A conflict of values is not a misunderstanding. Islamic orthodoxy and the German constitution are not compatible.
Bassam TibiThe Jihad is not just a way of testing yourself but also means using violence to spread Islam.
Bassam TibiUnlike multiculturalism, cultural pluralism doesn't just mean diversity but also togetherness - primarily the understanding of the rules of the game - the European values structure.
Bassam TibiMuslims 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 third thing they need to give up is the Shariah, which is the Islamic legal system.
Bassam TibiIn Germany representatives of the Islamic communities try to hijack children who are born here, along with the entire Islamic community, to prevent them from being influenced by the society which has taken them in. Children born here are like blank sheets on which you can write European or Islamic texts. Muslim representatives want to raise their children as if they don't even live in Europe.
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