Muslims, Multiculturalism and Fascism
From Steph's Blog:
A quarter of Dutch Citizens support the banning of the Koran and half think its text is more violent that the Torah or the Bible according to a recent poll conducted after Geert Wilders of the right-wing, anti immigration and anti-Muslim, Partij voor de Vrijheid, called for it to be banned. The poll doesn’t say how many people actually bothered to read it. A lot less than a quarter I’d guess.
6.5% of the Dutch population is Muslim, which is probably less than France but more than the UK. France’s uncompromising stance and marginalisation of Muslims led to riots and now they’ve elected a fascist as president, the chance of community relations improving have got to be slim. Holland’s political elite has also marginalised and vilified its Muslim population, which has led to a wave of Islamophobic violence, a rise in fascism and Islamic extremism. <Quick Read>
