Karen Armstrong in today's Groan:
The unfolding tragedy of the Middle East has convinced some [Muslims] that the west is bent on the destruction of Islam. The demand that they abandon the veil will exacerbate these fears...Note that she doesn't say 'these ungrounded fears'. Of course, that doesn't in itself mean that Armstrong thinks they're grounded. She just doesn't say either way. That the West might be 'bent on the destruction of Islam' gets a free pass.