New estimates by the Office of National Statistics finds the Muslim Population the fastest growing faith group in England

The Office for National Statistics has attempted to redress the gaps in the availability of up-to-date estimates of the size of the different religious populations, by combining Annual Population Survey (APS)/household surveys, conducted between 2014 and 2016, and the most recent UK census, which took place in 2011, to produce illustration population estimates. Released in…

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New study compares sensitivity of “everyday” Muslim and Jewish People in the UK towards Islamophobia and Antisemitism

A recent study has compared the attitudes of “everyday” Muslim and Jewish people in the United Kingdom, on their understanding and sensitivity to Islamophobia and Antisemitism. It is the first know study to compare the two using statistics. Nearly 1,500 Jewish people were shown statements designed to reflect anti-Semitic attitudes, while 1,000 Muslim respondents were…

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‘I was one of those radical guys, IS laid it’s eyes on’ [Opinion by Celal Altunas]

IS recruits youth and promised them paradise when they offer themselves for the caliphate. Would I’ve been younger, I would have believed them. I used to be a radical guy, without understanding/respect for unbelievers and other religions. No criticism on Islam or the prophet was acceptable. Islam was the only thing I hold on to….

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U.S. Muslims Most Approving of Obama, Mormons Least

Relative rank order of religious groups stable throughout his presidency July 11, 2014 by Jeffrey M. Jones PRINCETON, NJ — Seventy-two percent of U.S. Muslims approved of the job President Barack Obama was doing as president during the first six months of 2014, higher than any other U.S. religious group Gallup tracks. Mormons were least…

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The World’s Muslims: Religion, Politics and Society

A new Pew Research Center survey of Muslims around the globe finds that most adherents of the world’s second-largest religion are deeply committed to their faith and want its teachings to shape not only their personal lives but also their societies and politics. In all but a handful of the 39 countries surveyed, a majority…

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