Muslims in Britain today
I can understand Islam in the UK, including how it is represented and how it has grown.
Muslims in Britain today
I can understand Islam in the UK, including how it is represented and how it has grown.
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Key learning points
- Muslims have lived in the UK for many hundreds of years.
- Muslims make up the second largest religious group in the UK. The 2021 census shows that this population is increasing.
- Many Muslims came to settle in the UK after the Second World War due to links with the British Empire.
- We can better understand Islam in the UK by meeting and talking with Muslims.
Keywords
Islam - worldwide religion that teaches people to believe in one God (called Allah in Arabic) and follow the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad
Census - a big count of all the people in a country to learn things like how many people live there and where they live
British Empire - a group of countries around the world that were once ruled by Britain
Common misconception
Muslims have only lived in the UK since the 20th century.
Muslims have lived in the UK for many centuries though the population has increased in the last century.
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