Open AccessCultural security in the era of migration and terrorist threats
Author(s) -
Henryk Karwan,
Barbara Ratajczyk
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
scientific journal of the military university of land forces
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2545-0719
pISSN - 2544-7122
DOI - 10.5604/01.3001.0013.6458
Subject(s) - terrorism , islam , faith , state (computer science) , population , sharia , refugee , battlefield , political science , immigration , criminology , sociology , law , geography , history , ancient history , philosophy , demography , theology , archaeology , algorithm , computer science
While for some immigrants contemporary Europe is a paradise, others consider it an evil and a plague, which should be fought with fire. It is the battlefield between the Western culture and the culture brought from the south with the influx of the Muslim population, which leads to the erosion of the former. Refugees who mingled with radical Islamic warriors penetrate the borders of the EU. Some people try to live alongside their native inhabitants, set up their enclaves, profess their faith, and enforce their laws, especially Sharia law. This behavior of the Muslims directly affects the possibilities of preserving and nourishing the values that determine the national and religious identity of local communities. As a consequence, it poses an immediate threat to the security of the cultural state. Constant anxiety and fear for their lives and health as well as the good of the culture fuel the ongoing terrorist attacks carried out by current Islamists as well as their children and grandchildren who have been recruited and drawn to faith in Allah.