Muslim-Americans attitudes toward US: Poll

Muslim-Americans attitudes toward US: One out of four young U.S. Muslims believe homicide bombings against civilians are OK to "defend Islam," according to a new poll.

The poll by the Pew Research Center also finds some Muslim Americans seem to be separating from mainstream America in their attitudes toward the War on Terror and U.S. Mideast policy. The study found that among the nation's younger Muslims, 26 percent say homicide bombings can at least rarely be justified "in order to defend Islam from its enemies." "It is a hair-raising number," said Radwan Masmoudi, president of the Washington-based Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy, which promotes the compatibility of Islam with democracy.
The poll briefly describes the rationales for and against "suicide bombing and other forms of violence against civilian targets" and then asks, "Do you personally feel that this kind of violence is often justified to defend Islam, sometimes justified, rarely justified, or never justified?"
Younger U.S. Muslims under the age of 30 are much more willing to accept homicide bombing in the defense of Islam than are their older counterparts, the study found. While 69 percent of Muslims under 30 say homicide bombings are never justified, 2 percent say they're often justified, 13 percent say bombings are sometimes justified and 11 percent say they are rarely justified. Only 9 percent of older U.S. Muslims said homicide attacks are at least rarely justified.

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http://pewresearch.org/assets/pdf/muslim-americans.pdf

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[italo43]

i dont remember black ppl straping bombs to themselves left right and center and blowing people up and they were mistreated and even considered less than human for 500 years

[LegrosD1983]

Fox is the terrorist... 9/11 proof for the official story cannot be found... I try...

[shootallskaters94]

@LegrosD1983 your very retareded, seek help

[shootallskaters94]

@cfrb muslim extremists. there are extremists in every religon, but only muslim extremists are the retards who suicide bomb and whether they know it or not they are not very well educated, partly because it says no where in the Quran that suicide bombing is justified, nor is it right. Islam is supposed to be a peaceful religon but these dick faces are changing it to fit their physco personalitys

[meanring69]

Isaiah 9;6 & 7;14 400-1400BC says it all read and decide You have a choice to make God Bless

[elhamdoulilah100]

from where this 25% fox news,israeil bomb lebanon and killed thousand

[PrincessaSophie]

I cannot believe Ahmed even tries to defend those statistics. Good for the host for reaming him out on his stupidity.

[mochopz]

3 out of 4 muslims dont believe suicide bombings are OK.

[waszzam23]

sir u are serously stupid cousins marring cousins isnt a common things in any part of the workd but its allowed and how does the genes of muslims deranged? ur talking about a religion here dip shit not a race man o man ppl can be stupid at times

[newtype64]

How about the Christmas bomber. Is he not black? Plus suicide bombings were done by Hindus and Shintos. It is a tactic used to kill the maximum amount of people possible. Plus black people were stupid for not fighting back. They deserved to be oppresed for so long for being so cowardly.

[italo43]

thats nice what about kill innocent ppl just because they dont beleive in your religion