He had already founded Forza Nuova, an anti-immigration party committed to revoking laws that ban the recreation of the fascist party.

He travels to Scandinavia where anti-immigration parties are increasingly powerful.

Some European officials said the situation was not unlike the one when Jörg Haider and his anti-immigration party were taken into Austria's government in 2000.

Swedish band Abba is suing a Danish anti-immigration party for using their song, Mama Mia in a rally.

Recently, graffiti slogans proclaiming the virtues of the National Front, France's far-right anti-immigration party, have begun springing up widely.

Increasing numbers of illegal immigrants and asylum seekers have boosted anti-immigration parties in France, Denmark, the Netherlands and Austria.

An anti-immigration party, NZ First, surged into third place, winning about 10 percent of the vote.

Andrew Brons won the last of six seats for the anti-immigration party, sending shockwaves through the mainstream political parties.

However, Muslims should recognise that the global tensions have merely increased support for far-right, anti-immigration parties and have been abused by extremists in and outside Europe.

An anti-immigration party, the One Nation Party, was formed by Pauline Hanson in the late 1990s.