ID | 084089 |
Title Proper | What's special about U.S. muslims |
Other Title Information | the war on terrorism as seen by muslims in the United States, Morocco, Egypt, Pakistan, and Indonesia |
Language | ENG |
Author | Mccauley, Clark ; Scheckter, Sarah |
Publication | 2008. |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | Since 11 September 2001, Europe has suffered multiple jihadi attacks but the United States has not. This "American exceptionalism" has been attributed to the special qualities of U.S. Muslims, who are seen as politically better integrated and less sympathetic toward radical politics than other Muslims. This article tests the exceptionalism hypothesis by comparing results from a 2007 Pew poll of U.S. Muslims with results from 2006-2007 START polls of Muslims in Morocco, Egypt, Pakistan, and Indonesia. On questions about religious identity, attitude toward Al Qaeda, U.S. intentions in the War on Terrorism, and suicide terrorism, U.S. Muslims differed only slightly from comparison Muslims. |
`In' analytical Note | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol. 31, No. 11; Nov 2008: p1024-1031 |
Journal Source | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol. 31, No. 11; Nov 2008: p1024-1031 |
Key Words | Suicide Terrorism ; Terrorism ; Muslim - Terrorism ; United States Muslim ; European Muslim - United States Muslim ; Suicide Attack - Islam ; Islam - Terrorism ; Islam - Suicide Attack |