that, contrary to the headline, the article does not mention Islam at all, but the combination of the "terrifying" text with the headline, of course, gives the article not only an anti-migrant, but also an anti-Islamic character.

It is noteworthy how simplified the anti-immigrant rhetoric is. If earlier journalists built some kind of their own reasoning on "frightening" demographic data, tried to initiate (more precisely, provoke ) some kind of discussion, or presented the situation as a "cry from the soul" of an inhabitant , then everything is much simpler here.

There is no author's reasoning in the article. No recommendations either. Only slightly related quotes or retelling of statistics. The only comment given in the article is the forecast of the head of the leader of the French "National Front" Jean-Marie Le Pen that soon the Russian megacities will burn like the French ones.

Sources

• Protsenko Alexander. Hijab for Russia // Russian Courier. 2006. February 13.