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Author : Armen Oganesyan
Editor-in-Chief of International Affairs
A PART OF THE WESTERN WORLD, Europe,
however, has been very selective about alien cultures
and civilizations; not a "melting pot" American style,
it is paying dearly for this function imposed on it. The
disagreements on the migration issues in the Euro-
pean corridors of power threaten the cohesion of the
European Unity.
In the past, Germany and many of its West European
neighbors opted for the "Three A's" ideology when
dealing with the Third World migrants. It was believed that the Muslim migrants should, first,
adapt themselves to the new conditions; second, to become assimilated and, third, absorbed (to
become an integral part of the new socium). This did not happen for many reasons. Suffice it
to say that one out of four members of the Turkish community in Germany does not know
German; one out of two never communicates with Germans.
The EU directive on the right to family reunification buried the hopes pinned on mixed mar-
riages: Men prefer brides from their native countries.
The official permission to build mosques led to the emergence of monoethnic and monocon-
fessional communities (enclaves). Saudi Arabia poured a lot of money into mosque building
across Europe.
The efforts to dissolve the Muslim migrants or "Westernize" them have failed.
The attacks in Cologne indicate that migrants behave irrationally, Mr. Fico said, and that it is
necessary "to prevent the creation of a compact Muslim community." Having pointed out that
"the Muslim community as a whole is a serious threat to the European lifestyle" the prime min-
ister of Slovakia concluded: "We cannot allow several thousands of North African and Middle
Eastern migrants to settle in Slovakia. We have learned the lesson of other European countries:
The migrants cannot be integrated, it's simply impossible."
By calling a spade a spade the prime minister was taking risks. One of my German colleagues
said recently: "In Germany, those who do not share the views of Frau Merkel on migrants are
branded fascists."
Young men between 25 and 35 constitute up to 80% of the migrant crowds. Robert Fico spec-
ified: "Normally, they are well-dressed people with credit cards. They have little in common with
migrants who flee from hunger and thirst. There are people among them who need help; we are
ready to help the Syrian Christians, in particular, whose lives were threatened."
So far, the relations between confessions cannot be described as adequate, to say the least. In
Germany, 500 thousand ethnic Germans adopted Islam; in France, 300 thousand French did
the same. The expert community is convinced: "European Christianity is retreating."
Электронное приложение к журналу «Международная жизнь»
An "Atomized Caliphate" in Europe