BBC News - Army imam says British Muslims can be good soldiers, 13 Jan 2014 "Mr Hafiz, who was appointed by the MoD in 2005 and is one of two Muslim chaplains, says of the Afghanistan conflict: "There is no doubt a misunderstanding among the Muslim community that this is somehow a war against Islam."
Research, links and academic information on Islam and Muslims in Britain. Part of virtuallyislamic.com
Wednesday, 15 January 2014
Tuesday, 14 January 2014
Atheist Afghan granted religious asylum in UK
BBC News - Atheist Afghan granted religious asylum in UK, 14 Jan 2014 "He was brought up a Muslim, but during his time in the UK became an atheist, his legal team said."
Monday, 13 January 2014
Statistics on Muslim population in UK
Almost a tenth of babies and toddlers in England and Wales are Muslim, census figures show - Telegraph "The percentage of Muslims among the under-fives is almost twice as high as in the general population, according to a breakdown of census figures." Related info: ONS, FOI request: Statistics of the Muslim population in the UK for 2011, 2012 and 2013 I have yet to crunch this data myself.
Estimating the size of the UK's Muslim population
Estimating the size of the UK's Muslim population - survey - Channel 4 News "Londoners generally underestimate the size of the capital's Muslim community, but across the rest of the UK's regional cities, the tendency is for overestimation, a survey by Channel 4 News has found." Dataset is here
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