Denis MacEoin, this piece lacks any perspective, save that of uninformed, paranoid anti-Islamism.
It is just irresponsible to write such stuff, feeding prejudice with red meat.
We have many, many religious groups that do not mix with mainline society.
Mennonites in many parts of the world stay to themselves, living in segregated communities, and refuse even to drive cars. Traditionally, members who violate the rules face the devastating fate of being "shunned," ignored by everyone in the community.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews behave in even more extreme ways. They dress in similar 19th century costumes, live in segregated communities, and maintain elaborate, and even oppressive, rules for that must be followed. Women cannot even leave their husbands without the threat of losing their children while men may readily divorce a wife.
How about all the Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians who still live in monasteries and abbeys?
How about Buddhist monks?
Extreme evangelical Christians tend to avoid much of normal everyday society, disapproving of many mainstream activities. They found their own schools and other institutions with this aim in mind.
Then there are all the non-religious groups that tend to behave in similar ways, everything from nudists to survivalists.
God, isn’t it time we stop publishing anti-Muslim garbage?
DO MENNONITES INTEGRATE? NO. ARE THEY GOOD AND VALUABLE CITIZENS? YES.
