The anger and resentment expressed by many Muslims during the Rushdie Affair, combined with vocal support for Khomeini’s fatwa from some Muslims in the West, created the impression that Muslims were incapable of accepting the values and ideals of a secular political order. This impression, in turn, gave rise to a political climate in which it became increasingly common to question multiculturalism—that is, the commitment of many European governments to accommodate the cultural, ethnic, and religious diversity of immigrant populations, particularly Muslims.

Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Intro…, loc. 359