British Muslims
European Muslims
Originated From
Age & Sex
Places of Worship
Ethnic Groups
Defining Identity
What they Say
Profession of Faith
Praying
Social Responsibility
Fasting
Pilgrimage
Muslims in Britain
Impact of Media
Islamophobia
Identity
British & Muslims
Surveys
Interviews
Auto Photography
Surveys
How young people feel and think
From the surveys carried out for this project (please refer to appendices C and D) along with other data from other surveys I was able to compile some telling insights.
First, it is clear that the majority of Muslims strongly identify their religion as important to them. 86% of respondents believed that their religion was the most important thing in their life. When asked the same question, only 11% of the wider British population felt the same. [28] The importance of religion marks Muslims out from the wider population, but their response is comparable to other religious or ethnic minority groups.
According to a National Office for Statistics report about religion in the UK, compiled in February 2006, more than half of Jewish, Muslim, Sikh and Hindu adults living in England and Wales in 2001 said that their religion was important to their self-identity. The same National Office for Statistics report pointed out that most Muslims think of themselves as British. 93% of Muslims born in the UK described themselves as British, English, Scottish or Welsh.
