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Can We Close the Cultural Gap?

Throughout the Islamic world, respondents to Gallup's poll said they had little faith that Western nations were concerned about establishing cultural understanding and harmony with their societies.

The 2002 Gallup Poll of the Islamic World

In possibly the most challenging project in Gallup's history, 10,000 people in nine predominantly Islamic countries were interviewed. In December 2001 and January 2002, researchers conducted hour-long, in-person interviews in Saudi Arabia, Iran, ...

Americans' Views of the Islamic World

Asked what they admire most about the Muslim or Islamic world, Americans cite that the people in these countries are faithful and sincere in their religious beliefs and that they have preserved their culture and traditions. Asked what they ...

Arabs Value Western Education -- For Sons

Despite their predominantly unfavorable perceptions of the United States, many Arabs interviewed in the 2002 Gallup Poll of the Islamic World continue to regard the West -- and even the United States -- as the most attractive option for higher ...

Does Modernity Challenge Islamic Values?

Residents of predominantly Islamic countries included in Gallup's Poll of the Islamic World, are deeply ambivalent about how the concepts of economic, social, and cultural modernity relate to the Islamic value system (in three of the countries, ...

Al-Jazeera: Arabs Rate Its Objectivity

The Qatar-based Arabic-language news station, Al-Jazeera, boasts a regular viewership of some 35 million Arabs in its primarily Middle East market, as well as hundreds of thousands of viewers in the United States and Europe. In the wake of Sept. ...

Importance of Religion Among Predominantly Islamic Countries

A Gallup poll of nine predominantly Islamic countries finds that while religion is seen as very important, both a comfortable economic life and one's family compete with religion among the highest-rated values. Indeed, in some of these countries ...

Blame for Sept. 11 Attacks Unclear for Many in Islamic World

Despite the fact that strong majorities in eight of the nine countries included in Gallup’s survey of the Islamic world condemned the Sept. 11 attacks, respondents generally reject the West’s understanding that Arabs were responsible.

Optimism in Nine Predominantly Islamic Countries

Residents in nine countries included in Gallup's poll of predominantly Islamic countries were asked to rate their current situations, their situations five years ago, and their projected situations in five years. While residents are generally ...

Public Wants U.N. to Take Lead in Israel-Hezbollah Peace Talks

A new USA Today/Gallup poll finds that most Americans want the U.N. to take the leading role in the development of a peace agreement between Israel and Hezbollah but that the U.S. should still be involved, at least minimally. Most Americans feel ...