Libor Gottfried against the Islamisation of Europe

Historian Libor Gottfried attacks in the liberal daily Mladá Fronta Dnes the commentary by Lukáš Lhoťan in yesterday's issue of the paper warning of an escalation of anti-Islamic sentiment in the Czech Republic: "If Islam is supposed to bring the world new-found tolerance and equal rights, then male Muslims should also wear the burqa, for example when dealing with authorities, going to banks or restaurants and driving cars. Women don't have such problems because in Muslim countries they aren't allowed to drive, let alone go to a restaurant alone or open a bank account. Islamic mores, including the burqa, simply don't belong in Europe, and why should they? ... The problem isn't that Europeans are suppressing Islam by banning the burqa. The real problem is that one day Europe will be suppressed by Muslim values and morals. We've already seen the first 'honour killings', although for the time being these are limited to Muslim families. But we should also firmly reject customs of that sort."

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