This is an opinion column, that doesn't really say anything. It doesn't make a point. I know that the author wants to appear sympathetic towards Muslims, but  he doesn't meet the mark.
We the readers don't need to be lectured about Muslims and Islam and what they represent. If Mister Saunders knew European history, he would realize that Islam when it spreads outside its original lands, represents danger.
Islam should be constrained to its lands where it came into being. Letting it out and allowing its followers into other countries is causing too much dissent and hostility. It is not compatible with our European and Western way of life.
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