Posted on 06/20/2005 5:13:43 PM PDT by Smartaleck
Suspicions about Islam after Sept. 11 have given rise to resentment, fear and violence in Europe. But in the U.S., which has welcomed Muslims with its freedoms and opportunities, a more tolerant, open Islam is emerging – and setting an example for the rest of the world, says writer REIHAN SALAM.
Because the majority of Muslim Americans emigrated from repressive countries, and because they've been welcomed with open arms, there is a pervasive sense of gratitude for American freedoms and a belief that any political grievances ought to be addressed at the ballot box. Law enforcement is seen not as an enemy by Muslim Americans, but as an ally. Suffice it to say, the United States has been very fortunate in this regard.
Consider the fate of Muslim communities in Europe, where a poisonous cocktail of ghettoization, multicultural ideology and economic stagnation has radicalized broad swaths of the population. Strangely enough, the Sept. 11 terror attacks have had far more impact on daily life in Europe than here at home. Fear is palpable, particularly in Holland, once considered a model of tolerance and now a tinderbox. There the hate campaign has taken violent form, reaching a crescendo in the murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh.
Judging by the escalating threats, it seems that Mr. Van Gogh's murder won't be the last of it. Native-born European Islamists have seized the initiative, condemning the moral bankruptcy of secular Europe in fiery language. Though France hasn't yet seen assassinations on a grand scale, Muslim youths have been implicated in near-constant attacks against French Jews, ranging from petty harassment and intimidation to fire bombings and worse.
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Don't get me wrong I could care less about Dearborn, I just wouldn't refer ro it as a ghetto.
Why isn't the "Fruit of Islam" mentioned?
The hijackers came from suadi arabia not america, even if they were living here illegally.
Iraq today is Paris/Brussles/Amersterdam 25 years from now.
youre missing the point, i am not saying that poverty is a cause of terrorism, it isnt. i am saying the muslim ghettos of europe are far more likely to spawn an intifada than muslim communities in the USA
Steve Emerson just updated this map, and the cells that aren't on this map popped up after this map was published. I am sure there are many more that haven't been uncovered yet.
People tell me all the time that this Mosque isn't on it and that Mosque isn't on it. So, another map needs to be updated. They are really multiplying fast.
I hear ya. Thousands of them come across the border every night. And what better place to find refuge then in a Mosque?
It did not work but thank you anyway. :)
Thanks, I tried them but none of theirs would work.
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By your definition Great Neck is a Jewish Ghetto and Manhasset is an Irish Ghetto. Of course that's not the case. An ethnic or economic or religious specific neighborhood is a ghetto only if outside forces create the isolation through some form of pressure, like with the Warsaw Ghetto.
What is that? That is new to me I think.
Its all relative. A friend of mine raised in Palos Verdes, CA would definately refer to say Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, and Flushing as being "ghetto," while others would not go that far.
No Ghetto? ! D E T R O I T
Just about ghetto in Europe and the US is probably a step up?
I felt the point was/is Democracy yields a different mindset and hope.
if you think Detroit is a muslim ghetto you know nothign about Marsaille, Malmo and Paris.
Thank you very much
And they know that Americans are not Eurosponges. Cross us and they know that they will have hell to pay.
England is so terrified of Muslims that they are creating a law to forbid criticism of religions (and you know the religion they mean is Islam because Muslims kill and Christians don't). Americans, who own plenty of guns, will not accept living in fear. If Muslims get out of line they will be smacked down hard and they know it.
100% correct
Out of all the Bowzton Mooslimes 0 NONE NADA ZIP spoke up to prevent 9-11.
Guilt by association, guilt by silently enabeling an attack to occur.
2 people can keep a secret maybe. 20???? Come on,,.. some of these silent majority must have known, and did nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let em allah rot in hell with their god. Yes allah lives in hell, and torments the sinners with fire. That aint my God!
Think Lodi, CA......
That's right. They want to convert us, but if we refuse then...?
What do their books say?
My book says, "Smith & Wesson beats four aces."
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