Terrorism in Europe
Seiki Yorozu
of the English Groups

1. Introduction
Recently in Europe, the number of attacks by Islamic terrorists has
increased. I focused on the situation in France and found that there are threemain reasons for this increase. First, there is a political party in France which
focuses on excluding followers of Islam through hateful and discriminatory
rhetoric. Second, there is a problem with “Home Grown Terrorism”. Finally,
there are often some incidents of racism or insults directed toward Islamicpeople before those attacks were carried out. Due to these things, I feel it isimportant to know more about each religion to solve these problems in oursociety.
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2. Why has the amount of terrorism in Europe increased?
(1) Political party in France
In France, there is a political party which tries to exclude Islamic people
from French society. This political party is called National Front. This party
claims that the separation of church and state is important. However, somepeople say that this party actually rejects any kind of Islamic belief and there
are some cities where any kind of Islamic customs are prohibited by the powerof this party. For example, in one of the cities in France, a traditional way ofdressing for Islamic women, which is covering their whole bodies, is banned inpublic places,(2) Home Grown Terrorism“Home Grown Terrorism” means that an act of terrorism is carried out
against a country by people who were born and raised as citizens within it.
Although, they claim that they were saved by Islam, it is usually believed that
their interpretation of Islamic teachings are wrong. This false interpretation is
why they carry out acts of terrorism against their own countries. It isnecessary to keep terrorists under surveillance so that this type of terrorism isprevented. However, it is difficult because there is little information on HomeGrown Terrorism. Therefore, we should be cautious of attacks by terrorists andcollect as much information as possible.

(3) Incidents of Racism or Insults against Islamic people
There are often some acts, which directly insult the Islamic religion orpeople, are often carried out before an attack by Islamic extremists werecarried out. For example, in Europe, in early 2015, a magazine publisher wasattacked by Islamic extremists because that publisher issued an Islamic
caricature insulting the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. This caricature madeIslamic extremists angry.

3. Conclusion
These days, the number of attacks by Islamic extremists has increased. You
may think Islam is a scary religion which supports attacks of terrorism due toits portrayal in the media. However, it is not always an accurate depiction.
According to the Quran, the Islamic bible, all people are equal. Most Islamic
people say that the ideas of Islamic extremists are very different from that ofordinary Islamic people. The important thing is to understand each religion, andtry to address the problems we have in our society in a way that is respectful ofand toward others who also live here.

4. References
Mitsui, M. (2015). Islamized Europe. Trans. Tokyo: Shincho Shinsho.
(三井美奈『イスラム化するヨーロッパ』

新潮新書、2015)

Mapped: The countries where a terrorist attack is most (and least) likely. (2017).
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