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August 04, 2011

Catholic News Service: Muslim Americans optimistic but still face prejudice, study finds

by Patricia Zapor
Catholic News Service

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- American Muslims are more optimistic about their future than people of other religions are about their own, though Muslims say they regularly contend with suspicion and lack of respect for their faith.

A decade after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, new results of polling by Gallup's Abu Dhabi center also finds a great deal of similarity between American Muslims and Jews about issues such as opposition to the Iraq War and whether Muslims face prejudice.

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