The mash of civilisations
There is no conflict between Islam and the West – only clashes of interests between and within them. But there is a very real mash of civilisations.
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Scandinavia: is the far right far off?
Home-grown terrorism in Norway, a resumption of border controls in Denmark and an increasingly immigration-weary Sweden. Is right-wing politics taking hold in the once-tolerant Nordic countries?
Read moreLearning tolerance
Islamophobia is common in western society, so the classroom is a good place to start combating it.
Read moreMiss USA 2010 and an Islamic cover-up
Rima Fakih’s Miss USA win is welcomed by many Arab-Americans, but some neocons denounce it as a sinister Islamic plot.
Read moreBuilding intolerance in Switzerland
The Swiss minaret ban doesn’t mean European Muslims are persecuted, but it makes me worry for the Europe my son has been born into.
Read moreThe mythical European Umma
Given that only about 4% of the EU’s population is Muslim, why is the fear of a coming Eurabia so strong in certain quarters?
Read moreHijab and dagger
Egyptian outrage at the brutal murder of Marwa Sherbini, the ‘hijab martyr’ is understandable. But If Egyptians want better justice for Muslims in Europe, then they should demand more justice for non-Muslims at home.
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