Is Europe facing a “Muslim takeover”? The data says otherwise | The Economist
Panic about Islam in Europe is spreading. In several European countries around half the population believe that Islam is incompatible with Western values. But in reality Muslims make up only a small percentage of Europe’s people, and their attitudes largely resemble their compatriots. Why, then, are so many Europeans against Islam?
Edward Carr, The Economist’s deputy editor, and a panel of our expert journalists attempt to answer this question. They assess the real extent of the threat from Islamism—or political Islam—in Europe today.
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01:09 – Anti-muslim sentiment in European politics
03:43 – Is Europe really facing an “Islamic invasion?”
05:55 – How worrying is the spread of social conservatism?
07:46 – The difference between Islam, Islamism and jihadism
08:05 – How the far right and Islamists are feeding off each other
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