Article: Muslims in Western Europe struggle for acceptance. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)

MARSEILLE, France _ Rochid Ouerfelli slammed his Ford truck into fourth gear and sped south toward the sea. The city lights twinkled in the purple twilight. The young Tunisian, lean and strong, gazed down at the city and smiled. Five years back, he had come penniless to this place that didn't want Muslims, and he had shown them all. 
He had patiently played the game _ staying cool when the police hassled him, working long hours for menial pay _ and now he was a builder who could do deals as well as any Frenchman. In fact, he now lauded the Western way of life: ``I feel free here. It pays to live in the West. How many died in America's floods _ 50? If that had happened in a ...

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