Delicious LiveJournal Links for 5-10-2009

[andrewducker]

• European Muslims have much more loyalty to the countries they live in than is generally believed
  The report by Gallup and the Coexist Foundation says 77% of British Muslims identified with the UK, compared with 50% of the general public. "This research shows that many of the assumptions about Muslims and integration are wide of the mark," said Dalia Mogahed of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies and co-author of the report.
  (tags: islam europe society)
• Kenyan sues over sex ban stress
  I don't even know where to start with this one.
  (tags: sex politics kenya)
• New numbers for human fertility
  Islamic countries are dropping to European levels, while Britain and France rise due to older women having kids (but are still below replenishment rate)
  (tags: demographics fertility statistics)

Comments

[endless-psych.livejournal.com]

I'm a touch wary of the validity of a poll conducted by Gallup for a foundation called "coexist".

Meh. Even though it's something that I reckon could be true, and would dearly love it to be, Gallup and foundation ring alarm bells.