There are many Muslim families settled in the UK, and they are not only well established but also are very content with the life in the United Kingdom. According to a census made in 2011, there are about 2.7 million Muslims residing in the United Kingdom. In this way, it is the second largest population in the United Kingdom after Christians. Since the formation of the UK, Islam has been ever present and growing in popularity, but it was not legally recognized until the Act of Trinitarian was passed in 1812.
Though the Muslims in England are some time accused of their beliefs, dress, hijab and attitude, England seems to be the best place for Muslim families to live as indicated by several factors. The most important indicator for this claim is that here the Muslims families do not only enjoy their lives, but Islam itself is growing in the area, and is recognized as the fastest growing religion in the United Kingdom. The numbers of conversions to Islam are growing every year. According to one report, there are 100,000 converts to Islam in the UK and about 66% of the converts are females.
The Muslim community in the UK feels pleasure living in a European environment. Almost all of the families live at a high standard. They are either involved in their own businesses, or they are working full time jobs. A Muslim female expressed the living in the UK as “though my parents are not native to this land, but this is my homeland as I was born here and I love to live here”.
According to the current socio-economic position of most of the Muslim countries, many of their citizens are migrating either to the UK or other European countries. A man who immigrated to the UK in 2006 explained his feelings as “I am basically from Syria, but I found more economic activity here despite the fact that I am safer and more in peace of mind”.
According to a report published in 2012 in Guardian, about 83% of Muslims feel contended and proud for living in the UK and they feel good to be British citizens, and about 82% of the total Muslim population want to continue their lives in the UK, and more surprisingly they want to live in diverse and mixed communities instead of just being confined to a Muslim neighborhood. There are many cross marriages between Muslims and native English and they are living a very pleasant lifes with children and grandchildren in some cases. Muslims in Britain do enjoy the liberty of expression, equality of human rights, stability of business and jobs, security of their families, beliefs and assets, and above all the clean environment which all are actually just in accord with the real ideology of Islam.
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