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Europe's recent migration crisis may have led directly or indirectly to the rise of the far-right parties in the European political scene. However, the apparent inability of some European countries to deal effectively with the flood of illegal migration from Africa and the Middle East will eventually make European-Islam a political force European leaders and political parties have to reckon with. Moreover, the unwillingness of some Muslim immigrants in Europe to fully assimilate into the main stream European society constitutes in itself a real challenge to peace and tranquility inside and outside Europe.
One of the most disconcerting aspects of Europe's migration crisis is that it seems to have a direct link with social integration of Muslim minorities in Europe. The real crisis relates to the nature and level of social integration of many immigrant communities in Europe. As a case in point, one of the alleged terrorists who attacked the Westgate shopping center in Kenya is a Norwegian citizen of Somali origin! His alleged radicalization, even though he seemed to have lived for many years in an open European society (Norway) continues to baffle some observers. I would argue that without addressing the real causes which prevent many immigrants from integrating in European contemporary societies, Europe might become another breeding ground for extremism and future terrorism!