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The relationship betweenmulticulturalism and Islam is an important aspect in the overall debate on the soundness of the modern doctrine ofmulticulturalism.
In an article in theHudson Review,Bruce Bawer writes about what he sees as a developing distaste toward the idea and policies of multiculturalism in Western Europe, especially in theNetherlands,Denmark, theUnited Kingdom,Norway,Sweden,Austria andGermany. The belief behind this backlash on multiculturalism is that it creates friction within society.[1]
Incompatibility with secular society has been influenced by a stance against multiculturalism advocated by recent philosophers, closely linked to the heritage ofNew Philosophers.[2] Fiery polemic on the subject by proponents likePascal Bruckner[3] andPaul Cliteur has kindled international debate.[4]
In Canada, the possible introduction ofsharia family courts became a contentious issue, and received much media attention.[5][6] In theUK,London is far more segregated on religious grounds than by race; 25% of London's seven million residents live in religiously segregated neighbourhoods.[7][8]
A survey showed that 18% in Britain think that "a large proportion of British Muslims feel no sense of loyalty to this country and are prepared to condone or even carry out acts of terrorism".[9] A TNS/Global poll showed that 31% in Britain would feel comfortable living next to a Muslim; this figure dropped to 21 percent after the7/7 bombings in London.[10]
