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I would like to share with you a Pew Research Study just released in America, titled "Muslim Americans: No Signs of Growth in Alienation or Support for Extremism".
I am attaching the whole survey/study about 137 pages. A few of the salient findings are:
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- 56% Muslims Americans more positive about national conditions in 2011 (36% in 2007)
- 76% Support President Obama (15% in 2007 supported President Bush)
- 49% Think of themselves as Muslim Americans First
- 26% Think of themselves as Americans First
- 46% of US Christians think of themselves Christian First
- 46% of US Christians think of themselves as Americans First
- 63% of Muslims are First Generation
- 37% of Muslims under 30 are underemployed
- 1.5 Million adult Muslims and 2.3 Million if all combined
- 20% of American Muslims are converts
- 36% of Muslim women observed Hijab in 2011 (38% in 2007)
- 94% of Muslims from Pakistan think of themselves as Muslim First (only 3% think of American First)
- 43% Palestinian Muslims consider themselves American First (40% consider Muslim First)
- 55% Muslims view media coverage of Muslims/Islam as unfair
- 70% Muslims political view align with Democrats (11% Republican)
- 38% Muslims are moderate (27% Liberal and 25% Conservative)
- 68% Muslim Americans prefer bigger Government/Services
- 39% Muslims accept homosexuality in society (45% discourage) (27% accepted in 2007)
- 72% Muslims accept a woman to work outside home
- 68% Muslims agree that gender makes no difference for Political Leadership
- 37% Muslims see a conflict between Religion & Science (59% of General Americans see a conflict )
- 72% Muslims are concerned about the rise of extremism in the world (General Public 73%)
- 48% Muslims believe Muslim leadership have not done enough to challenge extremism
http://people-press.org/2011/08/30/muslim-americans-no-signs-of-growth-in-alienation-or-support-for-extremism/
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