- 08 Jan 2010 01:01
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Integration and assimilation are different things.
If Muslims want to live in Western countries, they will have to integrate in order to have a peaceful co-existence. In my opinion that means accepting the Western way of free speech, gender equality, and all the variations of sexual orientation. If they insist that their daughters cannot participate in physical education classes or swimming in school because of the going standard of clothing required for those activities, then we have a problem. Co-existence has to come from both sides. I am sure that Western societies are ready and willing to compromise but only to a certain extent. They are not going to limit freedom of speech or gender equality to please the Muslims.
Ter
tailz wrote:Do Muslims want to integrate? Do we want them to integrate? Should they integrate? Why do they have to integrate, is coexistence out of the question?
Integration and assimilation are different things.
If Muslims want to live in Western countries, they will have to integrate in order to have a peaceful co-existence. In my opinion that means accepting the Western way of free speech, gender equality, and all the variations of sexual orientation. If they insist that their daughters cannot participate in physical education classes or swimming in school because of the going standard of clothing required for those activities, then we have a problem. Co-existence has to come from both sides. I am sure that Western societies are ready and willing to compromise but only to a certain extent. They are not going to limit freedom of speech or gender equality to please the Muslims.
Ter