53 per cent of Britons believe that Islam is incompatible with the values of the United Kingdom. 22 per cent do not know.
None of the other religions has a rejection rate higher than 151%. Only 25% of the UK population consider Islam to be compatible with British values.
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YouGov is a public opinion polling company commonly used by international media, public institutions and governments. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the United Kingdom has published a survey it commissioned on social perceptions of Islam in the country. The surprising results published by media outlets such as The Guardian, BBC News They leave you in no doubt.
- 53 % considers that Islam is incompatible with British values.
- 22 % does not know or does not have a definite opinion and Only 25% believe it is compatible.
- 52% have seen girls absent from PE or swimming lessons for religious reasons.
- 41 % thinks that Muslim immigration has had an Negative impact on the United Kingdom
- 49 % opines that Muslim women are under pressure. to wear a hijab
- 31 % associates Islam with the promotion of violence against non-Muslims
Compared with other religious groups, Islam has a much higher proportion of negative opinions: Only 15 per cent of respondents express a negative view of Hindus, 14 per cent of Sikhs, 13 per cent of Jews and 7 per cent of Christians, percentages much lower than those associated with the Muslim population.
Islamophobia ceases to be marginal
These data confirm that Islamophobia has ceased to be a marginal or extremist phenomenon to become a widely accepted attitude within British society. According to The Guardian, the survey data confirm that the negative perception of Islam is not limited to small ideological groups, but rather is widespread.’It has spread across broad sectors of the population..
Two decades ago, social concerns tended to centre on Islamist radicalism and cases of terrorism; Currently, distrust is no longer directed solely at extremist minorities, but affects all Muslims.. Expressions such as “incompatibility of values” or “negative impact” are applied indiscriminately, regardless of the group's religious, national or civic profile.
The Ahmadis, caught between two phobias
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has been the driving force behind the YouGov survey on perceptions of Islam in the United Kingdom. Known for their commitment to pacifism, interreligious dialogue and institutional loyalty, the Ahmadis live in a unique situation of vulnerability.They are viewed with suspicion in British society and, at the same time, are considered heretics by a significant part of the Muslim world, especially within the Sunni sphere.
Despite being Muslims, the Ahmadis are excluded from official Islam and persecuted in countries such as Pakistan. This hostility has crossed borders to the point that in the United Kingdom Their mosques operate with metal detectors and constant surveillance to protect themselves from internal threats from Islamist radicals.
A particularly striking example of this hostility is the murder of Asad Shah, an Ahmadi shopkeeper in Glasgow in 2016. He was stabbed by a Sunni Muslim after posting a message on social media to wish his clients a Merry Christmas and express respect for Christianity.. The attacker accused him of insulting Islam and confessed that he had acted for religious reasons, which highlighted the degree of doctrinal intolerance that Ahmadis can also suffer within the United Kingdom.
The evaluation of the Ahmadis
In light of the survey results, Farhad Ahmad, the community spokesperson, He told the BBC that these figures are “very worrying” and reveal a profound misunderstanding of the real values of British Muslims.. According to Ahmad, it is incomprehensible that “despite our social contribution and respect for the law, our belonging is still being questioned.”.
The survey highlights that Islamophobia is no longer a marginal phenomenon, but a widely tolerated sentiment. And it also shows to what extent communities such as the Ahmadis — who are themselves victims of internal discrimination within Islam — find themselves in an especially vulnerable position.
The survey was commissioned by the Ahmadiyya community in the United Kingdom, conducted by YouGov between 10 and 11 July 2025 with a representative sample of 2,130 adults resident in the country. Full report in PDF.
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