Muslims Believe US Seeks to Undermine Islam.
Majorities Want US Forces Out of Islamic Countries and Approve of Attacks on US Troops.
Large Majorities Agree With Many Goals of Al Qaeda but Oppose Attacks on Civilians.
Most Support Enhancing Role of Islam in Their Society, but Also Favor Globalization and Democracy.
An in-depth poll of four major Muslim countries has found that in all of them large majorities believe that undermining Islam is a key goal of US foreign policy. Most want US military forces out of the Middle East and many approve of attacks on US troops there.
Most respondents have mixed feelings about al Qaeda. Large majorities agree with many of its goals, but believe that terrorist attacks on civilians are contrary to Islam.
There is strong support for enhancing the role of Islam in all of the countries polled, through such measures as the imposition of sharia (Islamic law). This does not mean that they want to isolate their societies from outside influences: Most view globalization positively and favor democracy and freedom of religion.
These findings are from surveys in Egypt, Morocco, Pakistan, and Indonesia conducted from December 2006 to February, 2007 by http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/home_pa...id=&pnt=346&lb=hmpg1 with support from the Consortium at the University of Maryland.
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