A new French survey suggests that a third of Muslims living in the country believe Sharia law should be applied worldwide. And just shy of 10% of those who support this think it should be introduced through coercion or force.

While interpretations of such a system differ, its implementation would inevitably bring far-reaching changes—particularly in how Europe approaches women’s rights and, especially, free speech, which is already weakening.

Responding to the finding by Ifop, reported in Le Figaro, Italian MEP Isabella Tovaglieri lamented that “political Islam is spreading in Europe on a vast and unprecedented scale.”

Openly calling for the adoption of Sharia is no longer a taboo or a marginal position, but an increasingly explicit demand, supported by ever more Muslims.

The left pretends not to see it, but Sharia in Europe would mean the end of our values, our freedoms, and Western civilization.

Tovaglieri said this wasn’t just the case in France but also in Britain, which has, indeed, been dubbed the “Western capital” of anti-women Sharia courts.

Previous results from the survey pointed to a strong pull of Islamist ideology among France’s younger Muslim population, coinciding with a rise in radical views.

These latest findings also suggest that about a quarter of French Muslims feel close to the ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood, which the European Right is currently working to quash. President Emmanuel Macron has predictably stunted these efforts, downplaying the threat of the Islamist group and responding angrily to reports highlighting its problems.

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