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Americans Remain Skeptical About Middle East Peace

President Barack Obama’s speech in Cairo comes at a time when only 32% of Americans think Israel and the Arab nations will ever be able to settle their differences and live in peace; 66% disagree.

The United Arab Emirates at 40: A Success Story

As the 40th anniversary of the founding of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) approaches this December, several things about the country stand out. People clearly enjoy living in the UAE, however, housing and education require attention.

U.S. Leadership Approval Lowest in Europe, Mideast

Gallup Polls in 139 countries reveal that residents of Europe and the Middle East/North Africa are the least likely to approve of U.S. leadership.

Palestinians and Israelis Favor Nonviolent Solutions

In the midst of collapsing peace talks between Israel and leaders of the Palestinian Authority, Gallup examines data that find a majority of Israeli and Palestinian citizens favor nonviolent forms of resistance and negotiation -- rather than ...

The Role of Prayer in Islamic World

In Islam, regular prayer is a clear obligation. But is duty to a prescribed ritual the sole motivation behind the conscientious prayer among Muslims? Not according to the results of the 2002 Gallup Poll of the Islamic World.

Support for Peace Shifts Among Israelis, Palestinians

With the United States preparing to host a peace summit between Israeli and Palestinian leaders, Gallup finds that attitudes toward peace have shifted on both sides since early 2006. Palestinians are now more likely to “strongly support” the ...

How was the Poll of Islamic Countries conducted?

The sample design for all nine nations in the Islamic survey is generally identical to that used by Gallup and virtually all other research companies for surveys based on personal-in-home interviews. It is designed to measure the views of the ...

What Do Islamic World Residents Like About the West?

Gallup's recent poll of nine predominantly Islamic countries shows that residents of these countries tend to have very negative views of the United States and the Western world in general. However, residents of these countries are not ...

Tunisia: Analyzing the Dawn of the Arab Spring

The latest brief from Abu Dhabi Gallup Center examines public perceptions leading up to the first regional uprising. Against the backdrop of a rising GDP, Tunisian life evaluation plummeted, setting the first sparks of the Arab Spring. The ...

Lebanon: Views of Muslims and Christians

Of the nine nations surveyed in the 2002 Gallup Poll of the Islamic World, Lebanon is by far the most religiously diverse. A total of 1,050 Lebanese adults were interviewed in 140 different sampling locations throughout the country. Of these, ...