What do Muslims think?
Hassan Abbas of Watandost (’friend of the country’) reviewsthe recent Gallup offering “Who Speaks for Islam? What a billion Muslims really think” at his blog:
“Do Muslims misunderstand the West?
Asked what they most admired and most resented about the West, they answered first technology and second, democracy. People would mention their support for freedom of speech, the rule of law, and the transparency of government. What they most disliked was the perceived moral laxity and libertinism of the West, which, interestingly, is exactly what Americans said when we polled them on those two questions. There is common ground on that issue.”
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