Intolerance of difference

Yes, the ‘Muslim Question’ is burning across the Western world. When the issue was race or ethnicity, liberal society was able to cope with it. Multiculturalism was the answer constructed in Western societies to cope with the presence of Black and ethnic minorities. These people were not unlike the majority in colour but in their culture even more so. Hence, by respecting cultural differences, tolerance was extended to racial differences as well. Of course, nothing is perfect even on that front but the terrain of debate is well known.

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