The Times of India reported yesterday:
Nearly 70,000 [Muslim] clerics [from around the world] came together and passed a fatwa [i.e. Islamic legal decree] against terrorist organizations, including IS, Taliban and al-Qaida. These are “not Islamic organizations,” the clerics said to a sea of followers, adding that the members of these outfits were “not Muslims”.
Surprised?
As documented by Metrocosm, what Americans assume about Muslim support for ISIS is very different from reality:
According to a Brookings report from last January:
- 40% of Americans believe most Muslims oppose ISIS.
- 14% think most Muslims support ISIS.
- And 44% (the plurality) of Americans believe Muslim views are evenly balanced on the issue.
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Last month, the International Business Times cited a study from Pew Research Center concluding ISIS is “almost universally hated.”
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What the Muslim world actually thinks of ISIS
Looking only at scientific opinion polls, the results are actually very consistent.
The figures in the map below come from surveys conducted by six different research organizations, covering a combined 20 countries in the Muslim world.
In the Muslim world, support for ISIS is low across the board.
In 15 of the 20 countries shown, support for ISIS is in the single digits. And with the exception of Syria, in no country is it greater than 15%.
Sources
- Pew Research Center: Nigeria, Malasia, Senegal, Pakistan, Turkey, Burkina Faso, Palestine, Indonesia, Jordan, Israel, and Lebanon
- Washington Institute / David Pollock: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, and Egypt
- ORB International: Iraq and Syria
- Center for Strategic and International Studies: Yemen and Libya
- Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies: Tunisia
- Zogby: Iran
Pew notes:
In Lebanon, a victim of one of the most recent attacks, almost every person surveyed who gave an opinion had an unfavorable view of ISIS, including 99% with a veryunfavorable opinion. Distaste toward ISIS was shared by Lebanese Sunni Muslims (98% unfavorable) and 100% of Shia Muslims and Lebanese Christians.
Israelis (97%) and Jordanians (94%) were also strongly opposed to ISIS as of spring 2015, including 91% of Israeli Arabs. And 84% in the Palestinian territories had a negative view of ISIS, both in the Gaza Strip (92%) and the West Bank (79%).
Indeed, as we’ve previously point out, Muslim leaders have been speaking out against Islamic terrorismfor years … but we never hear about it from the mainstream American media.
Father Elias Mallon of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association remarks:
“Why aren’t Muslims speaking out against these atrocities?” The answer is: Muslimshave been speaking out in the strongest terms, condemning the crimes against humanity committed by [extremists] in the name of Islam.
And Rabbi Marc Schneier notes in the Washington Post that the moderate Muslim majority isspeaking out against the extremists … but “we’re just not listening.”
Sadly, the U.S. and West are backing the two main countries that support ISIS and Islamic terrorism: Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2015/12/vast-majority-muslims-hate-isis.html
Mark Schumacher,
I had read this article earlier but didn’t post it until I saw your comment on the post about “,Trump cancels trip to Israel.” Maybe this will provide some numbers for you, just thought it might help.
The only reason you’re hearing anything at all about Muslims is because the Jews hate them.
What you’re seeing is their typical routine of getting the Christians to fight the Muslims for them, while the Jews sit back and watch BOTH of their enemies slaughter each other.
If not for Zionist propaganda, you’d never even hear about the Muslims. They’ve done absolutely nothing but become targets of the Zionists.
ISIS, Al Qaeda, and all of the other evil Muslims you’re hearing about are all Zionist creations. The Muslims storming Europe are useful idiots, whose transportation to Europe was arranged by Zionists, for the purpose of causing the unrest you’re seeing there.
If you drop large numbers of ANY population into a foreign country there’s going to be trouble, especially when they’re poor, hopeless, and homeless. The conditions in Europe were completely predictable, and were arranged for a reason. (what’s happening there with the Muslims is no accident)
100% on target !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jolly Roger,
I agree with you whole heartedly, it’s because the Zio-jews hate period!
I was gonna say 100%on the money but news is fake beat me to it! Lol
“The Vast Majority of Muslims HATE ISIS and Terrorism”
Revision:
“The Vast Majority HATES ISIS and Terrorism”
Only the jews & their jewb#tches don’t.