If you trace the history of Islamist terrorism, you see that its founders were great admirers of European fascism. They read the texts of European fascism, they quoted them in speeches and letters. This is not from the Koran – the Koran doesn’t teach you how to repress people; there’s nothing in there about women having to cover their faces, there’s certainly nothing about suicide bombing.

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“If you trace the history of Islamist terrorism, you see that its founders were great admirers of European fascism. They read the texts of European fascism, they quoted them in speeches and letters. This is not from the Koran – the Koran doesn’t teach you how to repress people; there’s nothing in there about women having to cover their faces, there’s certainly nothing about suicide bombing.”

 

Bernard-Henri Levy

If you trace the history of Islamist terrorism, you see that its founders were great admirers of European fascism. They read the texts of European fascism, they quoted them in speeches and letters. This is not from the Koran – the Koran doesn't teach you how to repress people; there's nothing in there about women having to cover their faces, there's certainly nothing about suicide bombing.