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Published Monday, January 21, 2008 at 12:34
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tolerance
in European democracy & diversity (991 views and 5 comments)
Not long ago 400
Muslim groups met in Brussels to sign a charter for the Muslims of
Europe. The charter is aimed to be a code of conduct, describing
the rights and responsibilities of European Muslims. According to
Euronews ‘The European Islamic Charter’
stresses moderation, equality between men and women and rejects
violence and terrorism.
Now Muslim organizations have given their suggestion to what it
means to be a modern European Muslim. It makes me wonder: is it
also up to European parties - like the PES - to have a stance on
Muslims in Europe? Or is this something which is for religious
organizations to discuss?
Islamophobia – fear or dislike of Muslims and their religion – is
on the rise in Europe. In this respect the European blogosphere is
a good example: new so-called ‘Islam-critic’ blogs (many of them I
would rather label xenophobic!) pop up every day. I’ve come across
many bloggers whose mission seems to be the search for juicy
fundamentalist quotes – the more ferocious the better. One thing is
to gabble online. Another is when Islamophobes start to gather in
the street, like it was the case in Brussels last year.
There’s certainly a need for a...
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Tags: diversity, multiculturalism, tolerance
