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You're just pointing to the statistical bias in British media. There is a huge different between not being in FULL time employment and being unemployed. Since

by mavdi 11y ago

You're just pointing to the statistical bias in British media. There is a huge different between not being in FULL time employment and being unemployed. Since we're pointing at random articles: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-muslim-women-71-more-likely-to-be-unemployed-due-to-workplace-discrimination-10179033.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-musli... "The recent national Labour Force survey showed the unemployment rate among Muslim women was 18 per cent, compared with 9 per cent for Hindu women and 4 per cent for white Christian women." No doubt unemployment rate is higher for Muslim women, and it is a problem. But citing figures that out of your pocket isn't gonna help.

cbeach 11y ago
Your article is showing a different type of measure, but it's showing the same glaring problem - Muslim women are not working in this country - not nearly as many of them as other demographics. I don't care whether a Muslim commentator thinks the cause for this is anti-Muslim "bias." There isn't an institutionalised anti-Muslim bias in our workplaces, and if there was you'd have to ask "why?" - is it the five-times-a-day prayer breaks? The 30 days of fasting leaving workers unable to properly function? The subjugation of women in Muslim society? All of these factors could explain the figures we see, and they're all the fault of Islam. Not of Western employers.
- chris_wot 11y ago
  Your sources are second hand, and old. The article you picked was from The Telegraph and was published in 2010, about the government report "Is Britain Fairer?", which was also published in 2010. The latest report, from 2015, makes for interesting reading. It shows that: a. White people have a higher rate of employment than for ethnic minorities generally (74.7% vs. 59.3%) b. Men have a higher rate of employment than women, and women are more likely to be in part-time work and less likely to be in senior management positions. c. Religious minorities are more likely to be unemployed, and in particular Muslim men experience the highest levels of unemployment. There's no analysis though of why any of this is the case though. All the things you highlight aren't necessarily issues that can't be overcome. But you have selectively cherry-picked what you want to see, and I can't see that you can provide any sources that back up your assertions about why Muslims face high unemployment.

by mavdi 11y ago

cbeach 11y ago

Your article is showing a different type of measure, but it's showing the same glaring problem - Muslim women are not working in this country - not nearly as many of them as other demographics. I don't care whether a Muslim commentator thinks the cause for this is anti-Muslim "bias." There isn't an institutionalised anti-Muslim bias in our workplaces, and if there was you'd have to ask "why?" - is it the five-times-a-day prayer breaks? The 30 days of fasting leaving workers unable to properly function? The subjugation of women in Muslim society? All of these factors could explain the figures we see, and they're all the fault of Islam. Not of Western employers.

chris_wot 11y ago
Your sources are second hand, and old. The article you picked was from The Telegraph and was published in 2010, about the government report "Is Britain Fairer?", which was also published in 2010. The latest report, from 2015, makes for interesting reading. It shows that: a. White people have a higher rate of employment than for ethnic minorities generally (74.7% vs. 59.3%) b. Men have a higher rate of employment than women, and women are more likely to be in part-time work and less likely to be in senior management positions. c. Religious minorities are more likely to be unemployed, and in particular Muslim men experience the highest levels of unemployment. There's no analysis though of why any of this is the case though. All the things you highlight aren't necessarily issues that can't be overcome. But you have selectively cherry-picked what you want to see, and I can't see that you can provide any sources that back up your assertions about why Muslims face high unemployment.