The Proper Limits of Tolerance

Irshad Maji, author of "The Trouble with Islam Today: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith", in today's NY Times:

For a European leader, Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain has done something daring. He has given notice not just to the theocrats of Islam, but also to the theocracy of tolerance.

"Staying here carries with it a duty," Mr. Blair said in referring to foreign-born Muslim clerics who glorify terror on British soil. "That duty is to share and support the values that sustain the British way of life. Those who break that duty and try to incite hatred or engage in violence against our country and its people have no place here."

Read the rest here.

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