Gallup's Poll of the Muslim World asks Muslims about their beliefs regarding religion, democracy, culture, financial prosperity, gender, and world events. Poll findings include insights into what Muslims think the West can do to improve relations with the world's Muslim populations, as well as what the West thinks it can do to improve relations.
Relations between Muslims and Americans have deteriorated since 2001, resulting in increasingly unfavorable opinion of the United States in many predominantly Muslim nations. Similarly, a Gallup Poll in the United States found that anti-Muslim sentiment is fairly common. However, results from recent Gallup surveys found that majorities on both sides care about improving relations and actually have similar views on some issues.
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Vocal extremists spreading religious rhetoric have led many in the West to believe that the Islamic faith itself is a root cause of terrorism. If that were true, it would follow that widespread religiosity in predominantly Muslim countries implies widespread popular support for terrorist acts. However, Gallup data intended to gauge the prevalence of an "extremist" mindset among Muslims debunk the notion that terrorism enjoys widespread support.
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Is Islam compatible with democracy? A recent in-depth Gallup survey shows that when asked what they admire most about the West, Muslims frequently mention political freedom, liberty, fair judicial systems, and freedom of speech. However, while Muslims say they admire freedom and an open political system, Gallup surveys suggest that they do not believe they must choose between Islam and democracy, but rather, that the two can co-exist inside one functional government.
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A 2005 Gallup Poll of U.S. households found that "gender inequality" was among the top responses American women gave to the open-ended question, "What do you admire least about the Muslim or Islamic world?" But how do the majority of women in several predominantly Muslim countries perceive Islam and their own status in Muslim society?
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Since the attacks in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, Muslims are talked about as a security risk. Governments work to seal borders and restrict visas while public debate focuses on the latest rhetoric from the vocal extremists capturing the headlines. As a result, the voices of the 1.3 billion ordinary Muslims around the world have been lost. Recent Gallup surveys shed light on the key characteristics of Muslim populations: Who are they? What do they value? What are their hopes and dreams? How different are they from Americans?
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