Most Egyptians Want Their Laws to Strictly Follow the Quran
Six-in-ten Egyptians said in a survey last spring that the country’s laws should strictly follow the Quran.
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Six-in-ten Egyptians said in a survey last spring that the country’s laws should strictly follow the Quran.
In a 2009 survey, 87% of Pakistanis said it was equally important for girls and boys to be educated.
In 2006, two-thirds of French adults aware of the controversy over a Danish newspaper publishing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad said Muslim intolerance was most to blame
A majority of U.S. Muslims (57%) say Islam can be understood in more than one way; globally, views among Muslims trend in the opposite direction.
Muslims in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and Tunisia are unanimous in their belief in only one God and the Prophet Muhammad
A majority of Muslim Americans say that life in the United States has become more difficult for them since 9/11, but a comprehensive survey of this population found no indication of increased alienation or anger.
In a poll taken prior to recent Koran-burning-related violence in Afghanistan, the U.S. public divided (40% yes, 42% no) over whether Islam is more likely than other religions to encourage violence among its believers.
A majority of Egyptians want their country to annul its peace treaty with Israel.
The view that suicide attacks against civilians are never justified is most widespread in Pakistan and Turkey, where 80% and 77%, respectively, share this opinion.
About eight-in-ten Muslims in Egypt and Pakistan endorse the stoning of people who commit adultery.
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