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Islamophobia has risen markedly in German, according to a new study, underscoring the tensions simmering in German society.

Every second respondent of the 2,420 people asked said they sometimes felt like a foreigner in their own country due to the many Muslims here, up from 43 per cent in 2014 and 30.2 per cent in 2009.

The number of people who believe Muslims should be forbidden from coming to Germany has also risen, the study showed, and now stands at just above 40 per cent, up from about a fifth in 2009.