There are no words to adequately describe how stupid it is for anyone in the west to think they can coexist with people who demand that the world bend to their will.
My reply to another post on this subject applies here:
“Having spent the better part of the last 3 years living and working in the ME in a Sharia law state, I confirm that the demands of Muslims in the West are just a ruse to establish a dhimmi attitude on Western governments. The UAE government has no problem allowing western clothing (in fact I am headed to the pool as soon as I post this where there will be women in both burqas and bikinis side by side with no ill effect on either), serving alcohol in many restaurants/hotels and even allowing pork to be served/sold. As the article clearly states, it is just an alliance of Islam and “liberals/progressives” to attack and weaken our Judeo-Christian values. “No accomodation” to these idiotic demands should be our starting point.”
That being said, I just spent Xmas with my wife in Italy and one of the most beautiful things from the trip was hearing church bells upon waking and through the day instead of what the other guys do over here each day. Cheers!