"I am worried about the shyness with which the subject of the relations with the UCOII (Unione Comunità Islamiche Italiane - Italian Islamic Communities Union) and the more extreme members of the Islamic Council is confronted, because it demonstrates a cultural subordination that is dangerous".
That was a quote from UDC (Union of Christian and Centre Democrats) leader Pier Ferdinando Casini said after the first meetings of the Islamic Council organized by Interior Minister Giuliano Amato.
Muslims in Europe don’t seem to be shy about following the dictates of their religion. Case in point. One dead Muslim mother.
A religious feud between a Muslim father and his teenage daughter may have sparked a bloody domestic dispute on Queensland's Gold Coast which left the man's wife dead and him fighting for life in hospital. Police are investigating suggestions the violence erupted after the 17-year-old girl told her father she wanted to opt out of the Islamic faith and convert to Christianity. The girl's mother is believed to have stepped in to protect her daughter, only to be fatally stabbed with a kitchen knife. Neighbors reported hearing "blood-curdling" screams before the hysterical girl ran half-naked from their Southport home unit covered in scratches.
“Shy?” I think a much stronger response by Europe is in order or are we to watch more young girls locked in the shackles of a religion that see women only as chattel – even at the risks to their lives.