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The Religion of Peace: Opinion Polls


Muslim Opinion Polls:
A Tiny Minority of Extremists?

Strive hard against the unbelievers and the hypocrites and be
unyielding to them; and their abode is hell, and evil is their destination
Quran 9:73

Have you heard that Islam is a peaceful religion because most Muslims live peacefully and only a "tiny minority of extremists" practice violence?  That's like saying that White supremacy must be perfectly fine since only a tiny minority of racists ever hurt anyone.  Neither does it explain why religious violence is largely endemic to Islam, despite the tremendous persecution of religious minorities in Muslim countries.

In truth, even a tiny minority of "1%" of Muslims worldwide translates to 15 million believers - which is hardly an insignificant number.  However, the "minority" of Muslims who approve of terrorists, their goals, or their means of achieving them is much greater than this.  In fact, it isn't even a true minority in some cases, depending on how goals and targets are defined.

The following polls convey what Muslims say are their attitudes toward terrorism, al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, the 9/11 attacks, violence in defense of Islam, Sharia, honor killings, and matters concerning assimilation in Western society.  The results are all the more astonishing because most of the polls were conducted by organizations with an obvious interest in "discovering" agreeable statistics that downplay any cause for concern.

(These have been compiled over the years, so not all links remain active.  We will continue adding  to this).

Terrorism

al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden and Islamic State (ISIS)

9/11 Attacks

Violence in Defense of Islam

Sharia

Honor Killings

Assimilation in the West
 

 

Terrorism


ICM Poll: 20% of British Muslims sympathize with 7/7 bombers
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1510866/Poll-reveals-40pc-of-Muslims-want-sharia-law-in-UK.html

NOP Research: 1 in 4 British Muslims say 7/7 bombings were justified
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/08/14/opinion/main1893879.shtml&date=2011-04-06
http://www.webcitation.org/5xkMGAEvY

Channel Four (2006): 31% of younger British Muslims say 7/7 bombings were justified compared to 14% of those over 45.
http://www.policyexchange.org.uk/images/publications/living%20apart%20together%20-%20jan%2007.pdf

People-Press: 31% of Turks support suicide attacks against Westerners in Iraq.
http://people-press.org/report/206/a-year-after-iraq-war

YNet: One third of Palestinians (32%) supported the slaughter of a Jewish family, including the children:
http://pajamasmedia.com/tatler/2011/04/06/32-of-palestinians-support-infanticide/
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4053251,00.html

World Public Opinion: 83% of Egyptians approve of attacks on American troops.
26% of Indonesians approve of attacks on American troops.
26% of Pakistanis approve of attacks on American troops.
68% of Moroccans approve of attacks on American troops.
90% of Palestinians approve of attacks on American troops.
72% of Jordanians approve of attacks on American troops.
52% of Turks approve of some or most groups that attack Americans (39% oppose)
A minority of Muslims disagreed entirely with terror attacks on American troops.
About half of those opposed to attacking Americans were sympathetic with al-Qaeda’s attitude toward the U.S.
http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/pdf/feb09/STARTII_Feb09_rpt.pdf

World Public Opinion (2009): 30% of Palestinians support attacks on American civilians working in Muslim countries.  24% support the murder of Americans on U.S. soil.
Only 74% of Turks and 55% of Pakistanis disapprove of terror attacks against civilians on U.S. soil.
http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/pdf/feb09/STARTII_Feb09_rpt.pdf

Pew Research (2010): 55% of Jordanians have a positive view of Hezbollah
30% of Egyptians have a positive view of Hezbollah
45% of Nigerian Muslims have a positive view of Hezbollah (26% negative)
43% of Indonesians have a positive view of Hezbollah (30% negative)
http://pewglobal.org/2010/12/02/muslims-around-the-world-divided-on-hamas-and-hezbollah/

Pew Research (2010): 60% of Jordanians have a positive view of Hamas (34% negative).
49% of Egyptians have a positive view of Hamas (48% negative)
49% of Nigerian Muslims have a positive view of Hamas (25% negative)
39% of Indonesians have a positive view of Hamas (33% negative)
http://pewglobal.org/2010/12/02/muslims-around-the-world-divided-on-hamas-and-hezbollah/

Pew Research (2010): 15% of Indonesians believe suicide bombings are often or sometimes justified.
34% of Nigerian Muslims believe suicide bombings are often or sometimes justified.
http://pewglobal.org/2010/12/02/muslims-around-the-world-divided-on-hamas-and-hezbollah/

16% of young Muslims in Belgium state terrorism is "acceptable".
http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/1275/Islam/article/detail/1619036/2013/04/22/Zestien-procent-moslimjongens-vindt-terrorisme-aanvaardbaar.dhtml

Populus Poll (2006): 12% of young Muslims in Britain (and 12% overall) believe that suicide attacks against civilians in Britain can be justified.  1 in 4 support suicide attacks against British troops.
http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2005/07/more-survey-research-from-a-british-islamist

Pew Research (2007): 26% of younger Muslims in America believe suicide bombings are justified.
35% of young Muslims in Britain believe suicide bombings are justified (24% overall).
42% of young Muslims in France believe suicide bombings are justified (35% overall).
22% of young Muslims in Germany believe suicide bombings are justified.(13% overall).
29% of young Muslims in Spain believe suicide bombings are justified.(25% overall).
https://selectra.co.uk/sites/selectra.co.uk/files/pdf/muslim-americans.pdf#page=60

Pew Research (2011): 8% of Muslims in America believe suicide bombings are often or sometimes justified (81% never).
28% of Egyptian Muslims believe suicide bombings are often or sometimes justified (38% never).
http://www.people-press.org/2011/08/30/muslim-americans-no-signs-of-growth-in-alienation-or-support-for-extremism/

Pew Research (2007): Muslim-Americans who identify more strongly with their religion are three times more likely to feel that suicide bombings are justified
https://selectra.co.uk/sites/selectra.co.uk/files/pdf/muslim-americans.pdf#page=60

27% of British Muslims do not support the deportation of Islamic extremists preaching violence and hate.
http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2005/07/more-survey-research-from-a-british-islamist.html

Federation of Student Islamic Societies: About 1 in 5 Muslim students in Britain (18%) would not report a fellow Muslim planning a terror attack.
http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2005/07/more-survey-research-from-a-british-islamist

ICM Poll: 25% of British Muslims disagree that a Muslim has an obligation to report terrorists to police.
http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2005/07/more-survey-research-from-a-british-islamist

Populus Poll (2006): 16% of British Muslims believe suicide attacks against Israelis are justified.
37% believe Jews in Britain are a "legitimate target".
http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2005/07/more-survey-research-from-a-british-islamist

World Public Opinion: Majorities in Egypt (63%) and Libya (61%) supported the 9/11/2012 attacks against American embassies, including Benghazi.
Original Link: http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/brunitedstatescanadara/727.php?nid=&id=&pnt=727 (Removed) (Reference in this link)

Pew Research (2013): At least 1 in 4 Muslims do not reject violence against civilians (study did not distinguish between those who believe it is partially justified and never justified).
http://www.pewforum.org/uploadedFiles/Topics/Religious_Affiliation/Muslim/worlds-muslims-religion-politics-society-full-report.pdf

Pew Research (2013): 15% of Muslims in Turkey support suicide bombings (also 11% in Kosovo, 26% in Malaysia and 26% in Bangladesh).
http://www.pewforum.org/uploadedFiles/Topics/Religious_Affiliation/Muslim/worlds-muslims-religion-politics-society-full-report.pdf

PCPO (2014): 89% of Palestinians support Hamas and other terrorists firing rockets at Israeli civilians.
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2014/08/poll-89-of-palestinians-support-jihad-terror-attacks-on-israely

Pew Research (2013): Only 57% of Muslims worldwide disapprove of al-Qaeda. Only 51% disapprove of the Taliban.  13% support both groups and 1 in 4 refuse to say.
http://www.pewglobal.org/2013/09/10/muslim-publics-share-concerns-about-extremist-groups/

BBC Radio (2015): 45% of British Muslims agree that clerics preaching violence against the West represent "mainstream Islam".
http://www.comres.co.uk/polls/bbc-radio-4-today-muslim-poll/

Palestinian Center for Political Research (2015): 74% of Palestinians support Hamas terror attacks.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/support-for-hamas-skyrockets-following-war-poll-shows/

Pew Research (2014): 47% of Bangladeshi Muslims says suicide bombings and violence are justified to "defend Islam".  1 in 4 believed the same in Tanzania and Egypt.  1 in 5 Muslims in the 'moderate' countries of Turkey and Malaysia.
http://www.pewglobal.org/2014/07/01/concerns-about-islamic-extremism-on-the-rise-in-middle-east/

The Polling Company CSP Poll (2015): 19% of Muslim-Americans say that violence is justified in order to make Sharia the law in the United States (66% disagree).
http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/150612-CSP-Polling-Company-Nationwide-Online-Survey-of-Muslims-Topline-Poll-Data.pdf

The Polling Company CSP Poll (2015): 25% of Muslim-Americans say that violence against Americans in the United States is justified as part of the "global Jihad (64% disagree).
http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/150612-CSP-Polling-Company-Nationwide-Online-Survey-of-Muslims-Topline-Poll-Data.pdf

The Sun (2015: Following Nov. 2015 attacks in Paris, 1 in 4 young Muslims in Britain (and 1 in 5 overall) said they sympathize with those who fight for ISIS.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/politics/6758207/1-in-5-British-Muslims-have-sympathy-for-jihadis-in-poll.html (link removed) 

ICM (2016): 2 in 3 Muslims in Britain would not report terror plot to police.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/659913/two-in-three-British-Muslims-would-NOT-give-police-terror-tip-offs 
http://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/1.713917 

East West University (Bangladesh) (2016): 1 in 10 Bangladeshi university students support terrorism.  Of these, more than half (52%) are from well-off families.
http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/11/21/study-finds-10-percent-students-in-bangladesh-universities-support-terrorismupport-terrorism" target="_blank"> http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/11/21/study-finds-10-percent-students-in-bangladesh-universities-support-terrorism

Policy Exchange (2016): 48% if British Muslims would not report a person "linked to terror."
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2308529/half-british-muslims-would-not-report-is-supporters/

(German) Federal Ministry for Family Affairs (2018) - 8% of Muslim students support the creation of an Islamic State via terrorism.
https://voiceofeurope.com/2018/01/german-study-almost-one-in-three-muslim-students-would-fight-and-die-for-islam/
https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article172327527/Kriminalitaetsstudie-Islamistische-Tendenzen-im-Klassenzimmer.html

Policy and Survey Research (2019) - 61% of Palestinians approve of bomb attack on Jewish family that killed teen girl.
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2019/09/61-of-palestinians-approve-of-jihad-murder-of-israeli-teen

Griffith University & The Conversation (2021) survey of Muslims in Australia: 1 in 5 believe that Jihad is an offensive concept, rather than something only done in self-defense.
https://theconversation.com/new-survey-sheds-light-on-the-depth-of-extremist-beliefs-among-muslim-australians-155471
https://web.archive.org/web/20210311194432/https://theconversation.com/new-survey-sheds-light-on-the-depth-of-extremist-beliefs-among-muslim-australians-155471

CYGNAL (2023): Following the brutal massacre of over 1400 Israeli civilians, including torture and rape, 57% of Muslims said they believe the terrorism was justified. 38% of Muslim-American have a favorable view of the Hamas leader - while only 34% view him unfavorably.
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2023/10/57-of-us-muslims-believe-hamas-atrocities-justified
https://www.cygn.al/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cygnal-National-Israel-Deck.pdf

AWRAD (2023): Following October7 terror attack, in which families and other innocents were raped, tortured, slaughtered and kidnapped by Hamas, 75% of Palestinians expressed a "very" or "somewhat positive" view of Hamas. 80% expressed strong support for the al-Qassam Brigades group which carried out the atrocities. 75% said they had a favorable view of the massacre. Only 12.7% disapproved.
https://www.jns.org/three-in-four-palestinians-support-hamass-massacre/
https://www.awrad.org/files/server/2-20231115123229.pdf

Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (2023): 3 in 4 Palestinians said Hamas was right to attack Israel on October 7th. 89% denied that the slaughter of Jews constituted a war crime. 60% stated that they would vote for Hamas to remain in charge if given the opportunity.
https://www.jns.org/nearly-three-quarters-of-palestinians-say-hamas-was-right-on-oct-7/

Center for Democratic Values and Institutions (2023): 34% of Muslims in Israel agreed that the October 7 atrocities were in tune with Islamic values. A further 11% 'didn't know.'
https://www.jns.org/a-third-of-arab-israelis-see-oct-7-massacre-as-in-tune-with-islamic-values/

Arab Center for Reseach and Policy Studies (2024): In a survey across Arab states, only 5% said that the October 7 massacre by Hamas was "illegitimate." 2 in 3 fully approved and the rest were able to rationalize it.
https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/only-five-percent-of-arabs-think-hamas-massacre-on-october-7-was-an-illegitimate-operation//

 
See also: http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Muslim_Statistics_(Terrorism) for further statistics on Islamic terror.

 

al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden and Islamic State (ISIS)


Pew Research (2007): 5% of American Muslims have a favorable view of al-Qaeda (27% can’t make up their minds).  Only 58% reject al-Qaeda outright.
https://selectra.co.uk/sites/selectra.co.uk/files/pdf/muslim-americans.pdf

Pew Research (2011): 5% of American Muslims have a favorable view of al-Qaeda (14% can’t make up their minds).
http://www.people-press.org/2011/08/30/muslim-americans-no-signs-of-growth-in-alienation-or-support-for-extremism/

Pew Research (2011): 1 in 10 native-born Muslim-Americans have a favorable view of al-Qaeda.
http://people-press.org/2011/08/30/muslim-americans-no-signs-of-growth-in-alienation-or-support-for-extremism/

al-Jazeera (2006): 49.9% of Muslims polled support Osama bin Laden
http://www.partisanlines.com/threads/al-jazeera-arabic-poll-49-9-support-osama-bin-laden.712/

Pew Research: 59% of Indonesians support Osama bin Laden in 2003
41% of Indonesians support Osama bin Laden in 2007
56% of Jordanians support Osama bin Laden in 2003
http://www.forbes.com/2010/02/15/iran-terrorism-al-qaida-islam-opinions-columnists-ilan-berman.html

Pew Global: 51% of Palestinians support Osama bin Laden
54% of Muslim Nigerians Support Osama bin Laden
http://pewglobal.org/files/pdf/268.pdf

MacDonald Laurier Institute: 35% of Canadian Muslims would not repudiate al-Qaeda
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/11/01/strong-support-for-shariah-in-canada
http://www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/much-good-news-and-some-worrying-results-in-new-study-of-muslim-public-opinion-in-canada/

World Public Opinion: Muslim majorities agree with the al-Qaeda goal of Islamic law.
Muslim majorities agree with al-Qaeda goal of keeping Western values out of Islamic countries;
(Egypt: 88%; Indonesia 76%; Pakistan 60%; Morocco 64%)
http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/pdf/feb09/STARTII_Feb09_rpt.pdf

ICM Poll: 13% of Muslim in Britain support al-Qaeda attacks on America.
http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2005/07/more-survey-research-from-a-british-islamist

World Public Opinion: Attitude toward Osama bin Laden:
Egypt: 44% positive, 17% negative, and 25% mixed feelings
Indonesia: 14% positive, 26% negative, 21% mixed feelings (39% did not answer)
Pakistan: 25% positive, 15% negative, 26% mixed feelings (34% did not answer)
Morocco: 27% positive, 21% negative, 26% mixed feelings
Jordanians, Palestinians, Turks and Azerbaijanis. Jordanians combined for: 27% positive, 20 percent negative, and 27 percent mixed feelings.  (Palestinians 56% positive, 20% negative, 22 percent mixed feelings).
http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/pdf/feb09/STARTII_Feb09_rpt.pdf

Pew Research (2010): 49% of Nigerian Muslims have favorable view of al-Qaeda (34% unfavorable)
23% of Indonesians have favorable view of al-Qaeda (56% unfavorable)
34% of Jordanians have favorable view of al-Qaeda
25% of Indonesians have "confidence" in Osama bin Laden (59% had confidence in 2003)
1 in 5 Egyptians have "confidence" in Osama bin Laden
http://pewglobal.org/2010/12/02/muslims-around-the-world-divided-on-hamas-and-hezbollah/

Pew Research (2011): 22% of Indonesians have a favorable view of al-Qaeda (21% unfavorable)
http://www.people-press.org/2011/08/30/muslim-americans-no-signs-of-growth-in-alienation-or-support-for-extremism/

Gallup: 51% of Pakistanis grieve Osama bin Laden (only 11% happy over death)
44% of Pakistanis viewed Osama bin Laden as a martyr (only 28% as an oulaw)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/05/majority_of_our_pakistani_alli.html

Zogby International 2011: “Majorities in all six countries said they viewed the United States less favorably following the killing of the Al-Qaeda head [Osama bin Laden] in Pakistan”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/checkpoint-washington/post/arab-worlds-views-of-us-president-obama-increasingly-negative-new-poll-finds/2011/07/12/gIQASzHVBI_blog.html

Populus Survey: 18% of British Muslims would be proud or indifferent if a family member joined al-Qaeda.
http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2005/07/more-survey-research-from-a-british-islamist

Policy Exchange (2006): 7% Muslims in Britain admire al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups.
http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2005/07/more-survey-research-from-a-british-islamist

Informal poll of Saudis in August 2014 shows 92% agree that Islamic State (ISIS) "conforms to the values of Islam and Islamic law."
http://muslimstatistics.wordpress.com/2014/08/24/92-of-saudis-believes-that-isis-conforms-to-the-values-of-islam-and-islamic-law-survey/

Hurriyet Daily News / Metropoll (2015): 20% of Turks support the slaughter of Charlie Hebdo staffers and cartoonists.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/metropoll-42-turkish-public-believe-muslims-are-real-victims-charlie-hebdo-attack-1486355

al-Jazeera Poll (2015): 81% of respondents support the Islamic State (ISIS).
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2015/05/25/shock-poll-81-of-al-jazeera-arabic-poll-respondents-support-isis/

The Polling Company CSP Poll (2015): 33% of Muslim-Americans say al-Qaeda beliefs are Islamic or correct.  (49% disagree),
http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/150612-CSP-Polling-Company-Nationwide-Online-Survey-of-Muslims-Topline-Poll-Data.pdf

The Polling Company CSP Poll (2015): 38% of Muslim-Americans say Islamic State (ISIS) beliefs are Islamic or correct.  (43% disagree),
http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/150612-CSP-Polling-Company-Nationwide-Online-Survey-of-Muslims-Topline-Poll-Data.pdf

ICM (Mirror) Poll 2015: 1.5 Million British Muslims support the Islamic State, about half the total population.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/muslim-leader-isis-supporting-brits-disenfranchised-6018357

Clarion Project Study (2015): 11.5% of Arabs support ISIS, or about 42 million.
http://www.clarionproject.org/analysis/isis-has-least-42-million-supporters-arab-world

Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (2015): Two-thirds of Palestinians support the stabbing of Israeli civilians.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/palestinianauthority/12051848/More-than-two-thirds-of-Palestinians-support-knife-attacks-against-Israelis.html

Social Trends Survey (2016): 21% of Turks says ISIS 'represents Islam"; 10% would not categorize it as a terrorist organization.
http://www.trust.org/item/20160112154230-7c2sb/ 

ICM (2014): 16% of all French Muslims support ISIS, including 27% of those aged 18-24.
http://www.newsweek.com/16-french-citizens-support-isis-poll-finds-266795 

al-Jazeera Website Survey (2015): 81% of respondents approve of "regional conquests: by ISIS.
http://www.algemeiner.com/2015/05/25/al-jazeera-survey-shows-81-percent-support-islamic-state/#

Doha Institute (ACRPS) 2014: 10% of Egyptians have a positive (or somewhat positive) view of ISIS as do 10% of Saudis, 13% of Tunisians and 13% of Syrian refugees.  On average, 72% of the Arab world has a negative view of ISIS.
http://english.dohainstitute.org/content/6a355a64-5237-4d7a-b957-87f6b1ceba9b

Griffith University & The Conversation (2021) survey of Muslims in Australia: 23% agree that the cliphate is a religious organization, 38% disagree.
https://theconversation.com/new-survey-sheds-light-on-the-depth-of-extremist-beliefs-among-muslim-australians-155471
https://web.archive.org/web/20210311194432/https://theconversation.com/new-survey-sheds-light-on-the-depth-of-extremist-beliefs-among-muslim-australians-155471

Although not a formal poll, the fact that more British Muslims were fighting for ISIS than serving in British armed forces is probably more disturbing and insightful than a study of expressed opinion.  While the number of Muslims serving in the British armed forces in 2016 was a little over 550 (thanks to targeted recruitment efforts), studies show that the number of British Muslims traveling to ISIS was at least 700-760 (probably much higher, about 850).  The UK also arrested hundreds of others who were in the act of trying to join.  There are no such barriers to Muslims serving in the armed forces, of course, yet fewer choose to do this, despite the public line that "terrorists aren't Muslim".  Clearly, most British Muslims do not really believe that ISIS is a group of heretics killing true Muslims.

Cygnal (2023): Following the October 7 rape, torture and massacre of innocent civilians in Israel, 38.6% of Muslims in America expressed a favorable impression of the Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh. Hamas's victims in that attack included non-Muslim Americans.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/over-one-million-muslim-americans-favor-a-global-terrorist/


 

9/11 Attacks


al-Arabiya: 36% of Arabs polled said the 9/11 attacks were morally justified; 38% disagreed; 26% Unsure
http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/09/10/166274.html

Gallup: 38.6% of Muslims believe 9/11 attacks were justified (7% "fully", 6.5% "mostly", 23.1% "partially")
http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2008/05/that-tiny-percentage-of-radical-muslims.html
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC06.php?CID=1154

Pew Research (2011): Large majorities of Muslims believe in 9/11 conspiracy
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2066/muslims-westerners-christians-jews-islamic-extremism-september-11

Policy Exchange (2016): Only 4% of Muslims in Britain believe al-Qaeda was behind 9/11 (31% believe it was the United States government).
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3992304/Only-one-25-British-Muslims-believe-Al-Qaeda-carried-9-11-terror-attack-says-think-tank.html


Violence in Defense of Islam

 
Jakarta Post (2006): 40% of Indonesians approve of violence in defense of Islam.
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2006/07/40-of-indonesians-would-wage-war-for-islam

Pew Global: 68% of Palestinian Muslims say suicide attacks against civilians in defense of Islam are justified.
43% of Nigerian Muslims say suicide attacks against civilians in defense of Islam are justified.
38% of Lebanese Muslims say suicide attacks against civilians in defense of Islam are justified.
15% of Egyptian Muslims say suicide attacks against civilians in defense of Islam are justified.
13% of Indonesian Muslims say suicide attacks against civilians in defense of Islam are justified.
12% of Jordanian Muslims say suicide attacks against civilians in defense of Islam are justified.
7% of Muslim Israelis say suicide attacks against civilians in defense of Islam are justified.
http://cnsnews.com/node/53865 (Pew Global Attitudes Project September, 2009)

Center for Social Cohesion: One Third of British Muslim students support killing for Islam (Wikileaks cable)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1340599/WikiLeaks-1-3-British-Muslim-students-killing-Islam-40-want-Sharia-law.html

Policy Exchange: One third of British Muslims believe anyone who leaves Islam should be killed
http://www.civitas.org.uk/pdf/ShariaLawOrOneLawForAll.pdf

NOP Research: 78% of British Muslims support punishing the publishers of Muhammad cartoons;
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/08/14/opinion/main1893879.shtml&date=2011-04-06
http://www.webcitation.org/5xkMGAEvY

NOP Research: Hardcore Islamists comprise 9% of Britain's Muslim population;
Another 29% would "aggressively defend" Islam;
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/08/14/opinion/main1893879.shtml&date=2011-04-06
http://www.webcitation.org/5xkMGAEvY

Pew Research (2010): 84% of Egyptian Muslims support the death penalty for leaving Islam
86% of Jordanian Muslims support the death penalty for leaving Islam
30% of Indonesian Muslims support the death penalty for leaving Islam
76% of Pakistanis support death the penalty for leaving Islam
51% of Nigerian Muslims support the death penalty for leaving Islam
http://pewglobal.org/2010/12/02/muslims-around-the-world-divided-on-hamas-and-hezbollah/

ICM Poll: 11% of British Muslims find violence for religious or political ends acceptable.
http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2005/07/more-survey-research-from-a-british-islamist

BBC (2007): 36% of younger Muslims in the UK believe a Muslim should be killed for converting to another religion (19% of those over 55 agree).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6309983.stm

Terrorism Research Institute Study: 51% of mosques in the U.S. have texts on site rated as severely advocating violence; 30% have texts rated as moderately advocating violence; and 19% have no violent texts at all.
http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/index.php/pot/article/view/sharia-adherence-mosque-survey/html

Pew Research (2013): 76% of South Asian Muslims and 56% of Muslims in the 'Middle East - North Africa Region' advocate killing anyone who leaves the Islamic religion.  (It is 86% in Egypt).
http://www.pewforum.org/uploadedFiles/Topics/Religious_Affiliation/Muslim/worlds-muslims-religion-politics-society-full-report.pdf

Pew Research (2013): 19% of Muslim Americans believe suicide bombings in defense of Islam are at least partially justified (global average is 28% in countries surveyed).
http://www.pewforum.org/uploadedFiles/Topics/Religious_Affiliation/Muslim/worlds-muslims-religion-politics-society-full-report.pdf

Pew Research (2013): 39% of Muslims in Malaysia say suicide bombings "justified" in defense of Islam (only 58% say 'never').
http://www.pewglobal.org/2013/09/10/muslim-publics-share-concerns-about-extremist-groups/

Die Presse (2013): 1 in 5 Muslims in Austria believe that anyone wanting to leave Islam should be killed.
http://muslimstatistics.wordpress.com/2013/12/03/survey-on-islam-in-austria-18-of-muslims-support-death-sentence-for-apostasy-21-9-oppose-democracy/

Motivaction Survey (2014): 80% of young Dutch Muslims see nothing wrong with Holy War against non-believers.  Most verbalized support for pro-Islamic State fighters.
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/11/young-dutch-turks-radical-views-worry-mps-call-for-more-research/

BBC (2015): Following the Charlie Hebdo attacks, 27% of British Muslims openly support violence against cartoonists. Another 8% would not say, meaning that only 2 of 3 surveyed would say that the killings were not justified. 
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-31293196

The Polling Company CSP Poll (2015): 24% of Muslim-Americans say that violence is justified against those who "offend Islam" (60% disagree).
http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/150612-CSP-Polling-Company-Nationwide-Online-Survey-of-Muslims-Topline-Poll-Data.pdf

The Polling Company CSP Poll (2015): 29% of Muslim-Americans agree that violence against those who insult Muhammad or the Quran is acceptable (61% disagree).
http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/150612-CSP-Polling-Company-Nationwide-Online-Survey-of-Muslims-Topline-Poll-Data.pdf

Pew Research (2015): 40% of Palestinians, 39% in Afghanistan, 29% in Egypt and 26% of Muslims in Bangladesh agree that violence against civilians in defense of Islam is sometimes justified.
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/12/07/muslims-and-islam-key-findings-in-the-u-s-and-around-the-world/

Pew Research (2013): 8% of Muslims in America say suicide bombings and other violence against civilians in defense of Islam is sometimes or often justified.  81% say it is never justified.
http://www.pewforum.org/2013/04/30/the-worlds-muslims-religion-politics-society-app-a/

Arab Observatory of Religions and Freedom (2016) Only 39% in Egypt condemn religious extremism.
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/05/10/survey-reveals-aggressive-pro-sharia-attitudes-in-countries-providing-major-source-of-eu-migrants/

University of Munster Study (2016): 20% of Turks living in Germany say that "the threat which the West poses to Islam justifies violence.
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/8321/germany-turks-integration

University of Munster Study (2016): 7% of Turks living in Germany agree that "violence is justified" to spread Islam.
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/8321/germany-turks-integration

Pew Research (2017): 20% of Muslims in America say violence to further the cause of Islam is justified (8% say "rarely", 12% say "sometimes" or "often")
https://www.algemeiner.com/2017/07/31/decisive-majority-of-us-muslims-oppose-violence-against-civilians-new-survey-shows/
http://www.pewforum.org/2017/07/26/findings-from-pew-research-centers-2017-survey-of-us-muslims/

(German) Federal Ministry for Family Affairs (2018) - 18.6% of Muslim students in Lower Saxony agree that "it is the plight of Muslims to battle non-believers and to spread Islam all over the world."  29.9% say they are prepared to fight and die for Islam.
https://voiceofeurope.com/2018/01/german-study-almost-one-in-three-muslim-students-would-fight-and-die-for-islam/
https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article172327527/Kriminalitaetsstudie-Islamistische-Tendenzen-im-Klassenzimmer.html

Institut Français d’Opinion Publique (2020): 26% of young Muslims in France refuse to condemn the 2015 killing of a dozen employees at the Charlie Hebdo office, which had printed cartoons of Muhammad.  41% of all Muslims said they would not observer a moment of silence for the victims.
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/09/03/over-quarter-french-muslim-youth-refuse-condemn-charlie-hebdo-terror-attack/
https://www.ifop.com/publication/droit-au-blaspheme-caricatures-liberte-dexpression-les-francais-sont-ils-encore-charlie/

Berlin Social Science Center (2021): 29% of Muslims support violence against non-believers.  The figure rises to 47% after being shown Quran verses that endorse violence.
https://www.studyfinds.org/scriptures-support-extremist-acts/
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2020.1822158
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2021/04/study-religious-scriptures-that-legitimize-violence-cause-more-believers-to-support-terrorism

 

 

Sharia


83% of Pakistanis support stoning adulterers
78% of Pakistanis support killing apostates
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/pakistan-78-percent-call-for-apostate-deaths/

Center for Social Cohesion: 40% of British Muslim students want Sharia
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1340599/WikiLeaks-1-3-British-Muslim-students-killing-Islam-40-want-Sharia-law.html

ICM Poll: 40% of British Muslims want Sharia in the UK
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1510866/Poll-reveals-40pc-of-Muslims-want-sharia-law-in-UK.html

GfK NOP: 28% of British Muslims want Britain to be an Islamic state
http://www.civitas.org.uk/pdf/ShariaLawOrOneLawForAll.pdf

NOP Research: 68% of British Muslims support the arrest and prosecution of anyone who insults Islam;
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/08/14/opinion/main1893879.shtml&date=2011-04-06
http://www.webcitation.org/5xkMGAEvY

MacDonald Laurier Institute: 62% of Muslims want Sharia in Canada (15% say make it mandatory)
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/11/01/strong-support-for-shariah-in-canada
http://www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/much-good-news-and-some-worrying-results-in-new-study-of-muslim-public-opinion-in-canada/

Islam, Human Rights and Public Opinion (Durie refers to 2006 poll): 58% of Indonesians believe adulterers should be stoned to death.
https://quadrant.org.au/opinion/qed/2016/08/slaughter-silence-open-secret/

BBC (2007): 28% of Muslims in the UK prefer Sharia (37% for those younger).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6309983.stm

World Public Opinion: 81% of Egyptians want strict Sharia imposed in every Islamic country
76% of Pakistanis want strict Sharia imposed in every Islamic country
49% (plurality) of Indonesians want strict Sharia imposed in every Islamic country
76% of Moroccans want strict Sharia imposed in every Islamic country
http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/pdf/feb09/STARTII_Feb09_rpt.pdf

World Public Opinion: 64% of Egyptians said it was “very important for the government” to “apply traditional punishments for crimes such as stoning adulterers.”
http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/pdf/feb09/STARTII_Feb09_rpt.pdf

Pew Research (2010): 77% of Egyptian Muslims favor floggings and amputation
58% of Jordanian Muslims favor floggings and amputation
36% of Indonesian Muslims favor floggings and amputation
82% of Pakistanis favor floggings and amputation
65% of Nigerian Muslims favor floggings and amputation
http://pewglobal.org/2010/12/02/muslims-around-the-world-divided-on-hamas-and-hezbollah/

Pew Research (2010): 82% of Egyptian Muslims favor stoning adulterers
70% of Jordanian Muslims favor stoning adulterers
42% of Indonesian Muslims favor stoning adulterers
82% of Pakistanis favor stoning adulterers
56% of Nigerian Muslims favor stoning adulterers
http://pewglobal.org/2010/12/02/muslims-around-the-world-divided-on-hamas-and-hezbollah/

Pew Research (2013): 72% of Indonesians want Sharia to be law of the land
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/seventy-two-percent-of-indonesians-favor-shariah-law-pew-forum/

Pew Research (2013): 81% of South Asian Muslims and 57% of Egyptians suport amputating limbs for theft.
http://www.pewforum.org/uploadedFiles/Topics/Religious_Affiliation/Muslim/worlds-muslims-religion-politics-society-full-report.pdf

Pew Research (2013): According to an interpretation of this study, approximately 45% of Sharia supporters surveyed disagreed with the idea that Islamic law should apply only to Muslims.
http://www.pewforum.org/uploadedFiles/Topics/Religious_Affiliation/Muslim/worlds-muslims-religion-politics-society-full-report.pdf

Economist (Pew 2013): 74% who favor Islamic law in Egypt say it should apply to non-Muslims as well.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2013/04/daily-chart-20?fsrc=scn/tw/te/dc/Shariadolikeit

WZB Berlin Social Science Center: 65% of Muslims in Europe say Sharia is more important than the law of the country they live in.
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4092/europe-islamic-fundamentalism

FPO (2014): 43% of Islamic teachers in Austria openly advocate Sharia law over democracy.
http://rt.com/news/208387-austria-islam-kindergarten-muslim/

The Polling Company CSP Poll (2015): 33% of Muslim-Americans say that Sharia should be supreme to the US Constitution (43% disagree).
http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/150612-CSP-Polling-Company-Nationwide-Online-Survey-of-Muslims-Topline-Poll-Data.pdf

The Polling Company CSP Poll (2015): 51% of Muslim-Americans say that Muslims should have the choice of being judged by Sharia courts rather than courts of the United States (39% disagree).
http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/150612-CSP-Polling-Company-Nationwide-Online-Survey-of-Muslims-Topline-Poll-Data.pdf

2015 (Jyllands Posten): 77% of Muslims in Denmark believe the Quran's instructions should be 'fully appied'.
http://www.thelocal.dk/20151013/danish-muslims-more-devout-than-in-years-past

2015 (Jyllands Postn): Only 53% of Danish Muslims believe Danish law should be based on the consitution and not the Quran.
http://www.thelocal.dk/20151019/forty-percent-danish-muslims-wants-quran-based-laws

ICM Poll (2016): 23% of British Muslim support the introduction of Sharia in the UK "instead of British Law"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3532355/More-half-Muslims-want-gay-sex-outlawed-nearly-quarter-support-areas-UK-run-sharia-law.html

ICM Poll (2016): 21% of British Muslims decline to condemn stoning adulterers (5% openly support them).
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3532355/More-half-Muslims-want-gay-sex-outlawed-nearly-quarter-support-areas-UK-run-sharia-law.html 

Pew Research (2016): A majority of Muslims in 10 countries favor basing laws on the Quran (inc. Pakistan, Pal. Auth, Malaysia, Jordan, Senegal, Nigeria, Indonesia, Lebanon and Turkey).  Educated Muslims also favored Sharia, including 55% in 'secular Turkey'.
http://www.pewglobal.org/2016/04/27/the-divide-over-islam-and-national-laws-in-the-muslim-world/
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/04/majority_of_educated_muslims_abroad_still_favor
_imposition_of_sharia_law.html

Arab Observatory of Religions and Freedom (2016): 79% of Libyans believe Sharia should be the sole source of legislation, as do 63% in Algeria and 60% in Morocco.
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/05/10/survey-reveals-aggressive-pro-sharia-attitudes-in-countries-providing-major-source-of-eu-migrants/

Africa Jeune - Arab Observatory of Religions and Freedom (2016): Most Muslims in North Africa say they are Muslim first and citizens second.  This is a principle source for migrants to Europe.
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/05/10/survey-reveals-aggressive-pro-sharia-attitudes-in-countries-providing-major-source-of-eu-migrants/
 

University of Munster Study (2016): 23% of Turks living in Germany say that a Muslim should not shake the hand of the opposite sex. 33% say that a woman should wear the veil. 73% say that books and movies which offend religion should be banned.
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/8321/germany-turks-integration


Institut Montaigne (2016): 29% of French Muslims believe Sharia is "more important than the laws of France."
http://www.dw.com/en/poll-one-in-four-french-muslims-backs-burqa/a-19560262
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eaf80fce-7db5-11e6-8e50-8ec15fb462f4.html

Policy Exchange (2016): 40% of British Muslims want Sharia
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/738852/British-Muslims-Sharia-Law-enforced-UK-Islam-poll

Syarif Hidayatullah State University Study (2017): 80% of Islamic education teachers favor enforcement of Sharia (in Indonesia); 89% say non-Sunni religious minorities "should not be accommodated" in Indonesia.
http://www.voanews.com/a/majority-of-religion-school-teachers-in-indonesia-support-sharia-law/3652387.html

Gallup Pakistan & Gilani Research (2017): 67% of Pakistanis want Sharia as the only law of the land (up from 51% in 2010); Only 5% said that Sharia should not be imposed.
https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/two-out-of-three-pakistanis-favour-sharia-survey-16362

(German) Federal Ministry for Family Affairs (2018) - 27% of Muslim students in Lower Saxony say Sharia is 'much better' in punishing a sexual affair or homosexual behavior.
https://voiceofeurope.com/2018/01/german-study-almost-one-in-three-muslim-students-would-fight-and-die-for-islam/
https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article172327527/Kriminalitaetsstudie-Islamistische-Tendenzen-im-Klassenzimmer.html

(2018) 47% of Muslims in Germany believe Sharia is more important than German law
https://www.wzb.eu/sites/default/files/u6/koopmans_englisch_ed.pdf
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/11782/europe-islam-polls

(2018) 52% of Muslims in Sweden believe that Sharia is more important that Swedish law
https://www.svd.se/radikal-islamism-drabbar-alla
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/11782/europe-islam-polls

(2018) Integration Barometer: 27% of young migrants in Copenhagen say Islamic law should overide Danish law
https://sputniknews.com/europe/201803151062553576-denmark-copenhagen-sharia/ 

(2018) Gallup Pakistan-Gilani Research: 67% of Pakistanis favor imposing Sharia as the only law (up from 51% in eight years).
http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/sharia-should-be-the-only-law-say-67-of-pakistanis-141886

(2019) French Institute for Public Opinions for Le Point magazine: 18% of French-born Muslims and 46% of migrants want Sharia established in France.
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/europe/1568920086-poll-46-of-french-muslims-believe-sharia-law-should-be-applied-in-country
https://eyeonislamism.com/2019/09/19/poll-46-of-french-muslims-believe-sharia-law-should-be-applied-in-country/

(2020) Gercek Gundem: A study taken in Turkey found that only 45% of 'Generation Z' believe that "all citizens are entitled to equal rights."  This is presented as a dramatic improvement over older generations, though those numbers are not given.
https://www.theexmuslim.com/2020/06/11/turkey-28-5-of-generation-z-have-abandoned-islam/
https://www.gercekgundem.com/siyaset/188215/gezici-arastirma-merkezi-baskani-murat-gezici-turkiyenin-kaderi-z-kusaginin-elinde

(2020) French Institute of Public Opinion: 57% of young Muslims believe Sharia supersedes French law.  66% of Muslim overall supported restrictions on the freedom of teachers to present material that offends religion.
https://www.dhtnews.com/poll-shows-57-of-young-muslims-in-france-believe-sharia-law-more-important-than-national-law-dht-world-news/
https://www.rt.com/news/505888-france-muslims-islam-radical-macron

Griffith University & The Conversation (2021) survey of Muslims in Australia: 18% want Sharia, 51% do not want it, and 30% are unsure.
https://theconversation.com/new-survey-sheds-light-on-the-depth-of-extremist-beliefs-among-muslim-australians-155471
https://web.archive.org/web/20210311194432/https://theconversation.com/new-survey-sheds-light-on-the-depth-of-extremist-beliefs-among-muslim-australians-155471

Pew Research (2021): 74% of Muslim in India prefer Sharia to Indian courts
https://www.opindia.com/2021/06/80-of-muslims-in-india-do-not-want-their-women-to-marry-non-muslims-pew-research/
https://www.pewforum.org/2021/06/29/religion-in-india-tolerance-and-segregation/

Ifop for Licra and Droit de Vivre (2021): 65% of Muslim students in France believe Islam is above the laws of the Republic
https://medforth.biz/france-two-thirds-of-muslim-pupils-believe-that-their-religion-is-above-the-laws-of-the-republic/
https://www.valeursactuelles.com/societe/deux-tiers-des-eleves-musulmans-pensent-que-leur-religion-est-au-dessus-des-lois-de-la-republique/

Below is from the 2013 Pew Research Study

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Gallup & Gilani Pakistan (2022): 55% of Pakistanis want a Taliban-style government (31% said no)
https://www.arabnews.pk/node/1943191/pakistan
https://gallup.com.pk/post/32195
https://www.firstpost.com/world/nearly-55-pakistanis-favour-taliban-style-government-in-the-country-shows-survey-10040271.html

MENA - Arab Youth Survey (2022): 56% of young Arabs (18-24) believe law should be based on Sharia.  65% say that religious identity is more important than creating a globalized society.
https://www.oneindia.com/india/young-arabs-choose-sharia-over-social-reforms-3470322.html
https://arabyouthsurvey.com/en/findings/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email#my-identity-9
https://www.jamesmdorsey.net/post/public-opinion-surveys-challenge-the-image-arab-leaders-like-to-project

Pew Research (2023): 86% of Muslims in Malaysia support replacing secular code with strict Islamic law.
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3234381/most-muslims-malaysia-indonesia-want-islamic-sharia-replace-secular-national-laws-poll

 

 

Honor Killings


Turkish Ministry of Education: 1 in 4 Turks Support Honor Killings
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/03/turkey-war-on-women/ (Wayback)

Civitas: 1 in 3 Muslims in the UK strongly agree that a wife should be forced to obey her husband's bidding
http://www.civitas.org.uk/pdf/ShariaLawOrOneLawForAll.pdf

BBC Poll: 1 in 10 British Muslims support killing a family member over "dishonor".
http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/peter-rhodes/2011/12/28/honour-killing-%E2%80%93-a-stain-on-our-nation/ (Wayback

Middle East Quarterly: 91 percent of honor killings are committed by Muslims worldwide.
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/43207

95% of honor killings in the West are perpetrated by Muslim fathers and brothers or their proxies.
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2011/09/21/barbara-kay-continue-calling-honour-killings-by-its-rightful-name/

A survey of Muslim women in Paris suburbs found that three-quarters of them wear their masks out of fear - including fear of violence.
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/12/12/muslim-women-win

1 in 5 young British Muslims agree that 'honor' violence is acceptable.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2117003/More-thirds-young-British-Muslims-believe-honour-violence-acceptable-survey-reveals.html

Pew Research (2013): Large majorities of Muslims favor Sharia.  Among those who do, stoning women for adultery is favored by 89% in Pakistanis, 85% in Afghanistan, 81% in Egypt, 67% in Jordan, ~50% in 'moderate' Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, 58% in Iraq, 44% in Tunisia, 29% in Turkey, and 26% in Russia.
http://www.pewforum.org/uploadedFiles/Topics/Religious_Affiliation/Muslim/worlds-muslims-religion-politics-society-full-report.pdf

Pew Research (2013): Honor killing the woman for sex outside of marriage is favored over honor killing the man in almost every Islamic country.  Over half of Muslims surveyed believed that honor killings over sex were at least partially justified.
http://www.pewforum.org/uploadedFiles/Topics/Religious_Affiliation/Muslim/worlds-muslims-religion-politics-society-full-report.pdf

(2013) Jordanian teens support honor killing.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/20/world/meast/jordan-honor-crimes-study/

Pew Research (2011): 40% of Pakistanis says that killing a woman for family honor is often or sometimes justified.
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/05/30/four-in-ten-pakistanis-say-honor-killing-of-women-can-be-at-least-sometimes-justified/

UN Women "Understanding Masculinities" (2017): Nearly 60% of men in Egypt agree with honor killing.  31% of men and 33% of women believe honor killers should not be punished.  34% of men in Morocco agree with honor killing.
https://imagesmena.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/05/IMAGES-MENA-Multi-Country-Report-EN-16May2017-web.pdf
http://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2017/05/survey-finds-deeply-regressive-views-of-women-among-large-majorities-of-muslim-men (Wayback)

According to the Department of Justice about two dozen honor killings occur in the United States each year.  In 91% of the cases, the victim is perceived as being "too Westernized."
https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Executive%20Order%2013780%20Section%2011%20Report%20-%20Final.pdf
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/01/16/blockbuster-doj-report-shows-vast-majority-of-terrorists-in-america-were-born-abroad-n2435122 

BBC - Arab Barometer (2019): Honor Killing is more acceptable than Homosexuality in most Arab countries.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-48703377

 

Assimilation


Muslims have highest claimed disability rates in the UK (24% of men, 21% of women)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1340599/WikiLeaks-1-3-British-Muslim-students-killing-Islam-40-want-Sharia-law.html

Pakistani Muslims in the UK are four times more likely to be unemployed than Hindus. Indian Muslims are twice as likely to be unemployed as Indian Hindus.
http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/feb/20/race.immigrationpolicy&date=2012-12-05

Policy Exchange: 1 in 4 Muslims in the UK have never heard of the Holocaust;
Only 34% of British Muslims believe the Holocaust ever happened.
http://www.imaginate.uk.com/MCC01_SURVEY/Site%20Download.pdf
http://www.civitas.org.uk/pdf/ShariaLawOrOneLawForAll.pdf

Policy Exchange: 51% of British Muslims believe a woman cannot marry a non-Muslim
Only 51% believe a Muslim woman may marry without a guardian's consent
http://www.civitas.org.uk/pdf/ShariaLawOrOneLawForAll.pdf

Policy Exchange: Up to 52% of British Muslims believe a Muslim man is entitled to up to four wives
http://www.civitas.org.uk/pdf/ShariaLawOrOneLawForAll.pdf

Policy Exchange: 61% of British Muslims want homosexuality punished
http://www.civitas.org.uk/pdf/ShariaLawOrOneLawForAll.pdf

NOP Research: 62% of British Muslims do not believe in the protection of free speech;
Only 3% adopt a "consistently pro-freedom of speech line"
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/08/14/opinion/main1893879.shtml&date=2011-04-06
http://www.webcitation.org/5xkMGAEvY

ICM Poll: 58% of British Muslims believe insulting Islam should result in criminal prosecution
http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2005/07/more-survey-research-from-a-british-islamist

Pew Global (2006): Only 7% of British Muslims think of themselves as British first (81% say 'Muslim' rather than 'Briton')
http://pewglobal.org/reports/pdf/254.pdf

Policy Exchange (2006): 31% Muslims in Britain identify more with Muslims in other countries than with non-Muslim Brits.
http://www.policyexchange.org.uk/images/publications/living%20apart%20together%20-%20jan%2007.pdf

BBC (2007) 74% of young Muslims prefer women wear the veil (compared to 28% of those over 55).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6309983.stm

Die Welt (2012): 46% of Muslims in Germany hope there will eventually be more Muslims than Christians in Germany.
http://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article108659406/Tuerkische-Migranten-hoffen-auf-muslimische-Mehrheit.html

Ipsos MORI: Muslims are 3 times as likely as Christians to believe that their religion is the only way.
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/religion.still.matters.global.survey.finds/28257.htm

Pew Research (2011): Muslim-Americans four times more likely to say that women should not work outside the home.
http://www.people-press.org/2011/08/30/section-5-political-opinions-and-social-values/

Pew Research (2007): 26% of Muslim-Americans want to be distinct (43% support assimilation)
https://selectra.co.uk/sites/selectra.co.uk/files/pdf/muslim-americans.pdf

Pew Research (2011): 20% of Muslim-Americans want to be distinct (56% support assimilation)
http://www.people-press.org/2011/08/30/muslim-americans-no-signs-of-growth-in-alienation-or-support-for-extremism/

Pew Research (2011): 49% of Muslim-Americans say they are "Muslim first" (26% American first)
http://www.people-press.org/2011/08/30/muslim-americans-no-signs-of-growth-in-alienation-or-support-for-extremism/

Pew Research (2011): 21% of Muslim-Americans say there is a fair to great amount of support for Islamic extremism in their community.
http://www.people-press.org/2011/08/30/section-6-terrorism-concerns-about-extremism-foreign-policy/

ICM Poll: 11% of British Muslims find violence for political ends acceptable
http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2005/07/more-survey-research-from-a-british-islamist

Wenzel Strategies (2012): 58% of Muslim-Americans believe criticism of Islam or Muhammad is not protected free speech under the First Amendment.
45% believe mockers of Islam should face criminal charges (38% said they should not).
12% of Muslim-Americans believe blaspheming Islam should be punishable by death.
43% of Muslim-Americans believe people of other faiths have no right to evangelize Muslims.
32% of Muslims in America believe that Sharia should be the supreme law of the land.
http://www.andrewbostom.org/blog/2012/10/31/sixty-percent-of-us-muslims-reject-freedom-of-expression/
http://www.answeringmuslims.com/2012/10/poll-nearly-half-of-us-muslims-believe.html

Pew Research (2013): "At least half' of Muslims surveyed believed polygamy is morally acceptable.
"Muslims in most countries surveyed say that a wife should always obey her husband." (including 93% in Indonesia and 65% in Turkey).
Only 32% of Muslims in Indonesia say a woman should have the right to divorce her husband (22% in Egypt, 26% in Pakistan and 60% in Russia).
http://www.pewforum.org/uploadedFiles/Topics/Religious_Affiliation/Muslim/worlds-muslims-religion-politics-society-full-report.pdf

Die Presse (2013): 1 in 3 Muslims in Austria say it is not possible to be a European and a Muslim.  22% oppose democracy
http://muslimstatistics.wordpress.com/2013/12/03/survey-on-islam-in-austria-18-of-muslims-support-death-sentence-for-apostasy-21-9-oppose-democracy/

ADL (2014) survey of the Middle East and Africa: The world’s 16 most antisemitic countries are all in the MENA region, where 74% to 93% of the overwhelmingly Muslim denizens of these nations exhibit extreme antisemitism: Judea-Samaria-Gaza (93%), Iraq (92%), Yemen (88%), Algeria (87%), Libya (87%), Tunisia (86%), Kuwait (82%), Bahrain (81%), Jordan (81%), Morocco (80%), Qatar (80%), the United Arab Emirates (80%), Lebanon (78%), Oman (76%), Egypt (75%) and Saudi Arabia (74%).
https://www.jns.org/desantis-and-palestinian-muslim-antisemitism/
https://web.archive.org/web/20190401023041/http:/global100.adl.org/public/ADL-Global-100-Executive-Summary.pdf

WZB Berlin Social Science Center: 45% of Muslims in Europe say Jews cannot be trusted.
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4092/europe-islamic-fundamentalism

Vancouver Sun (2015): 42% of Canadian Muslims agree that Islam is "irreconcilable" with the West.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/193969

Anti-Defamation League (2015): 55% of Muslims in Europe are anti-Semitic - approximately three times higher than Europeans in general.
http://www.algemeiner.com/2015/06/30/adl-poll-shows-more-than-half-of-western-european-muslims-harbor-antisemitic-beliefs/#

Middle East Forum (2015): Muslims comprise less than 1% of the population in the United States but 9% of prison inmates.
http://www.meforum.org/blog/2015/08/islam-prison

Middle East Forum (2015): Muslims in France comprise 12% of the population, but 70% of prisoners.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/28/AR2008042802560.html
(Other reports range from 40-60%: http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21707230-should-jails-segregate-jihadists-caged-fervour)

Middle East Forum (2015): Muslims in the Netherlands comprise 4% of the population but 20% of prisoners.  Muslims in France comprise 10% of the population, but 70% of prisoners.
http://www.meforum.org/blog/2015/08/islam-prison

2016 (Sun News): Muslims comprise 5% of population in Britain but 20% of High Security inmates
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/6884172/One-in-five-danger-lags-is-a-muslim.html

2016 (The Economist): Muslims comprise 5% of population in Britain but 15% of general prison inmates
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/6884172/One-in-five-danger-lags-is-a-muslim.html

ICM Poll (2016): 31% of British Muslims believe polygamy is acceptable.  18% believe homosexuality should remain legal.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3532355/More-half-Muslims-want-gay-sex-outlawed-nearly-quarter-support-areas-UK-run-sharia-law.html 

35% of prisoners in Belgium are Muslim, compared with 6% of the general population.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36348389

University of Munster Study (2016): 32% of Turks living in Germany say that "Muslims should strive to a societal order like than in the time of Muhammad."
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/8321/germany-turks-integration

Institut Montaigue (2016): 1 in 4 French Muslims support wearing the full burka. 80% support halal options in public schools.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/711899/One-in-four-French-Muslims-SUPPORT-full-face-veil

EEOC (2015): Muslims in the United States make up 1% of the population but 40% of workplace discrimination complaints.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-19/making-u-s-workplaces-safe-for-muslims-and-deterring-lawsuits

National Centre for Scientific Research (2017): 32% of young Muslims in France adhere to 'fundamentalist views.'  33% believe violence for 'ideological' goals is acceptable.  24% of young Muslims do not condemn the Charlie Hebdo massacre, and 21% do not condemn the Bataclan massacre. 
http://www.westmonster.com/french-establishment-delay-bombshell-extremism-report-until-after-election/
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/03/21/study-third-muslim-france-fundamentalist/
https://lejournal.cnrs.fr/nos-blogs/face-au-terrorisme-la-recherche-en-action/une-vaste-enquete-sur-la-radicalite-chez-les/

UN-Women "Understanding Masculinities" Study (2017): 70% of Egyptian men and 56% of Egyptian women say that continued practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) is important.
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/young-arab-men-just-rigid-elders-gender-equality-views-survey-finds
https://imagesmena.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/05/IMAGES-MENA-Multi-Country-Report-EN-16May2017-web.pdf

UN Women "Understanding Masculinities" (2017): Only 45% of Egyptian men and 70% of women believe there should be laws criminalizing domestic violence.  62% of men in Morocco say that a wife should tolerate violence to keep the family together.  38% of men and 20% of Moroccan women say that there are times when a wife should be beaten.
https://imagesmena.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/05/IMAGES-MENA-Multi-Country-Report-EN-16May2017-web.pdf
http://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2017/05/survey-finds-deeply-regressive-views-of-women-among-large-majorities-of-muslim-men

UN Women "Understanding Masculinities" (2017): Only 6% of Muslim men and 2% of Muslim women would "have no problem" marrying someone from a different religion.
https://imagesmena.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/05/IMAGES-MENA-Multi-Country-Report-EN-16May2017-web.pdf
http://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2017/05/survey-finds-deeply-regressive-views-of-women-among-large-majorities-of-muslim-men

UN Women "Understanding Masculinities" (2017): 60% of men in Morocco say that if a woman is raped, she should marry her rapist.
https://imagesmena.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/05/IMAGES-MENA-Multi-Country-Report-EN-16May2017-web.pdf
http://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2017/05/survey-finds-deeply-regressive-views-of-women-among-large-majorities-of-muslim-men

Hanns Seidel Foundation (2017): Over 50% of Muslim asylum seekers hold anti-Semitic views.  2.7% openly support religious violence.
https://sputniknews.com/politics/201706061054341443-over-half-muslim-refugees-antisemitic/
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/06/05/bavarian-study-migrants-are-largely-patriarchal-anti-semitic-and-religious/

Social Mobility Commission (2017): Only 18% of Muslims in Britain Hold Jobs
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4411913/just-one-in-five-muslims-are-in-work-as-report-finds-they-are-held-back-by-racism/ 

Blair Institute for Global Change (2017): 77% of British terrorists belonged to non-violent Islamic groups prior to joining terror group.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4936642/Most-British-jihadists-links-non-violent-Islamists.html
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tony-blair-institute-finds-that-non-violent-islamist-groups-serve-as-recruitment-pool-for-jihadists-rbvlrp6df

Jewish Policy Research (2017): 55% of Muslims in the UK hold anti-Semitic attitudes (twice the average of all other groups).  Religious Muslims are more likely to be anti-semitic than non-religious.  Muslims are four times more likely to say that the Holocaust is a myth.
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/09/13/report-anti-semitic-attitudes-higher-amongst-muslims-britain/
http://www.jpr.org.uk/documents/JPR.2017.Antisemitism_in_contemporary_Great_Britain.pdf

(2016) 33% of Belgian Muslims "don't like Western culture."  59% would condemn the marriage if their child chose a non-Muslim partner.
http://www.cecinestpasunecrise.org/content/uploads/2017/05/Noir-Jaune-Blues-Rapport-denquete-complet-Dec-2016-.pdf
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/11782/europe-islam-polls

Dutch Government Report (2018): 2/3 of Muslims in the Netherlands are from Morocco or Turkey.  Only 7% of Turkish Muslims and 2% of Moroccan Muslims are secular.  The study shows Muslims becoming more religious over time.
https://www.scp.nl/Nieuws/Moslims_steeds_religieuzer
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/12619/europe-islamic-state

University of Vienna (2017): Half of Afghan asylum seekers say that they have become more religious since arriving in Europe.  52% say that the 'supremacy of Islam' is undisputed.
https://www.graz.at/cms/dokumente
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/12619/europe-islamic-state

International Men and Gender Equality Survey by UN Women (2017): In Egypt, 74% of men and 84% of women say that women who "dress provocatively deserve to be harassed."  40% of men and 43% of women say women who are in public places at night are "asking to be harassed."
https://www.undispatch.com/men-harass-women-street-new-un-study-offers-explanation/
https://promundoglobal.org/2017/05/02/men-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa-mena-at-a-crossroads-reveals-ground-breaking-multi-country-study-on-the-state-of-gender-equality-in-the-region/

Denmark's Ministry of Foreign Affairs( 2019): 17% migrants to Denmark say that rape victims have only themselves to blame if they dress 'provocatively'.
https://voiceofeurope.com/2019/03/denmark-one-in-five-migrants-say-rape-is-womans-fault/
http://um.dk/da/nyheder-fra-udenrigsministeriet/NewsDisplayPage/?newsID=D3AB82FA-DA81-4858-9ECE-C9AEC851C9CF

ADL (2019): 74% of those living in North Africa and the Middle East harbor anti-Semitic attitudes
http://global100.adl.org/#map/meast

WZB Berlin Social Center (2019): 45% of Muslims in Europe express anti-Semitic views, compared with only 8% of non-Muslims.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/23863

Muslim Advocates/NPR (2019): In the United States, Muslims make up 1% of the population, but 9% of state prisoners.
https://www.npr.org/2019/07/25/745226402/muslims-over-represented-in-state-prisons-report-finds

Ispos - Sisters in Islam (2019): 21% of women in Malaysia say that a man may beat his wife over disobedience, including leaving the house without permission or refusing sex.  97% say that Islam obliges wives to obey their husbands.
https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2019/10/15/survey-one-in-five-malaysian-muslim-women-still-believe-husbands-deserve-to/1800375

University of Bielefeld (2019): 81% of physical attacks against Jewish persons in Germany in 2018 were by Muslims.
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/15040/angela-merkel-zionism-prize
https://uni-bielefeld.de/ikg/daten/JuPe_Bericht_April2017.pdf

Anti-Defamation League (2019): Rate of extreme anti-Semitism among Muslims in the West is 3 times higher than national rates.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/24774
https://www.adl.org/news/press-releases/adl-global-survey-of-18-countries-finds-hardcore-anti-semitic-attitudes-remain

Danish Justice Ministry (2020): 76% of Muslims want criticism of Islam criminalized in Denmark.
https://sputniknews.com/amp/europe/202005041079186984-majority-of-danish-muslims-wish-to-make-criticising-islam-illegal-minister-says-integrate-or-leave/
https://www.justitsministeriet.dk/sites/default/files/media/Pressemeddelelser/pdf/2020/ytringsfrihedsundersoegelse.pdf

l’ULB et la VUB (2021): 76% of young Muslims in Brussels define themselves by religion.  Only 1 in 5 identify as "Westerners."
https://medforth.biz/survey-young-brussels-muslims-define-themselves-primarily-by-their-religion-76-only-a-few-identify-themselves-as-westerners-21/
https://www.fdesouche.com/2021/10/26/etude-les-jeunes-musulmans-bruxellois-se-definissent-dabord-par-rapport-a-leur-religion-76-peu-sidentifient-comme-occidentaux-21/

FDS - Fdesouche (2022) - Muslims in France are three times more likely than Catholics to feel antipathy toward Jews.  Anti-semitism is more prevelant in religious Muslims: 61% of those who attend mosque believe that "Jews have too much power" as opposed to 40% of non-practicioners.
https://www.fdesouche.com/2022/01/26/la-population-de-confession-musulmane-est-plus-touchee-par-la-diffusion-des-idees-antisemites-les-prejuges-antisemites-stables-chez-les-sympathisants-de-la-france-insoumise-en-forte-baisse-chez/
https://medforth.biz/france-population-with-muslim-faith-particularly-guilty-of-spreading-anti-semitic-ideas-anti-semitic-prejudice-stable-among-supporters-of-the-left-wing-party-france-insoumise-sharp-decline-among-s/

 

Further Reading

Minority Rules: Why 10 Percent is All You Need (Freakonomics)
Islamic Terrorists not Poor and Illiterate, but Rich and Educated (Gatestone and Telegraph)
The Moderate Muslim Majority Myth (William Kilpatrick) "Not currently killing people is a poor guage of moderation."
Muslim Global Demographic Report
What a Billion Muslims Believe (Video Series)

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