maven
05-17-2009, 02:06 PM
Well blow me down with a feather! If this is true it is either amazing or evidence that our spoiled UK Muslims really do understand that the UK is the kindest and most understanding country in the world for them. I would have liked a much larger sample and would also like to know how they were approached.
Also on what evidence did Gallup base their contention that other groups; Jews, Sikhs, Hindus etc identify less as British?
Wonder what others think of this, especially British members? :unsure:
Muslims Identify As British more than any other group, survey.
By Duncan Gardham, Security Correspondent
The survey by Gallup has found that 77 per cent of Muslims say they "identified with the UK" compared with only 50 per cent of the public at large.
Most Muslims - 75 per cent - say they also identify with their religion, according to the poll conducted with the interfaith Coexist Foundation.
Muslims also outscored the general public for their belief in courts, honest elections, financial institutions and the media.
Confidence in the military was the only area where British Muslims scored lower than the general public.
Gallup conducted face to face interviews with more than 500 Muslims over 18 in areas where they made up more than 5 per cent of the population.
That was compared with a telephone poll of 1,000 people aged over 15, weighted to reflect the general population.
It revealed that 82 per cent of Muslims say they are loyal to the UK, although only 36 per cent of the general public would consider Muslims loyal to the country.
Only 12 per cent of Muslims believe that removing the veil is necessary for integration, compared with 53 per cent of the general public.
Only 18 per cent of the public said the same about removing the Sikh turban.
The report also found that Muslims tend to hold more conservative views on moral issues than the general public in France, Germany and Britain.
Muhammad Yunis, senior analyst at Gallup, said: "In the aftermath of the horrific London bombing, Britain's multicultural approach to integration came under fire from pundits in Europe and the United States, who saw it as an appeasement of unreasonable demands and promoting parallel societies.
"However, it appears British Muslims are more likely to identify strongly with their nation, and to express stronger confidence in its democratic institutions, while maintaining a high degree of religious identity."
Continued:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/5287105/More-Muslims-identify-themselves-as-British-than-rest-of-population.html
Also on what evidence did Gallup base their contention that other groups; Jews, Sikhs, Hindus etc identify less as British?
Wonder what others think of this, especially British members? :unsure:
Muslims Identify As British more than any other group, survey.
By Duncan Gardham, Security Correspondent
The survey by Gallup has found that 77 per cent of Muslims say they "identified with the UK" compared with only 50 per cent of the public at large.
Most Muslims - 75 per cent - say they also identify with their religion, according to the poll conducted with the interfaith Coexist Foundation.
Muslims also outscored the general public for their belief in courts, honest elections, financial institutions and the media.
Confidence in the military was the only area where British Muslims scored lower than the general public.
Gallup conducted face to face interviews with more than 500 Muslims over 18 in areas where they made up more than 5 per cent of the population.
That was compared with a telephone poll of 1,000 people aged over 15, weighted to reflect the general population.
It revealed that 82 per cent of Muslims say they are loyal to the UK, although only 36 per cent of the general public would consider Muslims loyal to the country.
Only 12 per cent of Muslims believe that removing the veil is necessary for integration, compared with 53 per cent of the general public.
Only 18 per cent of the public said the same about removing the Sikh turban.
The report also found that Muslims tend to hold more conservative views on moral issues than the general public in France, Germany and Britain.
Muhammad Yunis, senior analyst at Gallup, said: "In the aftermath of the horrific London bombing, Britain's multicultural approach to integration came under fire from pundits in Europe and the United States, who saw it as an appeasement of unreasonable demands and promoting parallel societies.
"However, it appears British Muslims are more likely to identify strongly with their nation, and to express stronger confidence in its democratic institutions, while maintaining a high degree of religious identity."
Continued:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/5287105/More-Muslims-identify-themselves-as-British-than-rest-of-population.html