Western countries in particular can today no longer be separated from Muslim societies, because they have them within themselves. They are themselves internally globalized.

Europe itself is an embodiment of this diversity.

We are living in a world that is beyond controllability.

Electronic communication makes possible what has previously been excluded: namely, active, simultaneous and reciprocal contact between individuals across all frontiers constituted by countries, religions and continents.

And the terror itself is an example of the world's uncontrollability.

Initially, the horrific images of September 11th triggered an enormous wave of solidarity.

In the first instance, therefore, global terrorism created a kind of global community sharing a common fate, something we had previously considered impossible.