18 November 2011

'Muslims need to assimilate into Europe'

European culture and Islamic culture have different ethos and both are bound to collide unless there is assimilation and compromise.

.... Ms Shaheen, who had conducted a survey of Muslim women living in Europe as well as Pakistani scholars to back up her research, said European society was justified in its reaction to Muslim women wearing hijab. She said proponents of the veil considered it a divine commandment while other women faced patriarchal pressure to observe the veil. However, she said many women also wore hijab out of free will.

.... “If Muslims don’t feel comfortable with European laws they should come back” to their countries of origin, she said, while adding that “European governments should not frame discriminatory laws”. [Islam in Europe] Read more