Returning for its second year, ISPU’s American Muslim Poll surveys Muslims, Jews, Catholics, Protestants, and those that consider themselves non-affiliated to compare attitudes, policy preferences, and demographics across religious groups. From early on in a deeply divisive presidential election cycle until today, American Muslims have been at the center of heated social and political debates. One byproduct of this increased salience is an uptick in negatively charged rhetoric and discriminatory acts. There has also been an outpouring of support and solidarity aimed not just at Muslims already in the United States, but also toward those who yearn to make America their home. Common across all of these discourses, actions, and reactions, however, is the frequent relegation of Muslims to subjects of consideration. Rarely are Muslims active participants in political dialogue, and even rarer are their attitudes and behaviors systematically examined. American Muslim Poll 2017: Muslims at the Crossroads helps narrow this wide knowledge gap.
Among other topics, this survey examines American Muslim political engagement, race relations, domestic violence, bullying, discrimination, and positive and negative fallout from the 2016 election. This analysis of the 2017 poll data is designed to help public officials, civil society stakeholders, and other interested parties gain a multi-dimensional understanding of the American Muslim community.
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American Muslim Poll 2017: Muslims at the Crossroads offers a timely and groundbreaking look into the American Muslim community. From early on in a deeply divisive presidential election cycle until today, American Muslims have been at the center of heated social and political debates. One byproduct...
This is a summary of the key findings of ISPU’s American Muslim Poll 2017: Muslims at the Crossroads, a poll which offers a timely and groundbreaking look into the American Muslim community. From early on in a deeply divisive presidential election cycle until today, American...
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ISPU Director of Research Dalia Mogahed presents key findings from American Muslim Poll 2017 at the Newseum. This summary is followed by a discussion with moderator Mehdi Hasan and panelists Imam Johari Abdul-Malik, Dr. Zainab Chaudry, Walter Ruby, and Dr. Susan Sherr.
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Director of Research, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
Data Analyst
PhD, Education Evaluation and Research
Report Co-Author
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Christopher Newport University
Project Manager, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
Research Manager, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
PhD Interdisciplinary Near and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Washington
Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Executive Vice President and Chief Methodologist, SSRS
2016 Conference Chair, AAPOR Executive Council
Research Scholar, Institute for Jewish and Community Research
PhD Political Science, Stanford University
Visiting Scholar, Stanford University
Fellow, Association for Analytic Learning about Islam and Muslim Societies
PhD, Political Science, University of Michigan
Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Politics, Princeton University
Director, Mamdouha S. Bobst Center for Peace and Justice
Director, Workshop on Arab Political Development
President, Association of Middle East Women’s Studies (AMEWS)
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