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| Study: Muslims Feel They're Being Shut Out of European Society |
| 2009-12-16 |
| The recent Swiss referendum vote to ban the building of minarets seems to confirm the trend of Europeans becoming increasingly strident in their attempts to "protect" their culture against Islam. However, a newly published report by the Open Society Institute (OSI), the think-tank set up by billionaire financier and philanthropist George Soros, details the complex relationship between Muslims and Europe and reveals that the suspicion is mutual. Muslims believe they are being shut out of European society. About 20 million Muslims live in the European Union, mostly in capital cities and large industrial towns; they already make up 25% of the population in Marseilles and Rotterdam, 20% in Malmo, 15% in Brussels and Birmingham and 10% in London, Paris and Copenhagen. The report, published on Dec. 15, surveyed Muslims in 11 cities across the E.U., and found that 55% of respondents believed religious discrimination had risen in the past five years. And while many Muslims are a long-standing and integral part of the fabric of their cities, the report says they are still almost three times more likely to be unemployed than non-Muslims. But far from seeking out Islamic ghettos, many Muslim families appear desperately keen to integrate. "A lot of Muslims - especially parents - were sad they could not live in mixed neighborhoods, where they could experience diversity," says Tufyal Choudhury, lead author of the report. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #5 Nice to see Georgie is doing his best to mess up Europe, too. I guess he's taking a break from the US for now. But I also don't think "integration" means the same to Muslims as it does to the Europeans, based on their actions toward the native populations. Why else would the Dutch, the most tolerant group on the planet, have to prepare a "this is how we play nice here" presentation for new (mostly Muslim) immigrants? |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2009-12-16 23:51 |
| #4 ____Assimilation ____Deportation ____Defenestration It's your choice. Please pick one. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2009-12-16 22:18 |
| #3 In the future, I think the alternatives will be assimilation, deportation or the European equivalents of Bantustans. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2009-12-16 20:25 |
| #2 And here I thought Moslems weren't supposed to drink. Y'all want some French cheese to go with that whine? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-12-16 20:22 |
| #1 one answer? Participate in european society, not replicating the third-world shit-hole tribal sharia dump you came from. Might make a difference |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-12-16 18:35 |