Thanks for the interesting link to the soap opera. Though we all know that in principle nothing is real in these TV-stories they show the prejudices prevalant in the respective society. The other story however is something different.

Smith vs. Fallaci:
That's two hotheads and (here) not to be taken serious people in a clash. Funny to watch but nothing serious.

The part Scottish part Egyptian part Italian Mr. Smith is a late convert to Islam know for his physical force attacks on Christian symbols and on dissenting guests in talkshows. He has sued already everybody from a simple teacher to the old and the new pope (when Ratzinger wasn't pope yet). His many (often lost) court cases can be considered a real job-creation measure for the Italian legal profession. That's just his most recent approach to pick a fight with a celebrity.

Fallaci, the famous journalist, fighter against fascism, once extremely left-liberal, who has interviewed everybody famous in 'Arabia' even when no Western politician talked to them, is now close to death from cancer. She has recently (after 9/11) written in a great hurry two books about the threat of Islam to Europe. "Camelfuckers" who are "breeding like rats", "urinate on our monuments", "shit on our churchyards" and make Europe a "Eurabia" give an impression about her anger and style in these books. There's nothing more left of her former liberal attempt to understand other people that once has made her journalism famous. The left has been embarrassed by these books. "Fuck you" was her public comment when hearing about Smith sueing her.

Funny to watch I said above, but perhaps I should have said 'Sad to watch'. She'll probably die before the case is heard and Smith'll be looking for the next target.

Wolfgang