I don’t consider myself a racist...

[blue]

It has nothing to do with race. Not all Arabs are muslim, not all muslims are Arab.

[Lady's Human]

Truly intelligent warriors conduct warfare without ever pulling a single trigger.......

[wombat2u2004]

25% ???? So the minority has the advantage ????
This is starting to sound like another thread going at the moment about the military.

Catty........you state that you believe that the majority of those bullied are amongst the 25% ???? That my dear, will reverse itself so fast in the western world that your head will spin, and especially in your country. You open your doors just a little too wide.

We had a lot of refugees coming here at one stage from Sri Lanka, of course they sought a better life, but that didn't stop them from mass protests about the Sri Lankan army all but defeating the Tamil Tigers (Who....by the way, were the first people to introduce that lovely little tactic known as suicide bombing). And do you know what they really wanted ???? They wanted Australia to send soldiers to Sri Lanka to aid their terrorist cousins against the the Sri Lankan army. Can you believe the audacity of these idiots ???
So, they come here looking for a better life ???? Perhaps to a certain extent, but as always, these people will always take advantage of their hosts until the day when they can actually rule them. It has already happened in some countries.

Am I a racist ???? Sure I am.... but a selective racist.
If those muslims in that school wish to do this to their host country, and insist on their rights, then I think the Danish government should enforce their right to send these people back where they come from.
You don't want to assimilate, then go home !!!!!

[wombat2u2004]

Truly intelligent warriors conduct warfare without ever pulling a single trigger.......

I think Julius Caeser said that !!!!

[lizbud]

I think Julius Caeser said that !!!!

Yes, right after he invented the six shooter.

[caseysmom]

It has nothing to do with race. Not all Arabs are muslim, not all muslims are Arab.

good point.

[Miss Z]

It has nothing to do with race. Not all Arabs are muslim, not all muslims are Arab.

A very good point.

Randi,

I attend a sixth form college with a moderately high population of Pakistani Muslims. This thread got me thinking, and I believe that I see less Muslim mothers turning up to events like parents evening now than I did when I was in the first year of secondary school, nearly 7 years ago. (The sixth form is part of the school, so same place, same people, etc.)

I've been fortunate enough to sit down to dinner and attend lectures with Justice Secretary Jack Straw, and something that he once said really stuck in my mind. He believes that the popularity of more radical practices of Islam have undergone a 'boomerang' effect.

In other words, the initial immigrants to arrive and settle in the mid 20th century came looking for work. They needed to impress potential employers, not to mention keep a relatively low profile, as racism laws were not what they are now back then. They were more willing to accept a Westernised state of living.

Nowadays, stricter Islam is undergoing a revival, and I'm sure he said there is some significant correlation between the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq and the number of burkhas worn by women. There is a greater sense of Western oppression against what Islam stands for, and therefore people do not want to conform.

Of course, only a theory, and only put forward to explain trends in the UK, but I wonder if something similar could be applied to Denmark?