From: "Gary Britt" 

That's not a surprise.  Everyone does better in the USA than in Europe!!

Gary

"George Sherwood"  wrote in message
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> For all of the Phil and others talking about the war of American against
> the Muslims it appears that Muslims are doing much better in the USA then
> in Europe.
>
> http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1023/p01s04-ussc.html
>
> "To understand why, experts point to people like Omar Jaber, an AmeriCorps
> volunteer; Tarek Radwan, a human rights advocate; and Hala Kotb, a
> consultant on Middle East affairs. They are the face of young
> Muslim-Americans today - educated, motivated, and integrated into society
> - and their voices help explain how the nation's history of inclusion has
> helped to defuse sparks of Islamist extremism.
>
> "American society is more into the whole assimilation aspect of
it," says
> New York-born Mr. Jaber. "In America, it's a lot easier to practice our
> religion without complications.""
>
> Only have to look at what has been going on in France for the last year
> and the 7/7 bombings in UK to see the other side.
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/22/AR20061022003
52.html
>
>
> One small police union claims officers are facing a "permanent
intifada."
> Police injuries have risen in the year since the wave of violence.
>
> National police reported 2,458 cases of violence against officers in the
> first six months of the year, on pace to top the 4,246 cases recorded for
> all of 2005 and the 3,842 in 2004. Firefighters and rescue workers have
> also been targeted _ and some now receive police escorts in such areas.
>
>
> George

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