Barbella
Senator
TERRORISM
- Worldwide
- Percentage of Muslims World Wide who approve of Terrorism: "61% of Egyptians approve of attacks on Americans 32% of Indonesians approve of attacks on Americans 41% of Pakistanis approve of attacks on Americans 38% of Moroccans approve of attacks on Americans 83% of Palestinians approve of some or most groups that attack Americans (only 14% oppose) 62% of Jordanians approve of some or most groups that attack Americans (21% oppose) 42% of Turks approve of some or most groups that attack Americans (45% oppose) A minority of Muslims disagreed entirely with terror attacks on Americans: (Egypt 34%; Indonesia 45%; Pakistan 33%) 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)
- Percentage of Muslims World Wide who approve of Terrorism, "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). (http://pewresearch.org/assets/pdf/muslim-americans.pdf#page=60)
- United States
- Percentage of United States Muslims that approval of Suicide Bombings, "Pew Research (2011): 8% of Muslims in America believe suicide bombings are often or sometimes justified (81% never)."
(http://www.people-press.org/2011/08...rowth-in-alienation-or-support-for-extremism/) - 25% of US Muslims say violance against the US is justified. "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)
- Percentage of United States Muslims that approval of Suicide Bombings, "Pew Research (2011): 8% of Muslims in America believe suicide bombings are often or sometimes justified (81% never)."
- Belgium
- Percentage of Belgium Muslims that approval of Suicide Bombings, "16% of young Muslims in Belgium state terrorism is “acceptable”.(http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/1275/Islam...imjongens-vindt-terrorisme-aanvaardbaar.dhtml)
- Indonesia and Nigeria
- Percentage of Indonesia and Nigeria Muslims that approval of Suicide Bombings, "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/)
- Britain
- Percentage of British Muslims that approval of Suicide Bombings, "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.populuslimited.com/pdf/2006_02_07_times.pdf)
- Turkey
- Percentage of Turkish Muslims that approval of Suicide Bombings,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/uploadedFil...ims-religion-politics-society-full-report.pdf)
