POLL: Majority Of Muslims Worldwide Reject Extremism

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POLL: Majority Of Muslims Worldwide Reject Extremism

By Hayes Brown

A new survey out on Tuesday shows that a majority of Muslims worldwide not only have serious concerns about religious extremism, but also reject Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and violence in the name of Islam.

The poll, conducted by the Pew Research Center, surveyed samples of the population from eleven majority Muslim countries — Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Palestinian territories, Senegal, Tunisia, and Turkey — asking about their views on Islamic extremism and the violence carried out in its name. The results show that a median of 67 percent of those reached out to are either somewhat or very concerned about extremism in their countries. In some states, such as Lebanon and Tunisia, the number climbs above 70 percent. Turkey actually stands out as the only country polled where more than half of the those surveyed say they are not concerned about extremism.

That widespread skepticism towards extremism is mirrored in rejection of those who carry out attacks and other violence to promote their views of Islam:

Al Qaeda, which is responsible for some of the most well-known and devastating terrorist attacks in the last 15 years, receives the most negative ratings among the extremist groups included in the survey. A median of 57% across the 11 Muslim publics surveyed hold an unfavorable view of the group. This includes strong majorities of Muslims in Lebanon (96%), Jordan (81%), Turkey (73%), and Egypt (69%). More than half of Muslims in Nigeria, Senegal, Tunisia, Indonesia, and the Palestinian territories also view al Qaeda negatively. In Pakistan and Malaysia, Muslim views of al Qaeda are on balance unfavorable, but many offer no opinion.

The Taliban in Afghanistan, Boko Haram in Nigeria, and Hezbollah in Lebanon were all also given unfavorable ratings from the median of respondents.

Support for suicide bombing has likewise plummeted throughout the Islamic world compared to past years. In Lebanon alone, the number of respondents who believed that suicide bombing is sometimes or often justified dropped from 74 percent in 2002 to 33 percent today. Pakistanis showed the least support for the tactic, with 89 percent of those surveyed opposed to its use in any circumstances.

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http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/09/11/2602361/poll-majority-muslims-worldwide-reject-extremism/

[ProSense]

1. Kick! n/t

[PowerToThePeople]

2. They have become the modern day communists

We must always have an enemy to fight. Must keep the MIC fat and happy at the expense of everything else.

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3. Here are some of the charts from the Pew poll results.

Half or more of Muslims in most countries surveyed say that suicide bombing and other acts of violence that target civilians can never be justified in the name of Islam. This opinion is most prevalent in Pakistan (89%), Indonesia (81%), Nigeria (78%), and Tunisia (77%). Majorities or pluralities share this unequivocal rejection of religious-inspired violence in Malaysia (58% never justified), Turkey (54%), Jordan (53%), and Senegal (50%).



Overall, support for suicide bombing and related forms of violence has declined in the last decade across the Muslim publics surveyed. Since 2002, the percentage of Muslims who say suicide bombing is at least sometimes justified has dropped 41 percentage points in Lebanon, 31 points in Jordan and 30 points in Pakistan. In Nigeria, meanwhile, support has declined 26 points since 2010.



Thanks for posting this, ProSense.

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4. Thanks. n/t

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5. K & R

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6. Of course they do!

People are essentially "people" ... most Christians are appalled by abortion clinic bombings ... opposed to the murder of Doctors that perform abortions

most Muslims are against senseless violence , as well.