Identity and Preferences
- Only 7% of Muslims in Britain think of themselves as British first, with 81% thinking of themselves as Muslim first.
- 36% of 16-24 year olds believe if a Muslim converts to another religion they should be punished by death, compared to 19% of 55+ year old Muslims.
- A greater proportion of Muslims (47%) than other religions said they are proud of Britain's stance on gay rights, with less than 11% disagreeing.
- A survey of 1000 young British Muslims revealed that there has been a rise in Islamic fundamentalism amongst the younger generation.
- 13% of 16-24 year olds admire organisations like Al-Qaeda compared to 3% of 55+ year olds.
- 61% of the questioned agree that homosexuality should be illegal.
- 68% of British Muslims support the arrest and prosecution of anyone who insults Islam.
- 83% of Muslims are proud to be a British citizen, compared to 79% of the general public.
- 77% of Muslims strongly identify with Britain while only 50% of the wider population do.
- 86.4% of Muslims feel they belong in Britain, slightly more than the 85.9% of Christians.
- 82% of Muslims want to live in diverse and mixed neighbourhoods compared to 63% of non-Muslim Britons.
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Famous quotes containing the words identity and/or preferences:
“During the first formative centuries of its existence, Christianity was separated from and indeed antagonistic to the state, with which it only later became involved. From the lifetime of its founder, Islam was the state, and the identity of religion and government is indelibly stamped on the memories and awareness of the faithful from their own sacred writings, history, and experience.”
—Bernard Lewis, U.S. Middle Eastern specialist. Islam and the West, ch. 8, Oxford University Press (1993)
“This is the great truth life has to teach us ... that gratification of our individual desires and expression of our personal preferences without consideration for their effect upon others brings in the end nothing but ruin and devastation.”
—Hortense Odlum (1892–?)