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A new poll published on Friday revealed that a growing number of people in France and Germany hold an unfavourable view of Islam and believe the religion has become too visible in their respective countries.
The study, which was conducted by the polling centre Ifop for French daily Le Figaro, found that 47 percent of French people and 43 percent of Germans felt that the Muslim community poses a "threat" to national identity.
Almost two-thirds of the poll's respondents in France also said that Islam had become too "influential and visible", whereas just under half of participants said the same in Germany.