From USA TODAY:
Almost half the nation’s estimated 2.8 million Muslims fault their leadersfor not speaking out against Islamic extremists but a vast majority are far more satisfied with the way things are going in the USA than the overall population, according to the first comprehensive survey of U.S. Muslims in four years.
The Pew Research Center report out today shows no evidence of rising support for Islamic extremism among Muslim Americans despite controversies about the building of mosques and a majority opinion (52%) that government anti-terrorism policies single out Muslims for increased surveillance…
“They (U.S. Muslims) are mainstream and moderate in attitude,” says Andrew Kohut, president of the Pew Research Center. “Most Muslims want to adopt American customs, many of their close friends are not Muslims and they rate their economic situation pretty positively. They think like Americans.”
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