Woofer123 wrote:
I doubt all British Muslims are like that.
This is true - a lot aren't. In fact, some are trying to turn apostate if they can as they can see what's happening in their own communities. Every British Muslim's experience is different.
Woofer123 wrote:
Those you are talking about are only the extremists, which every religion has.
True, but if there is a considerable minority of extremists which aren't clamped down upon (because the government and other organisations are too afraid of upsetting them) then you have a problem, especially when dealing with some of the crimes that Muslims have committed. Walls of silence anyone?
Woofer123 wrote:
Muslims should integrate, but whenever they try to in Europe they are always confronted with bigotry.
A lot genuinely want to integrate. A lot don't, though - they want to basically speak Urdu and wear
niqabs whilst claiming benefits and sneering at the local population. I say the word 'local' because many behave like a breed apart from the rest of us. Their culture and outlook on life is completely hived off from the rest of us. We share the same living space but many don't share our identity.
Woofer123 wrote:
In the UK example, Immigrants should adopt British culture while at the same time being able to remain practicing Muslims....
I don't have a problem with that. But this often isn't happening. In fact, second and third generation immigrants are often more radical and intolerant than their parents. They're in a kind of no-man's-land - they're not "British" but they're not "Pakistani Muslim" either. Which leads some to treat local non-Muslim women badly (because they don't behave like 'their' women) whilst keeping their own women under lock and key.
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