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Declining Support for bin Laden and Suicide Bombing
Many fewer among Muslim publics express confidence in bin Laden or support violence against civilians in defense of Islam
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New Study Estimates Global Muslim Population at 1.57 Billion
Nearly a Quarter of World Population is Muslim Washington, D.C.—A new, comprehensive demographic study of more than 200 countries finds that there are 1.57 billion Muslims of all ages living in the world today, representing 23% of an estimated 2009 world population of 6.8 billion. Released today by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion […]
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For the First Time, Afghanistan Tops the Week’s News
It was a war that often had trouble breaking into the headlines. But in recent months, with President Obama facing a crucial decision over whether to escalate U.S. involvement, coverage of Afghanistan increased noticeably. And last week, as the policy debate intensified, the story dominated finally the news.
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Chapter 5. Relations with India
The long history of war and hostility between India and Pakistan are clearly reflected in Pakistani public opinion. Indeed, most in Pakistan view India as a serious threat and many believe it poses a greater threat to their country than the Taliban or al Qaeda. But putting the past aside, majorities believe that it is […]
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Chapter 3. Attitudes Toward the United States
The image of the United States is overwhelmingly negative in Pakistan. At 16%, America’s favorability rating there ranks near the bottom among the 24 publics other than the U.S. included in the 2009 Pew Global Attitudes survey. Pakistan is one of three nations – along with the Palestinian territories and Turkey – in which fewer […]
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The Big Three—Health Care, War and the Economy—Dominate Again
Coverage of health care was up last week, the economy was down and the war in Afghanistan remained about the same. But together, this trio continued their run atop the news agenda, a pattern we began to see settle in earlier this fall.
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Chapter 1. The Battle Against Extremism
Pakistanis remain concerned about the rise of Islamic extremism in their country and around the world, and views of Osama bin Laden, al Qaeda and the Taliban have grown more negative since last year. In addition, a growing percentage of those who think there is a struggle between groups who want to modernize Pakistan and […]
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Survey Methods
Results for the survey are based on face-to-face interviews conducted May 22 to June 9, 2009. The survey in Pakistan is part of the larger 2009 Pew Global Attitudes survey conducted in 24 nations and the Palestinian territories from May 18 to June 16, 2009, under the direction of Princeton Survey Research Associates International. (For […]
