The lack of a bonding identity in Europe. complicated by clashing cultural values. has created the Molenbeek neighborhood in other major European cities as well. Selfisolating Muslim communities can help perpetuate an environment of mutual misunderstanding and distrust. breeding alienation. resentment. and hostility. Genuine multiculturalism is an important goal and should be upheld by us all. but it is difficult without enculturation among immigrant populations. Thousands of Europeans have left the Continent for the battlegrounds of Syria and Iraq. These radicalized fighters. passport holdershardened by war and dedicated to jihadist militancypose a security risk to their countries of origin in the West.
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Self-isolating Muslim communities perpetuate misunderstanding and distrust.