Islamophobia Inquiry: the Muslim Council of Britain’s Submission to the Home Affairs Committee Archived Message
Posted by johnhol on February 12, 2019, 4:18 pm, in reply to "Sqwawkbox; Labour's antisemitism data "
Meanwhile (from the MCB report this January)... 2.2 Conspiracy theories about Muslims are well established within a section of British society that is unfortunately not insignificant: o 18% believe “Muslim immigration to this country is part of a bigger plan to make Muslims a majority of this country’s population” o 32% believe there are “no-go areas in Britain where Sharia law dominates and non-Muslims cannot enter” o 31% of young children believe that Muslims are taking over England o The average Briton believes 15% of the population are Muslim (actually it is c.5%), and that Muslims will make up 22% of the population by 2020 (forecast at c.6%)6 2.3. There are a series of worrying social attitudes about Muslims: o 22% had negative feelings towards Muslims7 o 33% believe that equal opportunities have gone too far when it comes to Muslims8 o 43% concerned if mosque built near them9 o 22% concerned if Muslim family moved next door10 o 30% would object to their child visiting a mosque11 o 58% blame the media for the rampant Islamophobia in UK12 o 47% would not be willing to accept Muslims as members of their family (the worst figure in Western Europe after Italy (57%) Full report: https://mcb.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190129-Muslim-Council-of-Britain-Response-to-Call-for-Evidence-on-Islamophobia-to-HASC.pdf
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