In an article in the Hudson Review, Bruce Bawer writes about what he sees as a developing distaste toward the idea and policies of multiculturalism in Western Europe, especially in the Netherlands, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Austria and Germany.
[2] Fiery polemic on the subject by proponents like Pascal Bruckner[3] and Paul Cliteur has kindled international debate.
[4] In Canada, the possible introduction of sharia family courts became a contentious issue, and received much media attention.
[7][8] A survey showed that 18% in Britain think that "a large proportion of British Muslims feel no sense of loyalty to this country and are prepared to condone or even carry out acts of terrorism".
[9] A TNS/Global poll showed that 31% in Britain would feel comfortable living next to a Muslim; this figure dropped to 21 percent after the 7/7 bombings in London.