.... Analysing the attitudes of over 1,700 Muslim respondents to the Citizenship Survey (which employed more established and consistent measures than the temporal and often vague measures in polls), she paints a different picture.
Contrary to the popular view, most Muslims happily agreed Islam is the most important thing in their life, AND that their primary loyalty rests with the British state, and that they belong to Islam AND Britain. For most, belonging to Islam and belonging to Britain was not a mutually exclusive choice.
[COMMENT] Whether religious identity is "seen as" conflicting with national identity I think therefore is a bit of a red herring. One can support British sports teams AND Sharia law. [ConservativeHome] Read more
