religion/secular identities, What divides the Arabs/Muslims from Europeans/Westerners?

In many instances Conservative Muslims and the Christian right are on the same page as each other: calling for an end to compulsory coeducation for instance; fighting the teaching of Darwinism, and an outright rejection of anything linked to the idea of homosexual marriage. In France the Catholic Church and the chief rabbinate opposed the law banning the Islamic headscarf, as they both believe that religion should be present in the public sphere.

A poll taken by freedom house measuring the values of Westerners and Arabs, showed the opposition is not about values such as democracy (an important value for 86% or Westerners and 87% or Arabs), but is about divorce (60% of Westerners and only 35%of Arabs approve), abortion (48% and 25%), and homosexuality (53% and 12%). This shows tat the conflict isn't as always seems to be portrayed, between Western and Muslim values ( it is easier to get a divorce under Islam jurisprudence, for males), but between religious conservatives/radicals and non-religious peoples.

The fight isn't about what we stand for here in the West, but how Western ideals lead to a seemingly lax and free society, one based on individual needs and wants, as opposed to communal and religious demands (umma). The Arab and Muslim population in the West has fought against integration on these terms, preferring to use the power of their community to force abeyance on their youth to Muslim values. This leads to a radicalisation of the youth as they seek to find their own niche, wanting to reject their parents ideals, but due to years of communal isolation also unaccepted into wider society. This is what leads them to radicalise, allowing their own readings of the Quran , and own ideals to be read into it (tafsir), to give them a feeling and a belief of empowerment. Coming from a hija from both communities (self imposed exile, as Muhammad did in leaving mecca for Medina), and fighting back in their perceived beliefs against both. Though the more familiar community will always suffer first and most harshly.