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Islamic Extremism: Common Concern for Muslim and Western Publics
Support for Terror Wanes Among Muslim Publics

Released: 07.14.05

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Summary of Findings
About the Pew Global Attitudes Project
I. How Muslims and Westerners See Each Other
II. How Non-Muslim Publics View Muslims
III. How Muslims See Themselves and Islam’s Role
IV. How Muslims View Relations with the World
Methodological Appendix
Questionnaire

Summary of Findings

Concerns over Islamic extremism, extensive in the West even before this month’s terrorist attacks in London, are shared to a considerable degree by the publics in several predominantly Muslim nations surveyed. Nearly three-quarters of Moroccans and roughly half of those in Pakistan, Turkey and Indonesia see Islamic extremism as a threat to their countries. At the same time, most Muslim publics are expressing less support for terrorism than in the past. Confidence in Osama bin Laden has declined markedly in some countries and fewer believe suicide bombings that target civilians are justified in the defense of Islam.