In a survey conducted earlier this year, a large majority of Muslims demonstrated their affiliation with the American way of life. However, the value of these findings, which were published on August 30, is somewhat diminished by the treatment and perception of American Muslims by the general public.

Nearly 30% of the 1,033 Muslim Americans questioned by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, claimed to have faced negative views about Muslims including stereotyping, distrust and being viewed as terrorists.

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