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    Chapter 7: Religious Affiliation, Beliefs and Practices

    [84. numoffset=”84″ This chapter is an adaptation of the overview of a larger report by the Pew Forum: “Asian Americans: A Mosaic of Faiths,” available at https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/Asian-Americans-A-Mosaic-of-Faiths.aspx.]This chapter is an adaptation of the overview of a larger report by the Pew Forum: “Asian Americans: A Mosaic of Faiths,” available at https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/Asian-Americans-A-Mosaic-of-Faiths.aspx. As their numbers rise, […]

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    Event Transcript: Asian Americans

    In a conference call with journalists, the Pew Forum’s staff discussed the findings of “Asian Americans: A Mosaic of Faiths,” the second report based on a comprehensive, nationwide survey of Asian Americans.

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    Pakistani Public Opinion Ever More Critical of U.S.

    Following a year of tensions between their country and the United States, Pakistanis continue to hold highly unfavorable views of the U.S. and offer bleak assessments of the relationship between the two nations. And President Obama is held in exceedingly low regard. Additionally, over the last few years, Pakistanis have become less willing to work with the U.S. on efforts to combat extremist groups.

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    Chapter 5. The Winners and Losers

    Emerging Economies Are Upbeat Emerging economies such as Brazil, China, India and Turkey are upbeat about their personal and national economic situation. They generally feel they are better off than they were five years ago and that they are doing better than their parents. Nevertheless, they are divided over whether the economy is going to […]

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    On Anniversary of bin Laden’s Death, Little Backing of al Qaeda

    A year after the death of Osama bin Laden, a new survey of Muslim publics shows al Qaeda is widely unpopular, with majorities expressing negative views of the terrorist group in Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan, Turkey and Lebanon. Furthermore, before his death in 2011, support for bin Laden himself had waned considerably among Muslims around the world.

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    Chapter 7. Tunisia: Views of Key Leaders, Parties and Institutions

    Tunisians hold positive opinions of their current leadership, their ruling political party, and their military. Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali, Ennahda co-founder Rached Ghannouchi, and current President of the Constituent Assembly Mustapha Ben Jaafar all have majority support from the Tunisian people. The leading coalition party in the Assembly, the moderate Islamist group Ennahda, also garners […]

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    New Study Finds Asian Americans Contribute to Diversity of U.S. Religious Landscape

    Washington,D.C. – As theirnumbers rise, Asian Americans have been largely responsible for the growth ofnon-Abrahamic faiths in the U.S., particularly Buddhism and Hinduism. Countedtogether, Buddhists and Hindus now account for about the same share of the U.S.public as Jews (roughly 2%). At the same time, most Asian Americans belong tothe country’s two largest religious groups: […]

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    A Global “No” To a Nuclear-Armed Iran

    Ahead of negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, a 21-nation survey finds that most publics around the world are broadly opposed to Iran obtaining nuclear weapons, and many support economic sanctions to prevent such an acquisition. Opinion is more divided on whether military intervention should be used, especially among the six E3+3 negotiating partners.

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    Chapter 2. Key Leaders, Groups and Institutions

    Despite the country’s ongoing political conflict, many of the organizations and leaders that played key roles in last year’s upheaval, such as the military, the Muslim Brotherhood and the April 6 Movement, remain popular. While the military’s ratings may have dropped somewhat since 2011, a majority of Egyptians continues to hold a positive view of […]

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