Much as it pains me to be on the opposite side of an argument involving Clifford Longley, with regard to his column on Islam in the community (14 June), I am afraid I agree entirely with Stephen Cole (Letters, 21 June). Mr Cole lists in graphic detail the hindrances to Islam being acceptable to the great majority in this country and indeed in many Western countries. Clifford Longley’s apparent unwillingness to accept the darker side of Islam will not in the end help in fostering good rela