Source: Arabnews.com

Almost 10 years after 9/11, rift between Muslims and the West is as great as ever

The findings of the US-based Pew Center which regularly survey opinions around the world on a variety of subjects are widely regarded as accurate. Its report published this week on Western and Muslim views of each other is therefore cause for considerable concern. Almost 10 years after 9/11, it shows the rift between the two is as great as ever, indeed growing. There may be satisfaction that fewer Europeans and Americans have a negative view of Western-Muslim relations than five years ago and that majorities in the France, the UK, the US and Russia have favorable views of Muslims. Even so, there is little to celebrate. The majority of Europeans still see relations with the Muslim world as bad while the majority of Germans and Spanish have negative views of Muslims. Only in the US is there a majority that thinks relations are improving.

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