Europe’s Muslim population reached 18.2 million by 2010

Evidence

According to the Pew Research Center, in 2010, the Muslim population in EU countries, plus Switzerland and Norway, was 18.2 million, or 4.5 percent of the population. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 338

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Europe’s Muslim population is projected to reach 29.8 million by 2030 — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 339; Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi said in 2006 that ‘We have fifty million Muslims in Europe. There are signs that Allah will grant Islam victory in Europe—without swords, without guns, without military conquests. The fifty million Muslims of Europe will turn it into a Muslim continent within a few decades.’ (Spencer 2009). This quote has been cited as evidence of ‘hijra’ on websites such as Refugee Resettlement Watch (Corcoran 2015a) and Jihad Watch (Spencer 2009).; European Muslim populations would keep growing even with zero immigration — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 557 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi said in 2006 that ‘We have fifty million Muslims in Europe. There are signs that Allah will grant Islam victory in Europe—without swords, without guns, without… #contradicts (0.75)
• Europe’s Muslim population is projected to reach 29.8 million by 2030 #expands (0.70) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 339
• Migration drives roughly half of Europe’s projected Muslim population growth to 2050. #expands (0.50) — Margaret Hodson, Baby Jihad, 24
• European Muslim populations would keep growing even with zero immigration #expands (0.40) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 557
• Postwar Europe’s Muslim population traced to French and British colonial ties #expands (0.35) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 336