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As the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches, a new comprehensive public opinion survey by the Pew Research Center finds no indication of increased alienation or anger among Muslim Americans in response to concerns about home-grown Islamic terrorists, controversies about the building of mosques and other pressures that have been brought to bear on this high-profile minority group in recent years. Read the full report >
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This interactive map provides new and updated overviews of 37 proposed mosques and Islamic centers that have encountered community resistance in the last three years. In many cases, the opposition has centered on neighbors' concerns about traffic, noise, parking and property values - the same objections that often greet churches and other houses of worship as well as commercial construction projects. In some communities, however, opponents of mosques also have cited fears about Islam, sharia law and terrorism.
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AUG. 30 - VOICE OF AMERICA
Voice of America interviews Pew Forum Senior Researcher Greg Smith about a new Pew Research Center report, Muslim Americans: No Signs of Growth in Alienation or Support for Extremism. Among the report's findings, only 1 percent of American Muslims say that suicide bombing and other forms of violence against civilian targets are often justified to defend Islam from its enemies. |
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AUG. 29 - REUTERS
An article from Reuters also explores findings from Muslim Americans: No Signs of Growth in Alienation or Support for Extremism. The report finds that 56% of American Muslims say they are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S., and 76% approve of President Obama's job performance. |
