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Nearly half of French people regard Islam as threat
Today's Zaman ^ | 1/5/11 | Staff

Posted on 01/05/2011 9:41:50 PM PST by Nachum

At least 40 percent of those surveyed in France and Germany see Islam as a threat to their national identity, according to a survey published by the French newspaper Le Monde on Tuesday. The survey conducted by pollster IFOP found that 42 percent of French respondents consider Muslims “a threat”; while 22 percent of French respondents say they see members of the Muslim faith as “a culturally enriching factor.” The same figures for German respondents were 40 percent and 24 percent, respectively. A strong majority of the respondents in both countries said they felt Muslims had failed

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: french; islam; people; threat
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To: Cronos

Lol, Cronos!

“What’s a Madrassa?”
-Whoopi Goldburg (Dec 2010 on the O’Reilly Factor)

“What’s a Burka?...and why do I have to wear one??”
-Whoopi Goldburg (Dec 2035 on the Mo’Hammad Factor)


21 posted on 01/06/2011 1:44:11 AM PST by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: OrangeHoof
>"...and the other half are Muslims."

And can be heard muttering something about Kahlua at the bar while sharpening their knives.

22 posted on 01/06/2011 1:53:51 AM PST by rawcatslyentist (It is necessary that a person be born of a father who is a citizen; ~Vattel's Law of Nations)
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To: Nachum
The celtic and frankish half of the French populace see Islam as a threat, while the arab, turkish, north african half see Islam as benign.
23 posted on 01/06/2011 2:53:12 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine .. now it is your turn..)
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To: Cronos
only 14% of French are brain-dead idiots

Then they are way ahead of us, judging from the polls. Something like 30% of the public in the U.S. still think Obama is doing a good job.

24 posted on 01/06/2011 4:53:47 AM PST by Rocky (REPEAL IT!)
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To: LittleBillyInfidel

Whoopi Goldberg is a liberal brain-dead *$&%*.


25 posted on 01/06/2011 6:38:01 AM PST by Cronos (Kto jestem? Nie wiem! Ale moj Bog wie!)
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To: Cronos

>>I now live in Europe, all I can say is don’t underestimate the French on this matter.<<

That is good to know. I think when the French changed their leadership they signaled to the world they are ready to rejoin the fight against the islamic terrorists.


26 posted on 01/06/2011 7:00:07 AM PST by freedumb2003 (Nothing sharpens the mind like not being able to get a job. /Nonstatist)
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To: TheThinker
From what I see, I would guess that roughly 75% of Americans see no threat from Islam and this frightens me.

An American Expat in Southeast Asia

27 posted on 01/07/2011 10:28:54 PM PST by expatguy (Support "An American Expat in Southeast Asia" - DONATE)
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