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Tag Archives: extremism
Terrorist Threats
Despite renewed media preoccupation with far-right organizations in Britain, following revelations of links between them and Anders Behring Breivik, perpetrator of the recent outrages in Norway, many Britons still view ‘Islamic terrorism’ as the greater problem, even though two-thirds also … Continue reading
Posted in Religion and Politics, Survey news
Tagged extremism, far right, Islamic terrorism, police, security services, Sunday Times, YouGov
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Muslim-Western Tensions – British Experiences
‘Muslim and Western publics continue to see relations between them as generally bad, with both sides holding negative stereotypes of the other.’ However, there has been ‘somewhat of a thaw in the U.S. and Europe compared with five years ago’. … Continue reading
Posted in Religion in public debate, Survey news
Tagged Anti-Semitism, Britishness, Christianophobia, Christians, economic prosperity, extremism, integration, Islam, Islamic fundamentalism, Islamophobia, Jews, Muslims, Pew Global Attitudes Project, Princeton Survey Research Associates International, religious prejudice, violence
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Religious Education and the English Baccalaureate
The campaign (RE.ACT) to persuade the Coalition Government to change its mind about excluding GCSE Religious Education (RE) from the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) in secondary schools hotted up on 24 June with the simultaneous publication of two new surveys accompanied … Continue reading
Posted in Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Survey news
Tagged cohesion, ComRes, EBacc, English Baccalaureate, extremism, fundamentalism, GCSE, government, intolerance, National Association of Teachers of Religious Education, NATRE, politics, Premier Christian Media, religious education, school league tables, schools, YouGov
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Searchlight on Religion
A major new source of public opinion data on religion and inter-faith relations has just become available in the form of a Populus poll for Searchlight Educational Trust. The survey is of unusual importance in terms of the number of … Continue reading
Posted in church attendance, Religion in public debate, Survey news
Tagged Christians, church attendance, English nationalism, extremism, force for good, freedom of speech, Hindus, importance of religion, inter-faith relations, Islam, Islamophobia, Jews, legislation, mosques, multiculturalism, Muslims, personal identity, politics, Populus, religious abuse, Religious Affiliation, religious leaders, religious prejudice, Searchlight Educational Trust, Sikhs, violence
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Muslims in Prison
In December 2008 there were 9,975 Muslim prisoners in England and Wales, equivalent to 12% of the prison population. This represented a considerable increase on the 5% in 1994 and 8% in 2004 and was more than four times the … Continue reading
Posted in Official data, Survey news
Tagged ethnicity, extremism, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons, Muslims, prison, prisoners, terrorism
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Inspired by Muhammad Campaign
Existing negative stereotypes of Islam and Muslims in Britain are largely confirmed in an opinion poll released to coincide with the launch on 7 June of the Exploring Islam Foundation’s Inspired by Muhammad advertising campaign. The campaign is designed to … Continue reading