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Few days ago I posted a U.S state-department report on American Muslims. Today, I found another very detailed and well-verified report---but this time, the subject is Muslims in Europe.
The report is 348 pages long and conducts a detailed analysis of Muslims in major West European cities. It discusses housing, employment, education, identity, population, and a lot of other variables about Muslims living in major European cities and industrial centers.
The report is too long, so I will provide the summary for the readers. The cities whose Muslim populations were analyzed/studied are: London, Marseille, Paris, Berlin, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Leicester, Amsterdam, and Stockholm.
So literally almost ALL the major Industrial, financial, and political capitals of Europe.
Here are the key findings of the report
> There are approximately 15 million to 20 million Muslims in the European Union and the number is expected to rise in the future [Pew survey estimates ~ 45 million Muslims in whole Europe (Russia included) and the number is expected to reach 60 million by 2030--i.e---in next 15 years or so]
> Muslims participate and interact with different people (non-Muslims) on frequent basis. Significant levels of interaction between people from different backgrounds were reported,with European-born Muslims reporting the most interaction with their non-Muslim countrymen. Frequent contact occurred at work,schools, shops, in public spaces such as transport and parks, and (more surprisingly) inthe home. The majority of European-born Muslim women(51 per cent) had frequent contact at home with people outside their ethnic group.These results run contrary to the view that Muslims live parallel or segregated lives, or do not feel a sense of belonging or attachment to the city and country where they live ( @gambit )
> Religious discrimination against Muslims remains a critical barrier to full and equal participation and integrated in society. The findings of this report are consistent with other research and suggest that levels of religious discrimination directed towards Muslims are widespread and have increased in the past years.
> Most Muslims want to live in ethnically mix neighborhoods, and do not want to live in any "Muslim-areas." However, discrimination against Muslims is a big hindrance in this regard. Discrimination in housing confronts many Muslims and restricts their choices.
> Muslims face significant discrimination in the labor market. Unemployment rates amongst Muslims are double than that of non-Muslims. Muslim women, specially European-born Muslim women who wear Hijab, are most likely to be discriminated against when it comes to getting a job. Evidence suggests that even with same educational achievements and experience, Muslims are still more likely to remain unemployed than non-Muslims in the labor market.
> Muslims are active in mainstream political parties and reject ethnic-based political parties. More and more Muslims are now running for public office--albeit they face a lot more scrutiny than normal candidates running for any public office.
> The picture remains mixed when it comes to education attainment. For some Muslims, religion plays a very important role in encouraging education. The most encouraging trend is that the importance of education is being realized by more and more Muslims. More Muslims are enrolling their kids in pre-school than ever before.
Complete report: Muslims in Europe: A detailed overview
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The whole report is absolutely brilliant. The detailed break-down and analyses in the report, backed by solid data by all authentic sources available (government and non-government), make this report a very unique one indeed.
It also clarifies a lot of things for us. The biggest challenge to Muslim integration in Europe is not Muslim refusal to do so, but rather institutional and social discrimination against Muslims that is widely spread throughout Europe. This is an open secret now. EVERYONE knows it. European policy-makers, European governments, European civil society, and European media needs to play its due role in making situation better so that Muslims in Europe can be integrated more effectively.
American-Muslims are doing much, much more better than European Muslims, and there is a reason for it. The reason is America! America is a nation of immigrants and it is more accepting of immigrants than European nations. European nations were based on "genetic" unity...and this concept is rendered old/out-dated by modern globalization. Europeans must accept the reality that they now live in a multicultural world. Tens of millions of Muslims in Europe are as much Europeans as anybody could be.
Mutual respect and understanding is the way to go forward for Europeans and Muslims.
@Raja Pakistani @flamer84 @MarkusS @Audio @Jungibaaz @Windjammer @Aeronaut @Bismarck @Wave
Note: Please tag other Europeans or Muslims/Pakistani living in Europe who are present on this forum. I would like to listen to all of your views.
The report is 348 pages long and conducts a detailed analysis of Muslims in major West European cities. It discusses housing, employment, education, identity, population, and a lot of other variables about Muslims living in major European cities and industrial centers.
The report is too long, so I will provide the summary for the readers. The cities whose Muslim populations were analyzed/studied are: London, Marseille, Paris, Berlin, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Leicester, Amsterdam, and Stockholm.
So literally almost ALL the major Industrial, financial, and political capitals of Europe.
Here are the key findings of the report
> There are approximately 15 million to 20 million Muslims in the European Union and the number is expected to rise in the future [Pew survey estimates ~ 45 million Muslims in whole Europe (Russia included) and the number is expected to reach 60 million by 2030--i.e---in next 15 years or so]
> Muslims participate and interact with different people (non-Muslims) on frequent basis. Significant levels of interaction between people from different backgrounds were reported,with European-born Muslims reporting the most interaction with their non-Muslim countrymen. Frequent contact occurred at work,schools, shops, in public spaces such as transport and parks, and (more surprisingly) inthe home. The majority of European-born Muslim women(51 per cent) had frequent contact at home with people outside their ethnic group.These results run contrary to the view that Muslims live parallel or segregated lives, or do not feel a sense of belonging or attachment to the city and country where they live ( @gambit )
> Religious discrimination against Muslims remains a critical barrier to full and equal participation and integrated in society. The findings of this report are consistent with other research and suggest that levels of religious discrimination directed towards Muslims are widespread and have increased in the past years.
> Most Muslims want to live in ethnically mix neighborhoods, and do not want to live in any "Muslim-areas." However, discrimination against Muslims is a big hindrance in this regard. Discrimination in housing confronts many Muslims and restricts their choices.
> Muslims face significant discrimination in the labor market. Unemployment rates amongst Muslims are double than that of non-Muslims. Muslim women, specially European-born Muslim women who wear Hijab, are most likely to be discriminated against when it comes to getting a job. Evidence suggests that even with same educational achievements and experience, Muslims are still more likely to remain unemployed than non-Muslims in the labor market.
> Muslims are active in mainstream political parties and reject ethnic-based political parties. More and more Muslims are now running for public office--albeit they face a lot more scrutiny than normal candidates running for any public office.
> The picture remains mixed when it comes to education attainment. For some Muslims, religion plays a very important role in encouraging education. The most encouraging trend is that the importance of education is being realized by more and more Muslims. More Muslims are enrolling their kids in pre-school than ever before.
Complete report: Muslims in Europe: A detailed overview
===================================================================
The whole report is absolutely brilliant. The detailed break-down and analyses in the report, backed by solid data by all authentic sources available (government and non-government), make this report a very unique one indeed.
It also clarifies a lot of things for us. The biggest challenge to Muslim integration in Europe is not Muslim refusal to do so, but rather institutional and social discrimination against Muslims that is widely spread throughout Europe. This is an open secret now. EVERYONE knows it. European policy-makers, European governments, European civil society, and European media needs to play its due role in making situation better so that Muslims in Europe can be integrated more effectively.
American-Muslims are doing much, much more better than European Muslims, and there is a reason for it. The reason is America! America is a nation of immigrants and it is more accepting of immigrants than European nations. European nations were based on "genetic" unity...and this concept is rendered old/out-dated by modern globalization. Europeans must accept the reality that they now live in a multicultural world. Tens of millions of Muslims in Europe are as much Europeans as anybody could be.
Mutual respect and understanding is the way to go forward for Europeans and Muslims.
@Raja Pakistani @flamer84 @MarkusS @Audio @Jungibaaz @Windjammer @Aeronaut @Bismarck @Wave
Note: Please tag other Europeans or Muslims/Pakistani living in Europe who are present on this forum. I would like to listen to all of your views.
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