The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has published the second of its reports on the experiences of discrimination by immigrants and ethnic minorities across the European Union. This report concentrates on Muslim ethnic groups living within the EU. An interesting note in the summary of the findings:
Of those Muslim respondents who experienced discrimination in the past 12 months, the majority believed that this was mainly due to their ethnic background. Only 10% stated that they thought the discrimination they experienced was based solely on their religion. In fact, wearing traditional or religious clothing (such as a headscarf) does not appear to increase the likelihood of being discriminated against.
The full report can be downloaded from the FRA website (pdf).
