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Only on a global level. In Rotterdam, Antwerp and Brussels and Amsterdam and even Paris is very close this is now fact among the very young (kindergarten). That
by candiodari 9y ago
Only on a global level. In Rotterdam, Antwerp and Brussels and Amsterdam and even Paris is very close this is now fact among the very young (kindergarten). That means that it's only a matter of time unless something drastic changes. But it would need to be very drastic. Even if immigration stops completely muslims will still be a majority there, at the very latest in 30 years, but very likely much sooner.
And ...
www.ejournals.eu/pliki/art/3178/
Religion has always retreated while great economic progress was being made. And time and time again great economic progress periods ... end. And time and time again ... nobody sees it coming, and time and time again the exact same thing happens : religion comes back with a vengeance.
Even in this current period. Where economic progress crashed, an extremely intolerant brand of religion immediately gained an incredible following. Google "Egypt in the 60s". Google "Iran under the Shah". Google "Turkey under Ataturk".
Now this may or may not be happening soon (and soon means something like a decade), but that's another one of those things people think during periods of great economic progress. That they never end. That it's impossible for anything to go wrong. But I must say, even today, one walk around the North station of Brussels through Schaarbeek and Molenbeek will tell you that it's not going so well for everybody, especially if you stop in a street shop for dinner (note: sorry to state this but do not attempt in the evening if you're a woman).