British Muslims more patriotic than the average

Muslims are more patriotic than the average Briton according to a new survey. A massive 83 percent of Muslims said they were proud to be British compared with the national average of 79 percent.

And less than a third of Muslims believe Britain's best days are behind her, making them more optimistic compared to the overall population, with just under half of the 2,000 people surveyed by think-tank DEMOS saying the good days are over.

The survey forms part of the report by Max Wind-Cowie and Thomas Gregory called Place for Pride, which found that,

"This optimism in British Muslims is significant as - combined with their high score for pride in being British - it runs counter to a prevailing narrative about Muslim dissatisfaction with and in the UK. While it is true that there are significant challenges to integration for some in the British Muslim community – and justified concern at the levels of radicalism and extremism in some British Muslim communities – overall British Muslims are more likely to be both patriotic and optimistic about Britain than are the white British community."

There is an endless list of Muslims who are flying the flag high for Britain with the likes of World champion boxer Amir Khan, politicians such as Sayeeda Warsi and Sadiq Khan MP and businessman James Caan.

While most British Muslims don't need surveys or reports to tell the rest of the nation how much love and pride they have for where they live, it is always good every now and then to reaffirm the statement.