http://pewglobal.org/reports/display.php?ReportID=253
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On Feb 14, 2009, at 6:53 PM, do.rflex wrote:
In a groundbreaking project to understand what the world's 1.3 million
billion Muslims really think, Gallup World Poll conducted a massive,
multiyear research and conducted tens of thousands of interviews in 35
countries with predominantly Muslim (or have significant Muslim)
populations.
The result is this book: Who Speaks for Islam? by John L. Esposito and
Dalia Mogahed - and here are some of its most counterintuitive
findings, as pertaining to terrorism and religious radicals:
•Among the Muslims surveyed, 7 percent condoned the 9/11 attacks. The
study terms these the "politically radicalized."
•When asked why they supported the attacks, the radicals gave
political rather than religious reasons. They have a sense of
political frustration and feel humiliated and threatened by the West.
Those who opposed the attacks often gave religious reasons for doing
so.
•The radicals, on average, are not the down-and-out people in society.
They are more educated than moderates, and two-thirds of radicals have
average or above-average income. Forty-seven percent supervise others
at work. They are more optimistic about their own lives than are
moderates (52 percent to 45 percent).
•Radicals are no more religious than the general population and do not
attend mosque more frequently.
~~ Much more information at links here - Christian Science Monitor:
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0517/p12s04-wogi.html
