15 November 2009

54% think Islam is intolerant

50.4% of Europeans think their country has too many immigrants. In general, half of the Europeans have prejudices against immigrants, religious groups or minorities, according to a German report that questioned 8,000 Europeans in 8 countries.

The response varies considerably from country to country. 27.1% of Poles think there are too many immigrants, compared with 46% in the Netherlands and 62.4% in Italy. 54.4% of the respondents said that Islam was an intolerant religion. 22% thought that most Muslims justify terrorism. [Islam in Europe] Read more