Thank you Ms. Marrin, for so aptly giving vent to my own frustrations...several thousand miles from London - although I have a daughter and grand children who live in London. I was shocked when I went to pick up my grand daughter...the lady behind the counter had to ask a totally veiled lady to speak again so she 'could tell by her voice' who she was picking up! Could have been a male with a tape recorder. What's wrong with asking ladies to reveal their faces in such a situation...only another lady would have seen her - I wasn't in front of her. The cheek! It would have taken her a minute to undo something head gear. And of course if you insist, then you are 'islamophobic' or 'culturally insensitive'!

Roger Malstead, Wenatchee, Washington

Just as a sheep dog nips at the heels of the herd of sheep and directs them into the fenced-in pen, so are the Islamic suicide bombers. They are our sheep dogs, nudging us into the fenced-in pen of Islam where we will live under sharia whether we want to or not. We sheep keep thinking that if we move away from the dogs they will stop biting us, we think if we appease Muslims they will stop killing us, they won't, they are just herding us into our sharia pens.

Lynn Kristy, Kansas City, USA

Good idea Robert, Islam is unique among the major world religions in that it does not separate church and state. Strip away the catagorisation of religion, and you are left with something which is politically very unpleasant indeed.

Andy, Not Londonistan, UK

This writer is being incredibly disingenuous when she points out that 37% of young Muslims would prefer to live under Sharia Law in Britain while ignoring the fact that 59% of all Muslims would prefer to live under British Law. This is only one blatant example that highlights the anti-Islamic approach that is taken by writers such as Minette Marrin. Perhaps this is what Mayor of London Ken Livingstone was referring to when he called for an end to “media’s orgy of Islamophobia”.

People in the media have a responsibility to tell the truth without spinning it to their own prejudice. Writings such as these do nothing to promote harmony and goodwill but on the contrary fosters suspicion, hatred and discrimination.

Kass, Jeddah,

Also, Pat Buchannon writes in his book " Death of the West" the dangers of this multiculturalism mentality. It is time we wake up before all this PC crap kills us.

Curtis S., Richmond, TX, United States of America

The brilliant author MarK Steyn in his book America Alone reveals the impending collapse of Europe with Londoninstan leading the way. The chickens have come home to roost.

Adam Sparks, San Francisco, Ca,, USA

Ms. Marrin, Is the radical Islam you decry a religion or a political movement? Wishing to force your views on others seems more policical than religious. How about an nice new law: It would define a movement that wishes death to followers-that-stray as being a political movement and strip away any rights that might accrue to it, if it were recognized as a religion. Likewise, a movement that decrees second class citizenship in society to women is defined as merely a political movement and not a religion. Likewise, a movement that wishes to substitute its own system of laws is defined as merely a political movement and not a religion. Etc. Etc. This does not necessarily target Islam, but any movement that pushes these political beliefs is deemed not a religion. And this does not keep anyone from calling whatever they do a religion. It would simply not give it state recognition as it being a religion, if it does these things.

Robert A. Jones, Nashville, Tennessee (USA)

Ms. Marrin, Is the radical Islam you decry a religion or a political movement? Wishing to force your views on others seems more policical than religious. How about an nice new law: It would define a movement that wishes death to followers-that-stray as being a political movement and strip away any rights that might accrue to it, if it were recognized as a religion. Likewise, a movement that decrees second class citizenship in society to women is defined as merely a political movement and not a religion. Likewise, a movement that wishes to substitute its own system of laws is defined as merely a political movement and not a religion. Etc. Etc. This does not necessarily target Islam, but any movement that pushes these political beliefs is deemed not a religion. And this does not keep anyone from calling whatever they do a religion. It would simply not give it state recognition as it being a religion, if it does these things.

Robert A. Jones, Nashville, Tennessee (USA)

I couldn't agree more with this and I'm sure most of the country feels the same way. Unless politicians develop the nerve to do what needs to be done with the Muslim community in this country the sense of rage and frustration amongst ordinary citizens will simply boil over. I take no pleasure in saying that but it's something I feel instinctively. We've seen our people blown up, intimidated, threatened, and a supine media - one that is so terrified it couldn't even bring itself to print a bunch of cartoons - that blithely grants airtime to self-appointed minority 'community leaders' (aka Islamist extremists) to air their 'grievances' and paranoid conspiracy theories every time the police or security services make an arrest. It's just .. what the hell is going on in this country? How did we get into this state?

R Davies, Bournemouth, UK

Ms. Marrin, Is the radical Islam you decry a religion or a political movement? Wishing to force your views on others seems more policical than religious. How about an nice new law: It would define a movement that wishes death to followers-that-stray as being a political movement and strip away any rights that might accrue to it, if it were recognized as a religion. Likewise, a movement that decrees second class citizenship in society to women is defined as merely a political movement and not a religion. Likewise, a movement that wishes to substitute its own system of laws is defined as merely a political movement and not a religion. Etc. Etc. This does not necessarily target Islam, but any movement that pushes these political beliefs is deemed not a religion. And this does not keep anyone from calling whatever they do a religion. It would simply not give it state recognition as it being a religion, if it does these things.

Robert A. Jones, Nashville, Tennessee (USA)