A poll by the London Evening Standard in December 2007 , which surveyed a range of the capital 's communities , including Muslims , found that 49 % of those surveyed considered Islam as generally intolerant , while 44 % saw it as generally tolerant . A total of 51 % felt that Muslims were isolated from other communities to a degree , with 12 % believing that the majority of them were . A large majority ( 81 % to 7 % ) believed that the most holy day in Islam , Eid , should not be celebrated by the British state , and 88 % opposed Muslim teachers covering their faces at work ( see British debate over veils ) . A majority ( 55 % ) wanted immigration of Muslims to be cut , with 33 % wanting it cut greatly . Islam was seen as the cause of the 7 July attacks on the city in 2005 by 52 % of the population , with 35 % seeing it as a major factor . Views from the survey which were not in line with the largely negative views included that 71 % would vote for a Muslim Mayor of London if they were the best candidate ( with 16 % against such a vote )
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7 July 2005 London bombings
Islam in England