Challenges of Participation in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands: Christian – Assyrian and Muslim – Turk Immigrants

This article discusses the challenges of participation first-generation Christian – Assyrian and Muslim Turk immigrants in Belgium, Germany Netherlands countries that implement different multicultural civil integration policies. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with born Turkey migrating to Netherlands. Their ages are between 45 72 years old. They have levels education. Assyrians proficient multiple languages (Assyrian, Arabic, Kurdish, Turkish); Turks Turkish some them English, other than host languages. The majority citizenship country. Based on interviews, research identifies four challenges: identification, contact, language, discrimination racism. findings show a strong connection their ‘Assyrian’ identity due part genocide 1915 they call ‘Seyfo’, more mixed sense identification home cultures. Both interlocutors close immigrant friends neighbours; having similar activities or hobbies increase chances contact native citizens. barriers reported lack language proficiency, unequal working conditions, perceptions racial religious education, employment, housing social life. this study suggest both want be accepted as society without losing cultural particularity. poses no threat society, policies should designed support diversity encourage immigrants.