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Majority of Brits concerned over rise of Islam in UK: Study | A major study conducted by Britain’s National Centre for Social Research has found that only a quarter of the locals feel positive towards Muslims. The findings, which will
be published later this month in the respected British Social Attitudes Survey,
show that the British public is concerned at the rise of Islam in the UK and fear
that the country is deeply divided along religious lines. The study also found
that more than half of the population would be strongly opposed to a mosque being
built in their neighbourhood. David Voas , professor of population studies at
Manchester University , who analyzed the data, said that people were becoming
intolerant towards all religions due to “the degree to which Islam is perceived
as a threat to social cohesion”. “Muslims deserve to be the focus of policy on
social cohesion, because no other group elicits so much disquiet. The size and
visibility of Islamic communities has led to serious concerns about their impact
on British society,” The Telegraph quoted Voas, as saying. “This apparent threat
to national identity reduces the willingness to accommodate free expression. Opinion
is divided, and many people remain tolerant of unpopular speech as well as distinctive
dress and religious behaviour, but a large segment of the British population is
unhappy about these subcultures,” he added. The report further found that respondents
with no qualifications were twice as likely to have negative attitudes towards
Muslims as with those who had degrees, and also described a high level of unease
regarding the UK ’s Muslim population, estimated at around two million, with many
people considering that it poses a threat to the nation’s identity. |
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