Brace yourselves. The purity of European civilisation is going to be tested over the next four weeks by a full-frontal display of 'otherness' by Europe's increasingly feisty and self-confident Muslims.
Yes, it is Ramadan again and observing European Muslims, along with others who practice Islam across the world, have embarked on a month-long journey of abstinence, fasting and prayer.
It is a brazen challenge to the Back our independent journalism by becoming a supporting memberGet EU news that matters
Shada Islam is an independent EU analyst and commentator who runs her own strategy and advisory company New Horizons Project.
Shada Islam is an independent EU analyst and commentator who runs her own strategy and advisory company New Horizons Project.