it had. I'm usually glad to see people from differing backgrounds uniting under a common banner, but Holocaust Denial is something of an exception. And in your plea for tolerance for Muslims, you might like to ask yourself about Muslim attitudes towards apostates, homosexuals, women who aren't submissive. The list of people that small elements within Islam, who unfortunately enjoy widespread support, wish to kill is not short, and the attempts to kill them are not symbolic. Soumaya I have Muslim neighbours when I worked I had Muslim students and Muslim colleagues, I have a heart condition and my consultant is a Muslim. I have never given this a second thought really its not an issue. But I should like you to explain what you mean by 'Gone are the days of pure white christian Europe'. If you are refering to purity then thats fine, others have added to the mix and life can be more varied and interesting. But if you are referring to 'christian' I confess to a little unease and lets be clear although I was brought up a christian I would describe myself as an atheist. But I live in a country whose culture traditions and yes even its politics have been informed by the christian faith. This is an undeniable fact of history and is what I mean when I say I live in a christian country. If this is not understood in terms other than crusades and colonialism the we are not understood. For