So, it was a fucking HUDNA ?

Subject: Pew Poll of Egyptians:

54%:36% Annul treaty with Israel,

62% Strict Moslem law state,
75%:20% like Moslem Brotherhood

Q3a Please tell me if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable,
somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of:
t. The Muslim Brotherhood
37 Very favorable
38 Somewhat favorable
13 Somewhat unfavorable
07 Very unfavorable
05 DK/Refused

Q47x Which of the following three statements comes closer to your view?
62 Laws should strictly follow the teachings of the Quran
27 Laws should follow the values and principles of Islam but not strictly
follow the teachings of the Quran
05 Laws should not be influenced by the teachings of the Quran
05 DK/Refused

QEGY7 Do you think Egypt should maintain its peace treaty with Israel or do
you think Egypt should annul its peace treaty with Israel?

Maintain treaty 36

Annul treaty 54

DK/Refused 10

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Americans on Muslims

The Gallup World Religion Survey, just out, shows some disturbing attitudes towards Muslims amongst Americans.

• Americans express more prejudice toward Muslims than any other faith group. Almost a third say they harbor "some" or "a great deal" of prejudice against Muslims.

• Ironically, those who say they are prejudiced against Jews are the most likely to be prejudiced against Muslims.
• Only about a third of Americans claim to have at least "some" knowledge about Islam, but more than half (53%) say they are at least "somewhat" unfavorable to it.
• Fewer than half of Americans (47%) say they know even one Muslim, but it doesn't seem to make any difference on their attitudes toward "Muslims" in general.

The one thing that seems to affect people's attitudes toward Muslims the most is whether or not they themselves attend religious services frequently. Those who attend more than once a week are less likely to be prejudiced against Muslims.

All of this matters to anyone who believes in the power of person-to-person diplomacy. Prejudice against Muslims risks alienating the five to eight million Muslims in the U.S. who are potential partners in the fight against Islamic extremists. It also feeds the victim narrative that extremists use so effectively against us.

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February 15, 2011

Americans Split on Whether Egypt Will Spur Democracy

No consensus on whether events will help promote peace, aid U.S. anti-terror efforts

by Jeffrey M. Jones

PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans are about evenly divided, 47% to 44%, in their views of whether the recent events in Egypt will result in democracy taking hold in other Middle Eastern countries.

These results are based on a USA Today/Gallup poll conducted Feb. 14, just days after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned in response to weeks of anti-government protests in that country. Egypt is now under temporary military rule while its constitution is being revised, with democratic elections expected later this year.

Protests have spread across other Middle Eastern and North African countries after the protests in Egypt and Tunisia that succeeded in toppling those countries' governments. Whether the protests in other countries will achieve results as dramatic or will ultimately lead to democracy in those nations -- including Egypt and Tunisia -- remains to be seen. But Americans are about as likely to say democracy will take in hold in some countries in the region as to say it will not.

Democrats (53%) are more likely than independents (46%) or Republicans (39%) to believe democracy will take root in other Middle Eastern countries after the events in Egypt.

The poll also finds Americans more likely to believe the changes in Egypt will increase (37%) rather than decrease (22%) the chances for enduring peace in the broader Middle East region. But 28% do not believe the events in Egypt will make a difference; the remaining 14% have no opinion. Democrats are also more optimistic in this regard than are independents or Republicans.

Although Mubarak's regime was autocratic, under his rule the country was an ally of the United States and generally cooperated with U.S. anti-terrorism efforts. Now, with the future governance of Egypt uncertain, it is unclear what impact the changes will have on the war on terror, particularly given fears that terrorist groups may try to seize on the instability in the country to expand their strength and influence.

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What Egyptian Women (and Men) Want

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