Getting the facts right about muslims

By Rosamund Place | September 14, 2006

According to the three letters you have read, are the following statements true or false?

 

1. [Multiple choice]

The vast majority of taxi-drivers in New York are from a Muslim background.

(– the majority of taxi-drivers in that city are first-generation immigrants of various backgrounds, including Muslim.)

Answers for Quiz [1].

  • 1. True
  • 2. False (correct)

2. [Multiple choice]

The Netherlands is less tolerant of Muslims than it used to be.

(– see the content of letter 1)

Answers for Quiz [2].

  • 1. True (correct)
  • 2. False

3. [Multiple choice]

The term ‘Eurabia’ is a useful one to describe Muslims in Europe.

(– the writer explains that this term perpetuates a stereotypical view that all Arabs are Muslims, which they are not, and that most Muslims are Arabs, which is untrue.)

Answers for Quiz [3].

  • 1. True
  • 2. False (correct)

4. [Multiple choice]

The murder of a Dutchman was in response to a violent incident against a Muslim in Amsterdam.

(– it was not a tit-for-tat incident.)

Answers for Quiz [4].

  • 1. True
  • 2. False (correct)

5. [Multiple choice]

Most Muslims are Arabs.

(– letter 2. The ‘vast majority ‘ of Muslims are not Arabs.)

Answers for Quiz [5].

  • 1. True
  • 2. False (correct)

6. [Multiple choice]

Muslims in Europe are more likely to be sectarian than in America.

(- see letter 3)

Answers for Quiz [6].

  • 1. True (correct)
  • 2. False

7. [Multiple choice]

In Amsterdam there have been several violent attacks on Muslims.

(– letter 1 states there has been ‘not one recorded incident’.)

Answers for Quiz [7].

  • 1. True
  • 2. False (correct)

8. [Multiple choice]

Taxi-drivers from some ethnic backgrounds are unenthusiastic about their prospects in America.

(– regardless of their backgrounds, and without exception they are positive about their future prospects. Letter 3)

Answers for Quiz [8].

  • 1. True
  • 2. False (correct)

9. [Multiple choice]

Amsterdamers are less prejudiced against Muslims than Dutch people in the provinces or rural areas.

(– the bulk (= the majority) of anti-Muslim incidents have occurred in the provinces and in the rural areas.)

Answers for Quiz [9].

  • 1. True (correct)
  • 2. False
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