Are we (Muslims in West) really invulnerable?

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Re: Are we (Muslims in West) really invulnerable?

@Ghost14

Brevik is one nut job. But I do think Muslims in Europe have a tougher time because a lot of them live in segregated communities, and have done so for a few generations. Immigrants to the US and Canada are relatively new and a lot of them arrive based on their skill set or affluence; they are much more successful economically and socially so it’s harder to paint them as terrorists.

Also, keep in mind that mass Muslim immigrations are a relatively new phenomenon. It will take decades for Muslims to become fully integrated. Italians and Eastern Europeans were considered “immigrants” until fairly recently. Jews were actually excluded from the Ivy leagues as recently as the early 1900s. Look at them now lol.

Basically, it will take some time but I don’t think it will ever come to a mass exodus unless certain pockets of immigrants become very extreme.

I agree with the point about segregated communities (and generally a more insular nature) but I don’t think the amount of time desi Muslims have lived here (in the UK anyway) is a good enough reason to explain the problems.. Indians arrived around the same time but have done much better academically, economically and have been quicker to shed more of the negative aspects of their old culture (forced marriages etc).. When I was young it was common for Pakistani + Bangladeshi women to not be allowed to learn English or learn to drive.. Teachers also used to complain about Pak schoolgirls being sent ‘back home’ to stop them becoming too westernised, having bfs etc. which obviously held a lot of them back in terms of education.. Attitudes like this weren’t widespread in other communities so it’s been a lot easier for them to move forward more quickly.. Obviously things are changing but when you’re looking back instead of forwards you’re prob always going to be at the tail-end of things imo..