It's been suggested that Islamic immigrant populations in Europe are so resistant to assimilation that--in a decade or two--Europe may face the prospect of civil war or transformation into a Muslim power Bloc. The cultural pressures Europeans face from their immigrant populations is largely overlooked by the US press, which tends to see things like the French ban on head-coverings in schools as isolated phenomena rather than a policy directed toward national assimilation. Is the suggestion of growing conflict in Europe just some propaganda I have unwittingly stumbled upon, or does it reflect a real concern among Europeans? Regards, Mr. Consistency ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html