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What does it mean?
Shaw predicts Islam’s potential influence in Europe; a geopolitical speculation.
In plain terms
Shaw thinks Islam might grow in Europe.
What can you take from it?
Religion can shape global power.

Where it applies

  • religious studies
  • political analysis
  • history

Putting it to work

  • study religious trends
  • track cultural shifts

Questions to consider

  • What influences religious growth?
  • Is this prediction valid today?

Another view

It’s a dated prediction with limited accuracy.

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