Gallup Center for Muslim Studies

Based on Gallup's worldwide research, the Center examines in-depth the views of Muslim populations worldwide. As with all Gallup research, the Center provides nonpartisan and independent analysis that global leaders, institutions, and the public can use to make more informed decisions.

Gallup surveys Muslim communities in 40 predominantly Muslim nations and among significant Muslim populations in the West. The initiative is the first to consistently and scientifically represent views from more than one billion Muslims worldwide and provides the basis for the Center's unique analytical perspective. This work is part of Gallup's larger continuous global research initiative, surveying 98% of the world's population through representative samples on a wide range of topics.

The Center makes its research available through:

• educational and consulting services
• a customized groundbreaking course, What Muslims Think, focusing on evidence-based analysis of contemporary trends
• research findings published in special reports and articles on Gallup's website or in the mass media
• discussion forums and speeches

Core Learning's From the Muslim World

The Center informs the global community about Muslims' opinions and beliefs on such topics as employment and entrepreneurship, global coexistence, social cohesion, religion and culture, governance, and gender. Survey findings include insights into what Muslims think the West can do to improve relations with the world's Muslim populations, and what they think Muslims can do to improve relations with the West. Examples of reports highlighting these findings include:

• Ordinary Muslims (view PDF) العربية
• Islam and Democracy (view PDF) العربية
• Muslims and Americans: The Way Forward (view PDF) العربية
• Moderate vs. Extremist Views in the Muslim World (view PDF) العربية
• Perspectives of Women in the Muslim World (view PDF) العربية
• Muslims in Europe
  
  • Muslims in Berlin, London, and Paris (view PDF)
  • Basis for Greater Understanding (view PDF)
  • Religious and National Identities (view PDF)
  • Values Questions (view PDF)
  • London Muslims (view PDF) العربية

Team

Gallup's Center for Muslim Studies employs a talented group of analysts, researchers, academics, and scholars with more than 100 years of collective experience. The Center's project analysts are fluent in three languages (Arabic, English, and French). These individuals have earned a reputation with leaders, decision makers, media, think tanks, and the public as a source for expert research, analyses, and objective commentary on issues pertaining to the world's Muslim populations.

• Dalia Mogahed, Executive Director
• Sofia Kluch, Associate Director
• Richard Burkholder, Director of International Polling
• John Esposito, Senior Scientist
• Eric Nielsen, Senior Director, Media Strategies
• Magali Rheault, Senior Analyst
• Ahmed Younis, Senior Analyst
• Mohamed Younis, Senior Analyst
• Ken Kluch, Consulting Specialist
• Jason Bough, Administrative Coordinator