About half of Muslims surveyed worldwide believe the West does not respect them, according to a new Gallup report, and many say that refraining from desecrating the Quran and portraying more "accurate" Muslim movie characters could improve a strained relationship.
The findings are part of a report on "Measuring the State of Muslim-West Relations," released last week at Gallup's Washington headquarters.
"We also found that this concept of respect … now includes perceptions of fairness in policies, not just culturally sensitive language," said Dalia Mogahed, executive director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies.
Fifty-four percent of Muslims said being treated fairly in policies that directly affect them would be a very meaningful demonstration of respect.
Mogahed said the "policies" were not defined in the new report, but past Gallup studies have found that respondents were particularly concerned about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. [www.STLtoday.com] Read more
Gallup Poll: Respect Key to Better Relations with Muslim World About half of Muslims surveyed worldwide believe the West does not respect them, according to a new Gallup report, and many say not desecrating the Quran and portraying more “accurate” Muslim movie characters could improve a strained relationship.
The findings are part of a report on “Measuring the State of Muslim-West Relations,” released Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, at Gallup’s Washington headquarters.
“We also found that this concept of respect … now includes perceptions of fairness in policies, not just culturally sensitive language,” said Dalia Mogahed, executive director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies. [loonwatch.com] Read more
