1. As Muslims Call Europe Home, Dangerous Isolation Takes Root.
- Author
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Johnson, Ian and Carreyrou, John
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MUSLIMS , *ASSIMILATION (Sociology) , *POPULATION dynamics , *ISLAM , *POPULATION , *ETHNIC groups , *DEMOGRAPHY , *EMIGRATION & immigration , *POPULATION geography , *IMMIGRANTS ,SOCIAL conditions in Europe - Abstract
Presents the first in a series of articles focusing the presence of Islam in Europe. Description of a scene inside a mosque in Torcy, France, and comments from a speaker, who is suggesting that Muslims should center their social activities around mosques; Author's view that the message being sent from the mosques is that people who are different are held in contempt; Percentage of France's population made up by Muslims, indicating the shifting population trends across all of Europe; Social conditions in some European cities that are driving Muslims back into their communities and away from integration.
- Published
- 2005