Europe is failing its Muslims

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A. Europe is failing its Muslims

Background

We hear endlessly in the media that European Muslims are failing to integrate; that they should stop wearing the burqa and building mosques with minarets; that like the rest of us, they must learn to tolerate insults to their religion however painful that may be. But isn't the boot really on the other foot? By constantly criticising their traditions and beliefs and insisting they be more like the rest of us, aren't we breaching our own hallowed principle of live and let live? Far from Muslims failing to be good Europeans, isn't it Europe that is acting illiberally and giving a raw deal to its Muslim citizens?