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The article reports on rioting, mostly instigated by young poor Muslims, in France. Some Islamic organizations such as the Tabligh sect of Islam which supports adherence to Islam along with disengagement from society, are encouraging the youths to stop their violent behavior. Gangs have burned thousands of cars and attacked entire neighborhoods. The groups that advocate peace also believe that Muslims should identify themselves with their religion and not with citizenship in any particular country. This is a concern for Europe's secular democracies. Countries including France, Germany, Great Britain, and the Netherlands have never successfully integrated their Muslim minorities.

Presents the second in a series focusing on the social conditions and activities of Muslims living in Europe. History of the Islamic Center of Munich, a mosque built by Muslims, who deserted the Soviet Union's Red Army to fight for the Nazis in World War II; Competition for the Muslim community among Western governments looking for political alliances; Discussion of the Muslim Brotherhood, a social reform movement, which calls for the Muslim religion to dominate all aspects of life; History of miscalculations on the part of Western governments in their relationships with political Islam; How United States' involvement in Afghanistan in the 1980s helped produced Osama bin Laden; Research findings indicating U.S. intelligence agencies attempted to form a working relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood; Comments from Munich, Germany-based historian Stefan Meining regarding the genesis of political Islam in the post-WWII atmosphere; Discussion of the Brotherhood's beliefs with regard to Muslims and Western influences. INSETS: A Piece of History;Birth of an Ideology;Cast of Characters.

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.

Reports on the conflict between European Islam and the more traditional Islamic orthodoxy.