Forum: Islamist state in Europe
January 1, 2006

Jeffrey T. Kuhner's Commentary column asked about the prospect for an "Islamist state in Europe" (The Washington Times, Dec. 18). It is not a question of "if," but of "when."

We need only look at what is happening in Europe. Today there are more practicing Muslims than practicing Anglicans in England. In one demonstration in front of British Parliament, signs were carried reading, "Islam, our religion today, your religion tomorrow." France is a basket case, plagued with riots between Muslim youths and the government. Young non-Muslims girls there are accosted on the streets for not covering their hair.

In The Washington Times (Culture, et cetera) on April 14, 2003, in "La France, c'est morte," Guy Milliere was reported saying, "In fact, the only things that are growing in France right now are crime and Islamism." Germany invited Turkish guest workers (gastarbeiter) when they were needed but today faces high unemployment. Even financial incentives are not enough to entice the "gastarbeiter" to return to Turkey. They know they live better in a Christian than in a Muslim country. The rest