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In the wake of the devastation of September 11, 2001, legendary Italian writer Oriana Fallaci published a mammoth article, then book, La rabbia e l'orgoglio [The Rage & the Pride], which attacked Islam as institutionalised barbarism intent on totalitarian domination of the entire planet. It's easy to dismiss Fallaci's furious outburst, but its implications need to be tackled forcefully & far-sightedly in the following respects: 1) considerable sections of public opinion in Europe share her extreme views; 2) several EU & other "western" governments, while disclaiming such views, in fact tacitly pursue immigration polices predicated on a civilisational chasm between the West & Islam; 3) there is a need for a discursive & societal space where western & Muslim version of universalism can coexist. References. Adapted from the source document.