"As Mark Twain reportedly remarked, history does not repeat itself, but it sometimes rhymes. It would indeed be ironic if Islam provided the impetus for redefining Europe, as it did more than a millennium ago, and the basis for a new, second European renaissance, as it did for the first. Although that may be expecting too much, success in addressing this clash of cultures, at a minimum, would open the door to a range of opportunities for positive change in Europe and perhaps beyond."
