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These past several months, eyes across the world have been trained on a growing far-right movement sweeping Europe and America – from the neo-Nazi groups in Germany and the United States to the increasing popularity of France's National Front. But another, far less noticed but sometimes equally-radical movement is also emerging across Europe: the rise of pro-Islam political parties, some with foreign support from the Muslim world. And the trend shows no sign of stopping.
Holland's Denk ("Think") party, established and led by two Turkish immigrants, is among the most significant. Denk won three seats in the Dutch parliament last month, becoming the country's "fastest-growing" new party, according to Dutch daily NRC Handelsblad. Its platform: replace ideas of integration with "mutual acceptance" – a charming but antiquated idea in a culture where one group accepts gay marriage and the other is taught that homosexuals should be shoved off of tall buildings; an "acceptance monitor" to measure the extent to which such "mutual acceptance" has succeeded; and the establishment of a dedicated "anti-racism" police force.