Speaking of opinion polls about Muslims, a new study by Gallup and the Coexist Foundation shows that British Muslims are more ‘conservative’ than their European brethren when it comes to sexual morality.
Muslims are also likely to identify themselves as ‘British’ more readily than the population at large*.
It will be interesting to see how this survey is presented by Dalia Mogahed in London today. The Muslim West Facts website has the full report.
*Note that the liberal-left Guardian led with the story about British Muslim attitudes towards homosexuality (‘zero tolerance’), while the right-wing Telegraph concentrated on attitudes towards ‘Britishness’. The slant obviously reflects the biases of their editorial teams and readers.
plimfix 7:06 am on May 7, 2009 Permalink |
On issues of sexual morality, there is always a gap between what people claim to uphold as right and what people actually do.
cbarwa 7:05 pm on May 8, 2009 Permalink |
And ha’aretz led with the headline – “Muslims more patriotic than the general poplation” PMSL!
Says a lot doesn’t it!