Islam, Europe's Second Religion: The New Social, Cultural, and Political LandscapeShireen Hunter Today there are at least 15 million people in Western Europe who adhere to the Muslim faith or have close cultural or other affiliations with the Islamic world. Indeed, in the course of a few decades, Islam has emerged as Europe's second religion, after Christianity. What is remarkable about this phenomenon is that it has occurred gradually, generally peacefully, and, in some measure, as a consequence of the economic needs of European countries. |
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Islam in France | 3 |
Islam in Germany 29 | 29 |
Islam in the United Kingdom | 51 |
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