On April 15, the Boston marathon was target of a terroristic attack. Two students originally from Kazakhstan, Dzokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, placed improvised bombs which detonated during the marathon killing three and injuring several hundred people. In contrast to previous incidents, the two brothers’ attack appears to be the result of a very individual and silent (religious) radicalization, but many questions about the motives remain. However, once more the strong Islamic background seems to play a major role, and this is the bottom-line for the public.
Consequently, a major German news paper called ‘Die Welt’ just issued an article about the role of Islam in Germany accompanied by a poll about the perception of Islam and other religions in Germany. Thirteen thousand people were asked, if, in their opinion, the Islam fits into the western society. This was negated by around 53 %, more than e.g. in Great Britain (46 %) but less than in Spain (65 %). Next, people were asked if they perceive the different religions as enriching or threatening for society:
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