THE DAILY TELEGRAPH – BLOGS – DAMIAN THOMPSON: “Mohammed” is the most popular boys’ name in Britain – a fact that only jumped out at researchers when they lumped together its variant spellings. But why? Is it a function of the scale of immigration from Muslim countries over the past decade? I’m sure that’s not the main factor. The answer, I suspect, lies in the findings of a poll by Policy Exchange in 2007:
Young British Muslims are much more likely than their parents to follow the rules of the Islamic religion, a think tank survey showed.These religious young Muslims are more likely than their parents to name their boys after the man they (and the ever-respectful BBC) refer to simply as “the Prophet”. This is a function of the Islamification of Britain’s Pakistani community, which was encouraged by the last government to identify itself by faith rather than national background. Read on and comment >>> Damian Thompson | Thursday, October 28, 2010
Support for Sharia law, Islamic schools and wearing the Hijab is much stronger among younger Muslims, according to the survey by the centre-right Policy Exchange.
The survey of more than 1,000 Muslims from different age groups in the UK, found:
• 71% of over-55s compared with 62% of 16 to 24-year-olds believe that they have as much, if not more, in common with non-Muslims in Britain than with Muslims abroad.
• 19% of over-55s compared with 37% of 16 to 24-year-olds would prefer to send their children to Islamic state schools.
• 17% of over-55s compared with 37% of 16 to 24-year-olds would prefer living under Sharia law than British law.
• 28% of over-55s compared with 74% of 16 to 24-year-olds prefer Muslim women to choose to wear the Islamic headscarf.
* There is one SIMPLE reason why Muhammad/Mohammed/Mohamed has become Britain’s favourite boys’ name: It is because the Muslim population of Britain has exploded; and the authorities have allowed this situation to come about. By and large, the British people don’t want them here. – © Mark
