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Half of Germans view Islam as a threat, says new study
 [Jpost] The Bertelsmann Foundation released a study on Thursday revealing that every second German feels threatened by Islam. Dr. Yasemin El-Menouar, an Islam expert with Bertelsmann, wrote "Overall, about half of the respondents perceive Islam as a threat. In East Germany, this proportion is even higher at 57% than in West Germany [50%]." The new study surveyed 1,000 people. It was conducted by the foundation’s Religion Monitor department and the data was collected in the Spring of 2019. Only a third of those surveyed said Islam enriches German society. In contrast, a majority of Germans say Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism serve to enrich Germany. El-Menouar suspects that the negative result for Islam is influenced by the perception that Islam is more of a political ideology and less of a religion. However, the hip bone's connected to the leg bone... the study also noted that "Only a minority of citizens show a clearly anti-Islamic view and demand, for example, to prevent the immigration of Moslems." According to El-Menouar, "Although our study shows a widespread skepticism of Islam, but that is not necessarily synonymous with hostility toward [Moslems]. Many people have reservations about Islam, but that does not lead to political demands or anti-democratic views."
Posted by: trailing wife 2019-07-12 |
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