Adam Krzeminski on Europe's attitude to Islam

Polish journalist Adam Krzeminski contributes an essay to the debate about how European societies should deal with radical and moderate Muslims: "The inner-Jewish conflict in 19th century Germany saw reformed, often even German-nationalist Jews looking askance at the masses of Eastern European Jews with kaftans and sidelocks in Berlin's Scheunenviertel district. Here one is reminded somewhat of today's debate around Ayaan Hirsi Ali's 'Enlightenment fundamentalism.' It shouldn't be forgotten, however, that assimilation was no protection for the German Jews. The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 were meant to repeal the successful assimilation and integration, and led to the ovens of Auschwitz. Europe is not only a refuge of humanity and tolerance, as the French wanted inscribed in the preamble to the EU Constitution; it also has a long history of separation, apartheid and mass murder."

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