Muslim integration has been, for many years now, the centre of the debate on immigration and now after the Paris attacks the topic is more relevant than ever. Since 9/11 and the terror attacks committed by Islamic extremists on European soil, the West looks at the Muslim minority with suspicion and fear. After the Charlie Hebdo terror attack both France and Great Britain decided to introduce stricter immigration laws. According to the EU justice commissioner Vera Jourova between 5,000 and 6,000 Europeans joined ISIS since 2014 and many experts believe this number is much higher. At least 5 of the Paris attackers were French citizens, which makes this issue very real. Now Europe has to face the current migration crisis, which only adds to the already existing matter. Many experts are afraid that Europe does not have a good solution to the problem of integration. There has been controversial steps from European nations like the ban on burka in France, the ban on building new mosques in Switzerland, many believed these harmed the rights of the Muslim people. A great difficulty European countries face is how to maintain national values but at the same time also guarantee democratic rights and freedom to all people regardless of religion and culture.

Islam will dominate the world. Or will it?

Europe is under the strike of a new wave of migration, the biggest since the second world war. The common understanding of the issue is mainly humanitarian, that focuses on Europe’s responsibility in offering a shelter to those in need. As much as this is important, there are more practical aspects of the crisis, such as the security dilemma caused by the unfiltered masses of people crossing Europe’s border, the higher risk of terrorism or the inevitable clash of two, majorly differing cultures. Hungary has chosen a seemingly controversial, but –as it was proven with time– more rational and down to earth stand. As the before marginal, small Eastern-European country decided to stick with its understanding of a judeo-christian Europe, it instantly found itself under fire from the liberal west. Just to be proven right. Here is the timeline of what happened in Hungary, the first real border country of the EU, where migrants arrive first.