skip to main content

Search Results

Showing 131-140 of 200 results.

Egyptians to Government: Focus on Jobs

Egyptians want their government -- which narrowly avoided a clash among the country's new president, the judiciary, and the military -- to focus on unemployment and job creation.

Malaysian Muslims More Likely Than Non-Muslims to Trust Government

Malaysia's non-Muslims tend to hold less favorable perceptions of the government than Muslim residents do. About three in four non-Muslims perceive corruption to be widespread in the government, compared with about half of Muslims. Two-thirds of ...

Islamic Banking Means Western Opportunity

Fulfilling the requirements of an Islamic customer base and complying with Islamic banking principles isn’t easy, and few banks do it well. But for any bank serving a large Muslim population, the effort can be worth it.

Islamic Banking Remains Niche Market in North Africa

Across Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen, no more than 3% of residents say they currently use a Sharia-compliant banking service.

College Students Oppose Restrictions on Political Speech

U.S. college students widely oppose campus policies restricting the expression of political views that upset or offend certain groups. However, students favor restricting the use of slurs and other language that is intentionally offensive.

Terrorism, Migration Trouble Many in Europe

A median of more than six in 10 residents across 14 European countries say terrorism is a serious problem; 55% say the same about immigration levels.

Seven in 10 Americans Are Very or Moderately Religious

The U.S. remains a highly religious -- and largely Christian -- nation, according to Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport's new book, God Is Alive and Well. But major changes are taking place in the landscape of American religion.

Opinion Briefing: U.S. Image in Middle East/North Africa

The Obama administration faces an immense task in rebuilding the United States' brand in the Middle East/North Africa, where the regional median approval of U.S. leadership is 15%. Gallup Polls suggest Obama's plan to expedite withdrawal from ...

Americans: People in Muslim Countries Have Negative Views of U.S.

An overwhelming majority of Americans say that people in Muslim countries have unfavorable opinions about the United States, little changed from five years ago. There has been some change, however, in the reason given for Muslims' negative ...

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 ...