In the aftermath of the heinous murder of twelve Frenchmen, including two police officers, in Paris by Muslim extremists, a curious phenomenon has been spotlighted regarding French relations with its Muslim population.  There are actually “no go” zones in several cities in France where sharia law is the governing instrument and police are not allowed to enter. An article in the Washington Times outlines the effect of the establishment of these mini-states within France, which has served to intensify the alienation of Muslim youth from the rest of French society and instill the notion of the superiority of Muslim culture over Western culture.  By giving incentive to Muslim immigrants to not only resist all assimilation, but to establish a separate country within a country, the French have effectively allowed the Balkanization of their homeland, which will alter it forever – and not for the better. It is fine to allow diverse cultures to exist within a...(Read Full Post)