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“Those who have children have the future. It’s simple. There is so much uproar about the fact that there are so many Muslims. But I have to ask myself: why are there so many? Because they have children. Christians also have children, but the others have more.”—Cardinal Christoph Schönborn. Image: A woman pushes a baby stroller in Vienna, Austria.
Middle East Forum Online
Vienna’s Fall: Islam Wins Europe’s War of the Generations
In Six Districts of Vienna, More than 50 Percent of Students Are Muslim
March 3, 2026
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Giulio Meotti
The Austrian Parliament granted Islam official status within the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1912. In 2015, Parliament allowed for the celebration of Islamic holidays while at the same time banning the foreign funding of mosques in the country.
FWI News
Rightists and Turkish Secularists Oppose Shariah in Austria
Critics Warn of ‘Parallel Justice’
September 4, 2025
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Jules Gomes
An Israeli Air Force F-35I "Adir" stealth fighter.
Middle East Forum Online
Israel’s Restrained Iran Retaliation Is a Deadly Mistake
Israel Seems to Prioritize Restraint and Demonstration of Precision over Effectiveness
October 27, 2024
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Michael Rubin
By fits and starts, officials in a number of European countries are coming to grips with pro-Hamas elements in their midst.
FWI News
European Governments and Hamas after October 7: Some Progress, Much Work Remains
June 26, 2024
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Benjamin Weinthal
Islamist flags on display at anti-Israel rally held in Stockholm, Sweden on October 15, 2023. The protest was organized by Hizb ut-Tahrir, an international pan-Islamist group that seeks to re-establish the Islamic caliphate and implement sharia throughout the world. At the rally protesters chanted "Israelis are nothing but dogs of the West."
FWI Research
European Islamists Ignore — or Celebrate — Hamas’s October 7 Massacre
November 22, 2023
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