Germans more anti-Islam

According to new research, Germans feel more and more negatively towards Islam. They are less willing to be tolerant to a religion which is seen as being in itself intolerant and threatening.

71% of those questioned said Islam was intolerant, compared with 66% two years ago. 56% thought it was ok to forbid building new mosques as long as some Muslim lands forbade building churches. 56% also said there was a "clash of cultures" between Islam and Christianity. 40% thought practicing Islam in Germany should be strictly curtailed.

Source: Reformatorisch Dagblad (Dutch)

Update (May 19th, 2006):

More info on Expatica:

Some 91 per cent said they associated Islam with oppression of women, up from 85 per cent in 2004.

The statement that Islam was dominated by fanaticism was shared by 83 per cent, compared to 75 per cent two years ago, the poll showed.

A total of 56 per cent said they believed "a clash of civilizations" had already begun, up from 46 per cent in 2004, the poll results showed.

"The clash of civilizations has already begun in the minds of (German) citizens," concluded the Allensbach Institute.

2 comments:

The_Editrix said...

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Muslim Unity said...

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