So what are the solutions, then..?
There's no one solution. I don't really like using war analogies as I believe that this current situation should be identified as political violence rather than the religious war the jihadists seek. However, World War 2 was won across countless fronts and as the result of countless battles, some of them large, some very small - but they all counted. So, I'll tell you one thing that we can all do. Talk to Muslims. Just about normal things - a simple 'good morning' will do for a start. Living in a town the press often consider an axis of jihad I come into contact with Muslims on a daily basis and from chats I have they do feel very much under threat and that white people fear, ignore and avoid them.
And as for accusations of there being "too much political correctness towards Muslims" most of this is informed by made-up "Muslim Myths" e.g. Muslims want Christmas banned; or another one I heard the other day " a major chocolate company is taking the word 'easter' off their chocolate eggs as it offends Muslims" - seriously this myth did the rounds and people were horrified that this obvious symbol of Christianity, the easter egg(!), was being effectively banned in this way.
Rant over.
