Thursday, December 16, 2010
US is officially worried about the Muslim population in UK: can you imagine if they were studying the Jewish community?
Can you imagine the loud accusation of anti-Semitism if the US embassy in London was preparing a study of the fertility rate and size of the Jewish population in the UK? "Summary. Per reftel, this cable provides information on the demographics of the Muslim community in the UK. The last official UK census was in 2001 and much of what is provided below is a combination of census figures and subsequent estimates and surveys. Post notes that the information is incomplete and in many cases several years old. This is, however, the most current and accurate information available. Among the findings are that the UK Muslim population has jumped in seven years from 1.6 million to 2 million. At that rate of increase, HMG estimates that the Muslim population of the UK at the next census in 2011 will be over 2.2 million." (thanks Laleh)