Muslims are demographically dispersed and diverse, not a monolithic Arab bloc

Evidence

In the United Kingdom, recent census data showed that approximately 2.7 million people (or 4.8 percent of the total population) define themselves as “Muslim.” This would make Muslims the second largest religious group in Great Britain after Christians (who represent 59.3 percent of the population). To break down the Muslim population a little further, a survey taken right after 9/11 showed that those of Pakistani origin made up 42.5 percent of the British Muslim population; Bangladeshis, 16.8 percent; Indians, 8.5 percent; and “other white” Muslims represented 7.5 percent of the population. — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 535 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The global Muslim population of 1.8 billion is internally diverse and geographically dispersed; Arab and Muslim identities are distinct categories, not interchangeable; Arabian and Muslim identities are distinct categories defined by language, not religion — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 292 (+8 more)

Broader Connections

• British Muslims are a diverse minority diaspora, not a monolith #exemplifies (0.92) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 535