Two events at the right moment. On the European side, there are significant displays of respect and admiration for the true Arab civilisation. Two eloquent examples of this were given last week with the reopening of the Islamic art collection in the Louvre museum in Paris, and the inauguration of the new mosque in Strasbourg, the largest place of worship for Muslims in Europe. It is purely by chance that these inaugurations have come at this time as both projects had been in preparation for...