PM Babiš Predicts Muslim Majority in Sweden, Netherlands in Coming Decades
As of now, Islam is the second-largest religion in both the Netherlands and Sweden, which are both known for their liberal immigration policies; it is practised by 5 and 8 percent of the population of the nations, respectively. According to Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, the Netherlands and Sweden will become Muslim-majority countries in the coming decades. In a recent opinion piece on risks associated with immigration, published in the Czech daily Právo, he highlighted the two countries specifically. Among others, Andrej Babiš ventured that a majority of the Dutch population will be Muslims by 2044. Sweden will follow the same path and have a Muslim majority population by 2065, according to the Czech prime minister. As of now, Islam is the second-largest religion in both the Netherlands and Sweden, practised by 5 and 8 percent of the countries’ residents, respectively. Babiš’s projections raised eyebrows. “It’s completely wrong. He wants to scare people. A year ago, he said that Belgium would have a Muslim majority by 2040”, Daniel Prokop, a sociologist and researcher at Charles University in Prague, told the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet. According to Prokop, the prime minister is clearly distressed and is trying to shift the focus from acute domestic...
