Tag Archives: Islam

Names of Baby Boys in 2009

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Clive D. Field

The Muslim name Mohammed (meaning ‘one who is praiseworthy’) has become the most popular name for newborn boys in England and Wales, according to a reworking in today’s Daily Express and Daily Mail of 2009 data released yesterday by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Official data | Tagged baby names, boys' names, Islam, Mohammed, Office for National Statistics | Leave a comment

Muslim Integration in Scotland

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Clive D. Field

The British Council Scotland has recently released a report on Muslim Integration in Scotland, by Amy Homes, Chris McLean and Lorraine Murray, and based upon quantitative and qualitative research undertaken by Ipsos MORI Scotland. The report, commissioned under the auspices … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged Amy Homes, bombings, British Council Scotland, Chris McLean, Christianity, compatibility, favourable opinions, Glasgow airport, integration, Ipsos MORI Scotland, Islam, Islamophobia, Lorraine Murray, loyalty, Muslim Integration in Scotland, Muslims, Scotland, toleration | 1 Comment

Angus Reid Public Opinion Round-Up

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Angus Reid Public Opinion (ARPO, formerly Angus Reid Strategies) is the Vancouver-based public affairs practice of Vision Critical and conducts online surveys. It was originally founded in 2006 by Dr Angus Reid, a Canadian sociologist with four decades of experience … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged Angus Reid Public Opinion, Burka, burqa, Canada, clergy, Creationism, evolution, Halloween, hijab, Islam, Islamophobia, minarets, ministers, mosques, Muslims, niqab, origins of life, paganism, priests, religious dress, Springboard UK, Switzerland, United States of America, witchcraft | Leave a comment

Muslims in Britain

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Muslims in Britain: An Introduction is a long-awaited new book by Sophie Gilliat-Ray, Director of the Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK, Cardiff University (Cambridge University Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0-521-53688-2, £19.99 paperback – also available in hardback). … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Islam, Muslims, Sophie Gilliat-Ray | Leave a comment

More Perceptions of Islam

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Islamophobia certainly appears to be a hot topic in 2010. Ten opinion polls have already been undertaken between January and July to gauge the attitudes of adult Britons towards Islam and Muslims. Now The Guardian of 3 August has noted … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Survey news | Tagged dawah, DJS Research, Hamza Andreas Tzortzis, iERA, integration, Islam, Islamic Education and Research Academy, Islamophobia, Koran, Muslims, Prophet Mohammed, religious knowledge, Sharia, terrorism women | 1 Comment

Inspired by Muhammad Campaign

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Existing negative stereotypes of Islam and Muslims in Britain are largely confirmed in an opinion poll released to coincide with the launch on 7 June of the Exploring Islam Foundation’s Inspired by Muhammad advertising campaign. The campaign is designed to … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Survey news | Tagged environment, Exploring Islam Foundation, extremism, Inspired by Muhammad, Islam, Islamophobia, Prophet Muhammad, repression of women, social justice, sources of information, violence, women, YouGov | Leave a comment

Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth? Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century by Eric Kaufmann was published by Profile Books on 25 March (xxii + 330pp., ISBN 978 1 84668 144 8, £15.00, but currently available from Amazon for … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion in public debate | Tagged Christianity, demography, Eric Kaufmann, fertility, fundamentalism, Islam, Judaism | Leave a comment

Attitudes to Muslims: Round-Up of Recent YouGov Polls

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Founded only in 2000, YouGov has rapidly become one of the best-known polling companies in contemporary Britain. It operates mainly via online interviews among a panel of more than 250,000 adults aged 18 and over. Although YouGov has undertaken relatively few … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged Advantage, Anjem Choudary, community cohesion, disadvantage, integration, Islam, Islam4UK, Islamophobia, Muslims, terrorism, YouGov | Leave a comment

Religion and Politics – A New Opinion Poll

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Since its launch in November 2006 the public theology think tank, Theos, has performed valuable service in a number of ways, not least (in the cause of religious statistics) by commissioning a series of opinion polls to gauge public attitudes … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged Christianity, ComRes, Islam, politics, religious freedom, Theos, voting | 1 Comment

Should the Burka be Banned in Britain? A New Public Opinion Poll

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Clive D. Field

The debate raging in France and Italy about a possible ban on the wearing of the burka in public has prompted The Independent to test opinion on the subject in Great Britain. The newspaper commissioned ComRes to conduct a telephone … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged Burka, Islam, Islamophobia, Muslims, religious dress, religious freedom, The Independent | 2 Comments

Tag Archives: Islam

Names of Baby Boys in 2009

Muslim Integration in Scotland

Angus Reid Public Opinion Round-Up

Muslims in Britain

More Perceptions of Islam

Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?

Attitudes to Muslims: Round-Up of Recent YouGov Polls

Religion and Politics – A New Opinion Poll

Should the Burka be Banned in Britain? A New Public Opinion Poll

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