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Please take a moment to visit and log in at the subscriber area, and submit your city & country location. We will use this information in future to invite you to any events that we organize in your area. Anti-Islam Trumps Islam in the West by Daniel Pipes November 24, 2013 http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2013/11/anti-islam-trumps-islam-in-the-west Print Send Comment RSS Share: Be the first of your friends to like this. As non-Muslims come to understand the Islamist challenge, anti-Islamic sentiments in the West are increasing, probably at a faster rate than Islamic practices. As anti-Islam trumps Islam, (I have concluded) opinions "will grow yet more hostile to Islamism over time. In this way, Islamist aggression assures that anti-Islamism in the West is winning its race with Islamism." Correct prediction? To keep track, this weblog entry documents the course of Western public opinion on a bundle of topics connected to Islam, including democracy, immigration, jihad, Shari'a, and women. To start with, two polls: Germany, as reported by the Institut für Demoskopie Allensbach in November 2012: 56 percent: striving for political influence 60 percent: revenge and retaliation 64 percent: violence 68 percent: intolerance toward other faiths 70 percent: fanaticism and radicalism 83 percent: discrimination against women In contrast, only 7 percent of Germans associate Islam with openness, tolerance, or respect for human rights. France, mostly from early 2013: 67 percent say Islamic values are incompatible with those of French society 70 percent say there are too many foreigners 73 percent view Islam in negatively 74 percent consider Islam intolerant 84 percent are against the hijab in private spaces open to the public 86 percent are favorable to strengthening the ban on the burqa Australia, from the Roy Morgan Research Ltd in October 2013 and reported today: 38 percent: a growing Islamic population and Islamic immigration are bad for Australia 44 percent: strong, clear link between Islam and terrorism 50 per cent want the Shari'a banned 53 percent: ban the burqa from public spaces 57 percent: Concerned about Islam in the world today 70 percent: Australia is not becoming a better place because of Islam. Comment: Negativity toward Islam is much less pronounced in Australia than France and Germany. Will it stay low or increase over time? I expect the latter. (November 24, 2013) Related Topics:  Muslims in the West, Public opinion polls This text may be reposted or forwarded so long as it is presented as an integral whole with complete and accurate information provided about its author, date, place of publication, and original URL.

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