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Muslims & West

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Ten years after the September 11 attacks and the start of the war in Afghanistan, it is important to consider how the relationship between Western and Muslim publics has evolved, and what this means for policymakers. A panel of experts discussed a new Pew Research Center report on how Western and Muslim publics perceive each other, based on a survey conducted this spring by the Pew Global Attitudes Project. Pew’s Andrew Kohut presented the new findings, followed by a discussion with Georgetown University’s Samer Shehata and the Atlantic Council’s Shuja Nawaz. Carnegie’s Marwan Muasher moderated…… [………]

PEW Research Centre:

British attitudes on national identity and religious minorities not unique in EU

On issues including national identity and religious minorities, views among UK adults align very closely to general opinion across the EU.

  1. Eastern and Western Europeans Differ on Importance of Religion, Views of Minorities, and Key Social Issues
    The Iron Curtain that once divided Europe may be long gone, but the continent today is split by stark differences in public attitudes toward religion, minorities and social issues such as gay marriage and legal abortion.
  2. Most Western Europeans favor at least some restrictions on Muslim women’s religious clothing
    Laws enacted in several European countries that restrict the religious clothing of Muslim women are largely in line with Western European attitudes on the issue.
  3. In Western Europe, familiarity with Muslims is linked to positive views of Muslims and Islam
    Across Western Europe, people who say they personally know a Muslim are generally more likely than others to have positive opinions of Muslims and their religion. However, knowing something about Islam – as opposed to personally knowing a Muslim – is less associated with positive feelings of Muslims and Islam.
  4. Muslims and Islam: Key findings in the U.S. and around the world
    Muslims are the fastest-growing religious group in the world. Here are some questions and answers about their public opinions and demographics.
    Australians and Americans divided over whether Muslims in their country want to be distinct
  5. Diversity welcomed in Australia, U.S. despite uncertainty over Muslim integration
    Nearly half of Australians and 56% of Americans say that growing cultural diversity makes their country a better place to live.
  6. Trump supporters differ from other GOP voters on foreign policy, immigration issues
    Trump supporters have a distinct approach to global affairs.
  7. PEW RESEARCH CENTERMAY 20, 2015
    The Growing Population of Older People in the U.S., Germany and Italy
    In 2015, the percentage of the population age 65 or older in Germany and Italy are already at a level the U.S. may reach in 2050.
  8. PEW RESEARCH CENTERMAY 31, 2013
    Muslims and the Internet
    Around the world, Muslims who use the internet are much more likely than other Muslims to have a favorable opinion of Western movies, music and television.
  9. PEW RESEARCH CENTERMAY 7, 2013
    After Boston, Little Changes in Views of Islam and Violence
    The public is split on whether Islam is more likely than other religions to encourage violence among its believers, but there are sizable partisan, demographic and religious differences in views of Islam and violence.

Source/ Updates:

  1. https://www.pewresearch.org/topics/muslim-western-relations
  2. https://carnegieendowment.org/2011/07/21/great-divide-how-westerners-and-muslims-see-each-other-event-3327
  3. https://islamphobia.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/muslim-next-door-not-welcomed/
  4. https://islamphobia.wordpress.com/2019/03/01/christianity-islam/

 

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