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Is Islamophobia In Europe A Growing Concern?

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Anniel Fri 10-May-24 22:53:56

I have noted that those people who are worried about the influence of the Muslim faith in Western Democracies are often referred to as Racist and ignorant people who should be sneered at or ignored.
Recently we had the thread about Katherine Birblsingh’s court case about the right of Muslims to pray at schoool. Denmark and Sweden are now worried about Muslim influence. Today I read an article in the Spectator, which is generally on the right as the New Statesman is on the left.
This article is about France politics but I found it interesting.

www.spectator.co.uk/article/france-is-waking-up-to-the-threat-of-the-muslim-brotherhood-is-britain/.

If this does not work and is behind a paywall I will try again. Responses will be interesting.

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Fallingstar Fri 08-May-26 09:18:34

A quick google search reveals that both antisemitism and Islamophobia are increasing in the UK today. It seems some people see these groups of people as one stereotypical cohort, not groups of mainly ordinary people just trying to live their lives as best they can. We are Jewish,, and live alongside many Muslims whom we don’t see as Muslims because they are just neighbours or local business owners, these are innocent people who recognise that their Jewish neighbours as simply that, neighbours.
Attacks on Jews or Muslims tend to be from those unknown to local communities, extremists, not the people we see and live next to, or work with, everyday.

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