A statistic from the Open Society Institute’s Report on 11 EU Cities recently hit the headlines.
“UK Muslims are Europe’s most patriotic” said The Sunday Times on 13 December. “….. on average 78% of Muslims identified themselves as British, although this dropped by six points in east London.”
It also allowed a least one commentator to conclude that multi-culturalism British style really works and we need more of it. "…. British Muslims more likely to identify with this country and be proud of the liberal traditions they live in ....”
.... Nevermind the fact that the statistic is highly suspect and the claims based on it very dubious. Remarkably, even the authors of the report themselves say that the findings are not representative. And the report examines neither patriotism nor liberal attitudes as its purpose and coverage is something else altogether.
.... The full report looks suspiciously like the fulfilment of a political agenda, picking and choosing from existing research and literature, and the market research with its many faults as a device to give the results and conclusions the appearance of objectivity.
.... the sampling method means that respondents are not wholly representative of the population. The findings contained in this report are not intended to be taken as a comprehensive reflection of the Muslim population and their concerns in these 11 cities. [The LibertyPhile] Read more
