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Overview Report
Muslims in EU Cities
Sample profileCharacteristic percent Total count
Religion
Muslim 50.5 1110
Non-Muslim 49.5 1089
Gender
Male 49.1 1080
Female 50.9 1119
Age
<20 8.5 187
20-29 28.1 618
30-39 20.4 448
40-49 19.2 422
50-59 12.4 272
60+ 11.3 249
Sample profileCharacteristic percent Total count
Country of Birth
EU country 53 1165
Non-EU 47 1034
Education
No formal education 5.8 128
Primary education 11.5 252
Secondary education 50.6 1112
University 32.1 705
Employment
Employed 45.8 1007
Self employed 6.6 145
Unemployed 8.7 192
Other 38.6 849
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
Muslims in EU Cities
Key finding
There is a positive story of integration working well in local areas
Muslims in EU Cities
Getting on together
A majority of Muslims (69 per cent) and non-Muslims (67 per cent) “agree” or “strongly agree” that their local area is a place where people from different backgrounds get on
well together.
Muslims in EU Cities
Helping neighbours
Three quarters of Muslims and non-Muslims ‘agree’ or ‘strongly agree’ that people in their
neighbourhood are willing to help their neighbours
Muslims in EU Cities
Shared Values
Perceptions remain of differences in the values held by Muslims and non-Muslims living in
the same neighbourhood
Muslims in EU Cities
Muslims in EU Cities
Shared values
Yet, Muslims and non-Muslims identified the same values as important values to the
country where they live
Muslims in EU Cities
Shared values
But difference of values in one area…
For non-Muslims “tolerance of others” was an important values while for Muslims there was
emphasis on “respect for all religions”.
Muslims in EU Cities
Identity and Belonging
Belonging starts local
Inclusive city identity campaigns work
The second generation have a stronger sense of belonging than the first
Muslims in EU Cities
Identity and Belonging
Visible religious identity or practice does not affect sense of belonging
Muslims in EU Cities
Identity and belonging
Improved educational achievement and full time employment correlate with greater
cultural identification
Persistent experiences of discrimination and prejudice in affecting sense of cultural
identification
Muslims in EU Cities
Religious discrimination
Muslims and non-Muslims agree on extent of racial discrimination in society
Muslims and non-Muslims disagree on extent of religious discrimination in society
Muslims in EU Cities
Religious discrimination Why?
Different understanding of fair or equal treatment
Muslims in EU Cities
Religious discrimination
Experiences of discrimination differ amongst Muslims: European-born Muslims, particularly women, were
more likely to perceive higher levels of religious discrimination than Muslims
born abroad
Muslims in EU Cities
Education
The education system does matter
Early selection can disadvantage pupils from minority ethnic groups
Muslims in EU Cities
Education
Muslim parents are concerned about the impact of ethnic segregation in schools
Training needed to ensure effective teaching in the increasingly ethnically
and religiously diverse classroom
Muslims in EU Cities
Civic participation
A majority of non-Muslim respondents (56 per cent) and just under half of
Muslim respondents (47 per cent) had been involved in some form of formal
civic participation in the past 12 months.
Muslims in EU Cities
Civic participation
Most common area of civic participation is in relation to education
Muslims in EU Cities
Civic participation
Involvement in a mixed organisations appears to have a small positive impact on whether respondents feel that they can influence decisions affecting their
city or the country.
Muslims in EU Cities
Civic participation
Involvement in own-ethnic/religion organisations appears to correlate with
greater levels of trust in the city councils.
Muslims in EU Cities
Muslims in EU Cities
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