Here is video of my talk last Saturday at the Vienna Forum in Austria, sponsored by the Hudson Institute, the Educational Initiative for Central and Eastern Europe, and Kairos Journal. The Forum topic was “The Future of Europe and the Challenge of Islam.” I spoke as part of a panel, “Historical Background and Thorny Issues,” with Bat Ye’or, Douglas Murray and Paul Marshall. My topic was “Islam or Islamism?”
The first part of this talk was not captured on the video. Here is the text of the lost part: ”In order to counter the threat from Islamic jihadists who wish to import Sharia into Europe, it is essential to understand the threat properly and fully. If a distinction is made between Islam and Islamism, the implication is that Islam is essentially benign and compatible in its essence with the Western legal tradition and societal norms…”