RITE AND REASON: Ireland is unlikely to emulate France or the Netherlands when it comes to engagement with its Muslim population.

In January 2004 I attended a conference at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris. The topic was “racial, ethnic and homophobic violence in the English-speaking world”. Doctoral students I spoke to there were adamant that the prohibition on any public display of religious symbols should be vigorously imposed.

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