Muslim Refugees in Europe: An Existential Threat?

• Main Author: Arosoaie, Aida
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/79775; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38919
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The recent influx of refugees into Europe has been mislabeled as “immigration” and portrayed by local right-wing politicians as an existential threat. This European nationalist rhetoric could legitimise and provoke violence by Salafi-jihadis.