Pew Poll Undercuts "Islamaphobia" Card

New Pew Poll Undercuts Left’s “Islamophobia” Card [Excerpts]

The results of [the] Pew Research Center’s latest public opinion survey of Muslim Americans, released on August 30, 2011...confirm that Islamic extremism in the U.S. is a real problem – not something made up by so-called “Islamophobes” —  and that many in the Muslim American community fault their leaders for failing to address it properly.

Thirteen percent of the Muslim Americans surveyed by Pew refused to rule out suicide bombings and other forms of violence against civilians in all circumstances. The results broke down this way – 8% said that suicide bombing and other forms of violence against civilian targets are either “often” or “sometimes” justified to defend Islam from its enemies, and 5% were willing to entertain such terrorist tactics in “rare” circumstances.

Extrapolating from the survey results, out of the estimated 1.8 million Muslim adults (18 or over) living in the United States in 2011, this means that nearly 150,000 Muslim Americans would appear to condone suicide bombing or other violence against civilians “often” or “sometimes,” and another 90,000 would support it in “rare” circumstances.

Another telling fact is that many Muslim Americans surveyed by Pew, who just want to live peacefully with their fellow Americans, are concerned about the rise of Islamic extremism in their ranks and believe their national leaders have fallen short in dealing with the problem — the same leaders who condemn any criticism of Islamic radicalism as “Islamophobia.”

Sixty percent of Muslim Americans surveyed by the Pew Research Center indicated “concern about possible rise of Islamic extremism in the U.S.” That percentage increases to 73% amongst all native-born Muslim Americans expressing such concerns – 78% amongst native-born Muslim American blacks.

About a fifth of those surveyed went further and said that there is a great deal or a fair amount of support for extremism in the Muslim American community. That rises to 32% amongst all native-born Muslim Americans – 40% amongst native-born Muslim American blacks.

Moreover, many Muslim Americans want bolder challenges from their leaders against Islamist radicals, not excuses. Forty-eight percent of those surveyed by Pew said that “Muslim leaders in the United States have not done enough to speak out against Islamic extremists.” Only about a third said that Muslim leaders had done enough.

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