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Europe, Islam's New Front Line In a five-part series, NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports on Europe's sizable Muslim communities, and the tensions they face among anxious Western societies in the post-Sept. 11 world.
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Europe, Islam's New Front Line

Muslim communities face tensions among anxious Western societies in a post-Sept. 11 world.

Europe, Islam's New Front Line: France

A controversial new law banning Islamic headscarves and other religious symbols in France's public schools has triggered an anguishing national debate: Can France integrate Europe's largest Muslim population and achieve its much-vaunted liberty, fraternity and equality? In the fourth part of a series on Muslims in Europe, NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports.

Europe, Islam's New Front Line: France

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Europe, Islam's New Front Line: Britain

Among Britain's 1.8 million Muslims, anxiety is growing over a sharp rise in what the British call Islamophobia. Post-Sept. 11 anti-terrorist legislation and proposals for even tougher measures have led to widespread disaffection, anger and isolation among Muslim youth. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports.

Europe, Islam's New Front Line: Britain

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Europe, Islam's New Front Line: Germany

The death of a Dutch filmmaker, at the hands of a suspected Muslim extremist, has Germans anxious that religious unrest will spread to their own country. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli continues a five-part series on Europe as the emerging battlefield in the struggle to define Muslim identity.

Europe, Islam's New Front Line: Germany

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Europe, Islam's New Front Line: The Netherlands

In the Netherlands, the recent murder of controversial filmmaker Theo Van Gogh by a Muslim extremist has revealed a climate of mistrust and fear between Muslims and traditional Dutch society. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli begins a five-part series on Europe as the emerging new battlefield in the struggle to define Muslim identity.

Europe, Islam's New Front Line: The Netherlands

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