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In reply to the discussion: What is your stance on burkinis or headscarves on French (or American) beaches (or streets)? [View all]moondust
(20,017 posts)Europe has a long history of overcoming extremism and conflict at enormous cost. Postwar Germany banned Nazi symbols. Geography makes Europe especially accessible and vulnerable to large numbers of people with no history of Western values. Given the history and context, I'm okay with whatever Europeans decide. If they consider the burkini too provocative or whatever and want to ban it, fine. Today I heard that polls have shown 64% of the French favor the ban.
A year ago there were reports that Saudi Arabia offered to build 200 mosques in Germany to serve all the refugees, which was later denied by the Saudis. Nevertheless, a person might wonder if some Muslims might use any means available to them to try spread the influence of Islam, similar to Christian missionaries trying to spread Christianity around the world.