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A Pew Research Center study published Tuesday shows positive changes within Muslim American communities-- but also highlights several shortfalls.
IndianExpress.com highlights the findings... “A majority of US Muslims are content with the nation's direction in contrast to many Americans and a few Muslims believe there is support for Islamic extremism.”
That website also quotes a Pew researcher who says...
“On a variety of measures, Muslims in America are very content with their own lives and with the communities where they live... We've seen Muslims move in a different direction than the rest of the country (with more) believing America is going in the right direction.”
USA Today focuses on another number from the survey- saying the study shows the majority of Muslim Americans support moderate views and that the report...
“...shows no evidence of rising support for Islamic extremism among Muslim Americans despite controversies about the building of mosques...”
But Fox News points out-- many Muslims feel Islamic extremism is still a problem-- one that’s not being fixed.
“Muslim Americans say Muslim leaders in the United States have not done enough to speak out against Islamic extremists. And according to the Pew Research Center, only about a third say that leaders have done enough to control extremism.”
N.Y. Representative Peter King, who arranged hearings earlier on the radicalization of American Muslims, tells Politico he is quote- “very disappointed” with the results of the poll. King says,
“I don’t rely on polls, but the fact that 21 percent have seen extremism in their communities reinforces the need for the hearings.”
“[A] majority of Muslims say the terrorist attacks made it more difficult to be a Muslim in the United States. Many said that they had been singled out by airport security officers and that people had acted suspicious of them or called them offensive names.”
But Pew researcher Greg Smith tells South California Public Radio-- Muslim Americans have a mixed bag of experiences.
“At the same time, I should also point out that almost as many, 37% told us they’ve also had people reach out and offer support because they are Muslim. So you see both kinds of experiences, the good with the bad.”
The study is based on telephone interviews with more than 1,000 U.S. Muslims.
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