Muslim Population to grow by about 35% over the next 20 years

So basically I win.

300m increase every 10 years, that's constant

I reckon the rate is faster, but none of this matters anyway

Peace,

Read that by 2050, Islam will be the biggest followed religion.

I personally think the overall growth is going to be more. The numbers are taken from recent trends. I believe that if Peace is restored to Iraq and Afghanistan, it will increase the figures.

My logic is 2 things will happen if peace is restored. First the misconception of Islam is the enemy will fall away and second you will have returning soldiers who now will have thoughts of why they were even involved there and either they will see themselves as peace bringers in which case they will tend to want to show solidarity for the area by speaking positive about Islam. or they will see themselves as having been invaders and will be supportive of Islam out of remorse.

format_quote Originally Posted by Guestfellow

That's interesting. I noticed there are more westerners converting than compared to easterners...not sure if this is true.

If what I have read in other sources it seems the rate of reverting is highest among Western College Women. It seems Educated Western Women like what they see in Islam.

Assalamu Alaikum

I'd prefer that rather than have a growing population, we increase our imans and be better Muslims, better warriors, better neighbors--quality over quantity--then I'm pretty sure the population will increase indefinitely.

fi aman allah
w'salaam

format_quote Originally Posted by titus

The study also says that as Muslims become better educated, especially the women,

Muslim women have always been better educated than their western counterparts.. Even in England where Muslims are not doing particularly as well as they're in America; Muslim women fair better even than both atheist and Christian women. The study was posted here by our dear pal 'Thinker' many of you seem to inadvertently post links that nullify your own claims..

BTW, Jewish women have some of the highest birth-rates:
Hasidic Jews typically produce large families; the average Hasidic family in the United States has 7 or 8 children.[8] This custom is followed out of a desire to fulfil the Biblical mandate to "be fruitful and multiply."[9]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasidic_Judaism

do you find that your stereo-types hold true here or just as far as Muslims are concerned because you're so well integrated with said communities?

Birthrate is usually an economic issue rather than an education Issue. one of the conditions of getting married in Islam is being able to financially afford it (in some cultures people simply live with their parents) to others this maybe unacceptable hence the late marriages and lesser number of children .. fertility problems increase as one ages thus not affording everyone the size of the family that they may otherwise desire or seek at that stage even if they are financially and education wise comfortable!

all the best

format_quote Originally Posted by Pygoscelis

That trend is true in general. The more educated people are, the fewer children they have. Strange correlation, but a very strong one. It seems to apply across cultural and religious boundries.

Really? That's interesting. Got any studies/research to back that up?

format_quote Originally Posted by Pygoscelis

That trend is true in general. The more educated people are, the fewer children they have. Strange correlation, but a very strong one. It seems to apply across cultural and religious boundries.

I never heard of this. The explanation behind this correlation I think is that the more educated you are, the more likely you are going to get a job that pays well which means more money to use for yourself. So you prefer to have less kids because more kids means spending more money on your children rather than yourself...

I think another reason might be that women in the west are more likely to be concerned about their body due to the pressure on the mainstream media, so would want less children, in order to stay in shape...

In addition, its more likely that educated women want less children because they want to put their careers first rather than focusing on their family life...

^ I'm just purely speculating.

format_quote Originally Posted by AhlaamBella

Really? That's interesting. Got any studies/research to back that up?

Years ago when more women started getting advanced degrees several studies were made that I can remember, those studies indicated the more education a woman had the less children she had.

It makes sense when you think about it. The more education awoman has usually means the longer she has put off marriage for school, reducing the number of child bearing years she will have after marriage.

A more recent study seems to show this trend is continuing.

[QUOTEWomen's access to education, health care, family planning, and employment all affect family size. Studies show that women who have completed primary school have fewer children than those with no education. Education is key because educated women are more likely to know what social, community, and health services, including family planning, are available and to have the confidence to use them. In addition, women with more education have more opportunities outside the home and can see the benefits of education for their children. Women who achieve a relatively high level of education are also more likely to enter the labor force before they marry or begin childbearing, and ultimately to have smaller families than women who marry in their teens. This trend is evident in almost every country where data are available. As the figure "Women's Education and Family Size" shows, women with a secondary school education have substantially smaller families than women with less education.[/QUOTE] source

format_quote Originally Posted by Guestfellow

I never heard of this. The explanation behind this correlation I think is that the more educated you are, the more likely you are going to get a job that pays well which means more money to use for yourself. So you prefer to have less kids because more kids means spending more money on your children rather than yourself... I think another reason might be that women in the west are more likely to be concerned about their body due to the pressure on the mainstream media, so would want less children, in order to stay in shape... In addition, its more likely that educated women want less children because they want to put their careers first rather than focusing on their family life... ^ I'm just purely speculating.

Most of the women I have encountered in my profession wanted to get their life together so as to provide a reasonable life for their children, unfortunately also not many find a suitable partner, and if/when they do, sometimes that well is all dried up-- I know many Muslim sisters who are themselves struggling with fertility treatments, some are fortunate enough to have one child, some can't conceive at all. One of my friends recently had a ruptured uterus during childbirth and had a hysterectomy thus ending her career as a childbearing woman..

Whereas I don't at all agree with the inane conclusions these atheists come up with, I know that being a woman has absolutely nothing to do with east or west, it is a very small percentage of the population that want their focal point to be a career rather than family.. Most people would like to have both in an ideal place but believe me no one would choose work over family unless they had some unfortunate reasons to.

format_quote Originally Posted by Woodrow

It makes sense when you think about it. The more education awoman has usually means the longer she has put off marriage for school, reducing the number of child bearing years she will have after marriage.

That is very true!