Ummah. Muslims as more Optimistic

U.S. Muslims are more optimistic about the future than other religious groups. However, although strongly opposed to terrorism, nearly half of them reported any discrimination. It was delivered according to a poll released on Tuesday (08/02/2011).

The survey was conducted before the 10th anniversary Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that brought down the two World Trade Center twin towers, New York, 2001. The survey was also carried out to determine how well the integration of 2.6 million Muslim citizens of the United States after the "war on terror" launched former President George W Bush following a deadly plane hijackings on September 11.

According to the poll, U.S. Muslims tend to be more optimistic about the economic and political situation after President Barack Obama elected. Based on the same poll, Obama got 80 percent approval of the Muslims or higher than other major religious groups.

Still according to the survey, 60 percent of Muslims said they "evolve" in the U.S.. Around 61 percent of Jews, 54 percent of Catholics and 52 percent of Protestants also said something similar that they are developing in the U.S.. Only 37 percent of Muslims said they were "struggling" or below from the Protestant and Catholic groups, but one percent higher than the Jewish group. In addition, only three percent of Muslims said they "are suffering".

Furthermore, the survey found that 54 percent of Muslims believe U.S. economy is "getting better". This is a much higher percentage than any other religious group. "Muslims Americans are satisfied with their current lives and more optimistic than other religious groups," the report said, which does not distinguish between different groups that exist among Muslims.

However, 48 percent of Muslims surveyed said had "personal experience of discrimination related to race or religion". The same problem also experienced 31 percent of Mormons, 21 percent Jews and 20 percent of Catholics.

Muslims, according to the survey, tended to have a more negative about the U.S. military and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). According to the survey, such feelings were associated with the "war on terror" which is seen some people more heavily dotted on Muslims. Compared to other groups, U.S. Muslims also prefer to blame the unfavorable outlook for the U.S. in the Muslim world against the U.S. government action itself, rather than because of "misinformation". However, U.S. Muslims are also above all other groups in opposing attacks on civilians by individuals or groups. As many as 89 percent of them oppose such actions.

The poll was conducted Abu Dhabi Gallup Center, Gallup's research office based in the United Arab Emirates. They used data from interviews conducted between January 2008 and April 2011 to 868 264 adults, including a 3883 Muslims. Other religious groups surveyed in the poll are Protestants, Catholics, Jews, Mormons, and those "who had no religion / atheist / agnostic".