De auteur beschrijft de scheiding tussen autochtonen en allochtonen in de samenleving en de problemen onder de allochtonen: allochtone meisjes, hoofddoek en gebedsruimte, allochtone jongens, antisemitisme onder allochtone jongeren, media en beeldvorming van allochtonen. Tot slot een hoofdstuk over radicalisering, terrorisme en de islam.
Gender issues are becoming politicized to the detriment of women in contexts where armed interventions usher in new blueprints for governance and 'democratization.' Using illustrations from Afghanistan, this article shows that the nature of emerging political settlements may jeopardize stated international commitments to a women's rights agenda, especially in contexts where security and the rule of law are severely compromised, where Islam becomes a stake in power struggles, and where ethnic/ sectarian constituencies are locked in power struggles for representation in defence of their collective rights.