When an Muslim individual or family immigrates to Europe, they knowingly or unknowingly bring their cultural beliefs with them. Though some desire to escape the traditions of Islam, many never abandon some of the unnecessary common - but not required - practices of it such as honour killings.
Today, people are too afraid to say anything against a race, gender or religion because it is seen to be discrimination. Muslims can still have faith and integrate into European culture, but as Dr. Tibi, a Muslim immigrant to Germany, says in an interview regarding this issue, "Muslims have to give up three things if they want to become Europeans: They have to bid farewell to the idea of converting others, and renounce the Jihad. The Jihad is not just a way of testing yourself but also means using violence to spread Islam. The third thing they need to give up is the Shariah, which is the Islamic legal system. This is incompatible with the German constitution."
The fear people have of speaking out against a group simply builds tension and never deals with the problem. Muslims should be allowed to keep their faith, but certain practices and extreme Islamic laws should not be allowed into European nations. They cannot rightfully say it is discrimination against Muslims to deny them the practice of the Jihad because with the Jihad, extremists who have no tolerance are being discriminatory themselves.
In conclusion, one must remember that not all Muslim immigrants do not integrate. The European governments must work for all Muslim immigrants to be like this. There are a few ways in which one can be more effective in succeeding. One is to understand the social dynamics of a Muslim family. By strengthening the bond of new families and ensuring there is trust present, violence is much more avoidable. Secondly, people must address the issue of Islamic extremists instead of sitting back and ignoring the problem. By ignoring the problem, more mischief is created. Lastly, Muslim immigrants should be exposed to European culture before they are immersed into it as to prepare and educate them. By doing this, they will know what they will face instead of walking into a nation blindly, treating as the place where they previously lived. Immigrants should recognize that it is a privilege to be able to enter such a nation and should respect European culture with this idea.
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