How widespread is Islamic fundamentalism in Western Europe?

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“One thing this article makes abundantly clear is that Islam is incompatible with Western democratic society. They want western laws to bend to and accommodate Sharia law. The many “European no-go” zones sprining up through out Europe clearly show this. We can also witness the tremendous persecution Christians and other religious groups experience in Islamic countries showing their willingness to use violence to impose Islam on everyone else.”  Admin

One narrative about Muslim immigrants in Europe is that only a relatively small proportion holds views that are sometimes labeled as “fundamentalist.” Ruud Koopmans from the Wissenschaftszentrum in Berlin argues that this perspective is incorrect. He conducted a telephone survey of 9,000 respondents in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France, Austria, and Sweden and interviewed both Turkish and Moroccan immigrants as well as a comparison group of Christians.

His first finding is that majorities of Muslim immigrants believe that there is only one interpretation of the Koran possible to which every Muslim should stick (75 percent), and that religious rules are more important than the laws of the country in which they live (65 percent). Moreover, these views are as widespread among younger Muslims as among older generations.

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