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Pew Research CenterMay 23, 2018
1. Nationalism, immigration and minorities

Across Western Europe, no consensus on whether Islam is compatible with national culture and values

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Across Western Europe, no consensus on whether Islam is compatible with national culture and values

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1. Nationalism, immigration and minorities
Western Europeans more likely to say they are ‘very proud’ of national identity than European identity
Among Christians, pride in nationality more common than pride in religion
Most people see respecting the country’s institutions and laws and speaking national language as important to national identity
In many countries, people are split on whether their culture is superior to others
Western Europeans more likely to say that immigrants from Eastern Europe are hardworking
Majorities in France, Germany, Switzerland and the UK view immigrants from various regions as honest
Majorities say they know not too much, or nothing at all about Islam, Judaism
Majorities in nearly every country say they personally know atheists and Muslims, but fewer know Jews
Majorities say most of their close friends share their religious identity
Higher acceptance of Jews than Muslims as members of family
Most people say they would be willing to accept Jews, Muslims as neighbors
Across Western Europe, no consensus on whether Islam is compatible with national culture and values
Most favor at least some restrictions on the religious clothing of Muslim women
Most Belgian and Dutch respondents see at least some support for extremism among Muslims within their borders
Majorities say some violent people use religion to justify their actions
One-in-ten or more in most countries say Islamic teachings promote violence
At least one-in-five in all countries say Muslims want to impose religious law
More than a third of Belgians feel alienated due to number of Muslims in Belgium
Substantial minorities in some countries hold negative stereotypes about Jews
One-in-four Danish, German, Irish and Swiss adults score higher than 5 on a 10-point scale of nationalism, anti-immigrant and anti-minority sentiment
Christians, whether they go to church or not, are more likely than religious ‘nones’ to score higher than 5 on the 10-point NIM scale
Nationalist, anti-Immigrant and anti-religious Minority (NIM) views in Western Europe

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