Did the UK Muslim population increase?
Published by Avi Green on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 3:12 AM.
According to a reporter for the Australian writing in the London Times (via Daniel Pipes), yes, it did in the past 4 years:
Daniel Pipes says that you shouldn't expect this to last forever. But it's still very disturbing, and suggests where England is headed in the future.
The Muslim population in Britain has grown by more than 500,000 to 2.4 million in just four years, according to official research collated for The Times.That's what he says. We who understand the nature of Islam better would argue otherwise. And I'm sorry to say, but I think all those infant Islamists are going to benefit is socialism and welfare for Muslim families who'd rather lazy around than get an honest job.
The population multiplied 10 times faster than the rest of society, the research by the Office for National Statistics reveals. In the same period the number of Christians in the country fell by more than 2 million.
Experts said that the increase was attributable to immigration, a higher birthrate and conversions to Islam during the period of 2004-2008, when the data was gathered. They said that it also suggested a growing willingness among believers to describe themselves as Muslims because the western reaction to war and terrorism had strengthened their sense of identity.
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There are more than 42.6 million Christians in Britain, according to the Office for National Statistics, whose figures were obtained through the quarterly Labour Force Survey of around 53,000 homes. But while the biggest Christian population is among over-70s bracket, for Muslims it is the under-4s.
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Professor Peach said that the high number of Muslims under the age of 4 — 301,000 as of September last year — would benefit Britain's future labour market through taxes that would subsequently contribute to sustaining the country's ageing population. He added, though, that it would also put pressure on housing and create a growing demand for schools. “I think housing has traditionally been a difficulty because the country is simultaneously short of labour and short of housing. So if you get people to fill vacancies in your labour force you also need to find places for them to live,” he said.
Muhammad Abdul Bari, general secretary of the Muslim Council of Britain, predicted that the number of mosques in Britain would multiply from the present 1,600 in line with the rising Islamic population. He said the greater platform that Muslims would command in the future should not be perceived as a threat to the rest of society.
Daniel Pipes says that you shouldn't expect this to last forever. But it's still very disturbing, and suggests where England is headed in the future.
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