Intifada In Paris

The riots in Paris are yet another manifestation of the globalization of our Islamic Dark Ages

The riots which started in the suburbs of Paris have recently been the subject of many discussions by “experts”. The most widely used argument by lefties is this: The rioting youth (mainly Moslems) feel isolated from the French Society. The problem is mainly economic; they don’t have equal job opportunities and they are not recognized as full French citizens.
Today, Tarek Ramadan, a Euro/Islam expert, was saying on the BBC that the problem is mainly social, not religious.

My humble opinion : Bullshit.

Why aren’t Senegalese, Cameroonians, Brazilian and Cuban disaffected immigrants going around burning cars and schools in the suburbs of Paris? Are they less wretched than their Moslem counterparts? Are they considered more “French” than Morrocan or Algerians?
Of course, politeness requires newspapers to discuss “immigration and integration”.

A lot of people all over the world have problems, but Moslems are showing a unique tendency to use collective violence as a mean of expressing discontent.

The problem is one that the French system cannot easily handle. If you are a French citizen and you said what I just wrote, you’re either demonized as an extreme rightist, or going against La Laicite (secularism) which refuses in principle to recognize racial/religious groups in the Law. But that’s disastrous because resentment will brew in the hearts of the French whites and it will express itself in more votes for Jean-Marie Le Pen, and less authentic acceptance of French Moslems.

Am I a self-hater? No, I’m a proud Moslem, but one that believes that we are currently passing through dark ages. There’s a widespread misunderstanding of the essence of Islam. The Solution to our culture of violence that is spreading across the globe is not to deny it exists or blame it on others, but to face it, accept in and try to find ways to reclaim the soul of our religion.

I think this is a big issue. I’m expecting the Paris Riots to trigger a new wave of “Clash of Civilizations” style books.