Young British Muslims more religious than their British peers

RELIGIONS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – UK Muslims aged 16 to 24 are significantly more religious than their British peers, with 89 per cent regularly praying at home and 75 per cent regularly visiting a mosque.

The data is from a survey commissioned by hyphenonline.com, a news website for Muslims in Britain and Europe.

The vast majority of young Muslims (87 per cent) agreed employers should give time off to celebrate Eid at the end of Ramadan.

Just over half of Muslim young people identified as British and Muslim equally. The survey of 2,000 people born between 1996-2005 also found young Muslims and their peers shared similar views, for example on the stability of their personal finances, hopes to buy a home, and optimism that society will tackle climate change.