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Around 50 percent of Germans are wary of Islam, a new study by a local NGO found. The pollsters blame the media for this state of affairs, adding that tolerance of other major religions in the country is much higher.In a study on religious diversity conducted by the German Bertelsmann Foundation, one-third of the respondents see Islam as “enriching” German society. At the same time, half of participants said they view it as a “threat.”The percentage of those skeptical about Islam is even higher in the eastern regions of the country – around 57 percent – even though fewer Muslims live there.Meanwhile, Germans seem to have fewer reservations about other major religions. The study found that the “majority” of respondents are fine with Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism.Also on rt.comFair comment or racism? Award-winning German artist under fire over ‘Islamophobic’ cartoonsHowever, the “widespread skepticism about Islam” is not “necessary equated to Islamophobia,” Yasemin el-Me…