"So, what have the Turks ever done for us?
On the eve of crisis talks over Turkey's bid to join the EU, here is why Europe should embrace its Muslim neighbour
Published: 01 October 2005
Multiculturalism
Though its rulers became Muslims, the Ottoman empire was home to Christians, Jews and Buddhists co-existing in peace and prosperity with Muslims from Anatolia to Algeria, centuries before the word multiculturalism was thought of. No other partner offers the West a better bridge to Islam or a more promising exit from the clash of civilisations."
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