A few months ago, I remarked on European women converting to Islam, which I took as a further sign of the Old World’s increasing decadence. I got a surprising quantity of angry emails, some suggesting the phenomenon itself was so miniscule it wasn’t worth attention, others with the usual multiculti party line (be tolerant! or else!).

Today a couple of European bloggers–one Spaniard, one Dutchman–pick up the theme. They’re worried too. Have a look here and here.

I remember, at the time of the Khomeini revolution in Iran, there was at least one otherwise serious American female journalist who said she felt more feminine in a chador than in a miniskirt. These bloggers refer to Europeans who feel “liberated” in a chador.

Sometimes it’s hard to avoid the conclusion that most Europeans are taking too many happy pills.