Poll for Sun front page was conducted 'using list of Muslim names'

 


The poll behind a Sun newspaper front page claiming to reveal “1 in 5 Brit Muslims’ sympathy for jihadis” was conducted by phoning up people from a list of “Muslim names”, it has been reported.
The controversial methodology has raised questions as to just how representative the poll can be of Britain’s 2.7 million Muslims.

Survation told The Guardian it filtered the 42 million profiles on its database down to just those matching a set of 1,500 common “Muslim surnames”. Those contacted were then asked to confirm they were Muslim before proceeding with the survey.

Ipso received 450 complaints for the story – more than the 400 received after Sun columnist Katie Hopkins described refugees as “cockroaches” in an article in April.

And the article provoked a furious response from the Muslim Council of Britain which accused the paper of “sensationalising” the findings.
On Monday night, a spokesman for the Sun told this newspaper: “We would all love to see British Muslims back peace and condemn Isis with one voice. That is simply not the reality - and it does our nation no good trying to pretend it is.

“Among British Muslims, a minority – but a very substantial one – is sympathetic to a death cult which is among the most evil in history. Once we all accept that, Britain is better placed to tackle it.”