Tag Archives: Muslims

Scottish Social Attitudes Discrimination Module

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The level of religious prejudice in Scotland in 2010 was much the same as in 2006, notwithstanding significant legislative and other activities to counter it by both the UK and Scottish Governments during the intervening years. Moreover, Scottish attitudes to … Continue reading →

Posted in Attitudes towards Religion, Official data, Survey news | Tagged acquaintances, banks, Christians, crucifixes, discrimination, employment, Equality and Human Rights Commission (Scotland), headscarves, Hindus, identity, Islamophobia, Jews, John Curtice, marriage, Muslims, primary school teachers, Rachel Ormston, relationships, religious dress, religious prejudice, ScotCen, Scotland, Scottish Centre for Social Research, Scottish Government, Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, Sikhs, Susan McConville, Susan Reid, turbans, veils | Leave a comment

9/11 – Ten Years On

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Today is the tenth anniversary of 9/11, the terror attacks on the United States, usually credited to al-Qaeda, in which almost 3,000 people perished. The legacy of that day continues to be felt in numerous ways, including – in Britain … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged 9/11, al-Qaeda, Islam, Islamic fundamentalism, Islamophobia, Libya, loyalty, Muslims, security services, Sunday Times, terrorism, Western liberal democracy, YouGov | 1 Comment

Britons, Islamophobia and the Qur’an

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Clive D. Field

One-quarter of adult Britons blame Muslims for the existence of Islamophobia in the UK, according to a ComRes poll of 1,004 adults aged 18 and over undertaken by telephone between 8 and 10 July 2011, and published on 21 July. … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, ComRes, Islamophobia, Koran, Muslims, Qur'an, violence | 1 Comment

Young People’s Attitudes to Religious Diversity

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Churchgoing teenagers are the biggest backers of Muslim identity in Britain, according to preliminary research results from the Warwick Religions and Education Research Unit, and released on 26 July 2011 in connection with the two-day conference on ‘Religion in Education: … Continue reading →

Posted in Attitudes towards Religion, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged Burka, headscarf, Islamophobia, Leslie Francis, Muslim schools, Muslims, Religion and Society Programme, Religious diversity, University of Warwick, Warwick Religions and Education Research Unit | 1 Comment

Participation in Higher Education and Religion

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Clive D. Field

‘Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs more likely to go to university than their Christian classmates’, proclaimed the headline to Richard Vaughan’s article in The TES for 22 July 2011. The story was subsequently picked up by the Daily Telegraph on 23 … Continue reading →

Posted in Official data, Religion and Ethnicity, Religion in public debate, Religion in the Press, Survey news | Tagged A Levels, Christians, Department for Education, educational attainment, ethnicity, GCSEs, higher education, Hindus, Longitudinal Study of Young People in England, LSYPE, Muslims, Richard Vaughan, sex, Sikhs, Steve Strand, TES, Times Educational Supplement | Leave a comment

Conscientious Objection in Medical Students

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Nearly half of medical students believe it is the right of doctors conscientiously to object to any procedure, and this is especially the case among Muslim medical students, according to research by Sophie Strickland published on 18 July in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged abortion, conscientious objection, doctors, ethics, Journal of Medical Ethics, medical students, Muslims, Sophie Strickland | Leave a comment

Religion of Prisoners – England and Wales, 2010

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Clive D. Field

32% of prisoners in England and Wales on 30 June 2010 professed no religion, the identical figure to March 2000, although the prison population had increased by 30% during the course of the decade. The proportion of irreligious did not … Continue reading →

Posted in Official data | Tagged Ministry of Justice, Muslims, Offender Management Caseload Statistics, prisoners, Religious Affiliation, Roman Catholics | 1 Comment

Muslim-Western Tensions – British Experiences

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Clive D. Field

‘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 | 3 Comments

British Muslim Students’ Experience of Higher Education

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Clive D. Field

British Muslim students get comparatively low A Level grades, overwhelmingly enter post-1992 universities (former polytechnics), live at the parental home during term-time, and are decreasingly satisfied with the quality of the higher education which they receive. These conclusions emerge from … Continue reading →

Posted in Official data, Survey news | Tagged A Levels, Aftab Dean, Bangladeshis, business schools, higher education, Muslims, National Student Survey, Pakistanis, Steve Probert, university students | 1 Comment

Alcohol, Young People and Religion

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Young people who profess no religion are significantly more likely to have had an alcoholic drink than those with a faith. Indeed, religion is one of the most important factors affecting the likelihood of youth’s consumption of alcohol. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged alcohol, Christians, drink, Fay Nunney, importance of religious beliefs, Ipsos-MORI, Jamie Burnett, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Mohammed Ravat, Muslims, Pamela Bremner, Religious Affiliation, religious music, Willm Mistral, young people | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Muslims

9/11 – Ten Years On

Britons, Islamophobia and the Qur’an

Young People’s Attitudes to Religious Diversity

Participation in Higher Education and Religion

Conscientious Objection in Medical Students

Religion of Prisoners – England and Wales, 2010

Muslim-Western Tensions – British Experiences

British Muslim Students’ Experience of Higher Education

Alcohol, Young People and Religion

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