Analysis: Should we count the faithful? | Religion-based statistics exacerbate negative images


"Religion is not like anyother characteristic of population. When you grow up in a Muslim family, you are not obliged to consider yourself as a Muslim."

Times of Ahmad | News Watch | Int'l Desk
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By Franceinfo | December 1, 2017

This kind of statistics can feed "a certain number of negative representations"

An American study reveals that the Muslim population will reach between 12 and 18% of France by 2050. For many scholars, religion-based statistics can exacerbate negative images.

An American study predicts an increase of the Muslim population by 2050 in Europe. Among the countries where the increase would be the strongest: Sweden, Germany, Switzerland and France. In the Hexagon, between 12 and 18% of the population could be Muslim according to the study. This would depend mainly on the intensity of the migratory waves.
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