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Listen Up America!

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A months ago if I asked many Americans for their thoughts on Syria and the Syrian refugees crisis, most would have nothing (negative or positive) to say.

Today, after the Paris attacks, it seems that many Americans know all there is to know about Syrian refugees and have decided to declare a verdict!

Today, I received the following that I chose to share in here.

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Listen Up America!

In a little house in Amsterdam seven people huddled. They were afraid for their lives and indeed only one will survive. Anne Frank’s Jewish family was hiding from the Nazis who hated them. They tried to get away. They applied for emigration status to both England and the United States of America, but in the 1940s… Continue reading →

Islam in Europe

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Islam in Europe

Timothy Garton Ash
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2006/oct/05/islam-in-europe/
Europe’s difficulties with its Muslims are also the subject of hysterical oversimplification, especially in the United States
my note: I know Timothy Garton Ash from the 90s, when I was completing my studies at University of Florida on the Cold War. Clinton was bombing Serbia. The Western Hemisphere was (as usually) in the dark about the Balkans, ethnicities, religions and economy. Timothy Garton Ash was reporting… His writing reflects the opinion of a seasoned historian and I would base my opinions on his writings.