Muslims in Germany twice as likely as Christians to help refugees, finds survey

Muslims living in Germany are twice as likely as Christians to say they have helped refugees, a new survey has found, but volunteers who are not religious give up the most time on average.

The research by the Bertelsmann Stiftung foundation showed that followers of Islam were more socially engaged than any other group, with 44 per cent reporting they had worked to help refugees in the last year.

About one in five Christians (21 per cent) also said they had helped refugees, while 17 per cent of non religious respondents had volunteered.

Date of Release : 2017/08/27
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