How radical is Islam in the West? What do Muslims think about...
Tomas Pueyo@tomaspueyo
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Sep 30, 2026
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How radical is Islam in the West?
What do Muslims think about blasphemy, homosexuality, Jews, Sharia Law...?
How compatible are their views with Western ones?
I looked into ALL the data I could find on the topic. And this is what it says:
What do Muslims think about blasphemy, homosexuality, Jews, Sharia Law...?
How compatible are their views with Western ones?
I looked into ALL the data I could find on the topic. And this is what it says:
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1. EUROPE
40-70% of Muslims have a conservative understanding of Islam. They think religion is more important than secular law, that there's only one true Islam, and that Muslims should return to it
2nd gen Muslims are a bit less conservative, but not much
40-70% of Muslims have a conservative understanding of Islam. They think religion is more important than secular law, that there's only one true Islam, and that Muslims should return to it
2nd gen Muslims are a bit less conservative, but not much
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20-60% are against homosexuality and Jews
More than half think there's a conflict between the West and Islam
More than half think there's a conflict between the West and Islam
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This is not just because Muslims are more religious than Christians. In general, the most religious Christians are more moderate in these views than the most moderate Muslims
Now let's look at specific European countries
Now let's look at specific European countries
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Contrary to public belief, European Muslims tend to be more attached to their receiving country than their origin country
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2. UK
Muslims support for different Islamist views ranges from 15% (for support to the Taliban, Al Qaeda, and ISIS), to over 60% for some sort of blasphemy laws
Muslims support for different Islamist views ranges from 15% (for support to the Taliban, Al Qaeda, and ISIS), to over 60% for some sort of blasphemy laws
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70% of Muslims feel more Muslim than British
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20-25% of Muslims think Islam is not compatible with Western democracy or British values
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Nearly 40% would support introducing some elements of Sharia law in the UK
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20% of British Muslims want to outlaw homosexuality
Over half want to make blasphemy illegal (here, showing a picture of Muhammad)
Over half want to make blasphemy illegal (here, showing a picture of Muhammad)
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Half think Israel should not exist
40% that Hamas didn't commit murder or rape on October 7th
30% support Hamas
20% support Jihad
40% that Hamas didn't commit murder or rape on October 7th
30% support Hamas
20% support Jihad
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3. FRANCE
10%-45% of French Muslims have Islamist views:
20%: you can't leave Islam
15%: Sharia Law should be applied to all countries
45%: Sharia is +important than civil law
🇫🇷 has data on young vs old Muslims, and shows the young are usually MORE radical than the old
10%-45% of French Muslims have Islamist views:
20%: you can't leave Islam
15%: Sharia Law should be applied to all countries
45%: Sharia is +important than civil law
🇫🇷 has data on young vs old Muslims, and shows the young are usually MORE radical than the old
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4. GERMANY
10% of German Muslims are Islamist, meaning they think Islam is a political project that should beat the Western system
Nearly 40% sympathize with it
10% of German Muslims are Islamist, meaning they think Islam is a political project that should beat the Western system
Nearly 40% sympathize with it
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Again, 10-45% of Muslims have different Islamist views, such as:
10%: Islam should shape German society more
25%: Sharia is more important than German law
30%: Christians can't secure morality
45%: Westerners are depraved
Notably, Islamist beliefs have been growing in Germany
10%: Islam should shape German society more
25%: Sharia is more important than German law
30%: Christians can't secure morality
45%: Westerners are depraved
Notably, Islamist beliefs have been growing in Germany
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5. DENMARK
60-80% think the Quran should be followed fully
60-80% think the Quran should be followed fully
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6. US
Some could think from the data above suggests this is true of ALL Muslims, but the US shows that's not the case
Half of US Muslims think the Quran is the literal word of God, and about a third think there is only one Islam interpretation, and doesn't need reinterpreting
Some could think from the data above suggests this is true of ALL Muslims, but the US shows that's not the case
Half of US Muslims think the Quran is the literal word of God, and about a third think there is only one Islam interpretation, and doesn't need reinterpreting
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Most of Muslims are quite integrated in the US otherwise.
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Their views on homosexuality broadly follow those of the US general public. The gap can probably be tied to religious conervatism, rather than Islam itself
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In summary:
10-50% of Muslims in the West have Islamist views incompatible with Western values
This seems to get worse over time
But it also means a majority of Muslims are not Islamist
And the US shows that Muslims can be integrated
European Islamism is policy failure
10-50% of Muslims in the West have Islamist views incompatible with Western values
This seems to get worse over time
But it also means a majority of Muslims are not Islamist
And the US shows that Muslims can be integrated
European Islamism is policy failure
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