David
05-09-2009, 07:13 AM
A new story entry has been added:
French Muslims are actually more loyal to France
According to Gallup, French Muslims are more likely than the French public to believe that Muslims are loyal to France.
The report, The Gallup Coexist Index 2009: A Global Study of Interfaith Relations, is the first annual report on the state of faith relations in countries around the world and found that 80% of French Muslims say Muslims in France are loyal to their country; by contrast just over two in every five (44%) of the French public believe them to be loyal.
French Muslims identify with France as much as the French do (52%/55%), though they identify much more with their religion (58%) than the general French public (23%).
The report's authors say this research shows that religion and national identity are complementary rather than competing and dispels the myth that Muslims do not feel loyalty or an affinity to France.
French Muslims are actually more loyal to France
According to Gallup, French Muslims are more likely than the French public to believe that Muslims are loyal to France.
The report, The Gallup Coexist Index 2009: A Global Study of Interfaith Relations, is the first annual report on the state of faith relations in countries around the world and found that 80% of French Muslims say Muslims in France are loyal to their country; by contrast just over two in every five (44%) of the French public believe them to be loyal.
French Muslims identify with France as much as the French do (52%/55%), though they identify much more with their religion (58%) than the general French public (23%).
The report's authors say this research shows that religion and national identity are complementary rather than competing and dispels the myth that Muslims do not feel loyalty or an affinity to France.