Predicting and Preventing Islamophobia
Returning for its fourth year, ISPU’s annual poll surveys Muslims, Jews, Catholics, Protestants, white Evangelicals, and those that consider themselves non-affiliated to compare attitudes across religious groups. Triumphs and tribulations punctuated the year leading up to ISPU’s fourth annual poll. Record-breaking voter turnout at the 2018 midterm elections led to the historic election of a diverse new class of Congress. At the same time, the Supreme Court ruled to uphold the travel ban, and the country faced the longest ever government shutdown. It was against this backdrop that ISPU’s annual poll charts the attitudes and policy preferences of everyday Americans. American Muslim Poll 2019 offers the public, policymakers, and researchers rare depth and breadth of analysis along with a set of data-driven recommendations.
This year’s survey also includes ISPU’s second Islamophobia Index (II), created in partnership with Georgetown’s The Bridge Initiative. Building on previous research, we use the II to examine and tease out factors that predict and prevent Islamophobia.
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Report & Key Findings
American Muslim Poll 2019: Full Report
April 29, 2019,Returning for its fourth year, ISPU’s annual poll surveys Muslims, Jews, Catholics, Protestants, white Evangelicals, and those that consider themselves non-affiliated to compare attitudes across religious groups. Triumphs and tribulations punctuated the year leading up to ISPU’s fourth annual poll. Record-breaking voter turnout at the...
American Muslim Poll 2019: Key Findings
April 29, 2019,This is a summary of the key findings of ISPU’s fourth annual poll, which surveys Muslims, Jews, Catholics, Protestants, white Evangelicals, and those that consider themselves non-affiliated to compare attitudes across religious groups. Triumphs and tribulations punctuated the year leading up to ISPU’s fourth annual...
Supplementary Documents
Did You Know?
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Additional Analyses
Not Immune: Some Muslims in America Internalize Islamophobia
October 1, 2019,While Muslims have the lowest levels of Islamophobia as a group, they are not immune to internalizing anti-Muslim stereotypes.
Unwanted Sexual Advances from Faith Leaders Are Equally Prevalent Across Faith Groups
November 4, 2019,Though unwanted sexual advances from a faith leader are equally prevalent across communities, Muslims are one of the most likely groups to report incidents to law enforcement.
Muslims Profess More Private Religious Devotion, Less Public Religious Assertiveness
November 14, 2019,Muslims score highest on dimensions that reflect private spirituality and lower on the one that requires public risk.
The Majority of Muslims Believe Poverty Is the Result of Bad Circumstances, Not Bad Character
November 27, 2019,American Muslims are significantly more likely than the general public to believe that poverty is primarily due to circumstances beyond one’s control.
To Have and to Hold, Part Two: Interracial Marriage among American Muslims
January 22, 2020,Nearly 1 in 5 married Muslims report being in an interracial relationship.
Suicide Attempts of Muslims Compared With Other Religious Groups in the US
July 21, 2021,On July 21, 2021, an article in JAMA Psychiatry found that American Muslims have twice the rate of suicide attempts compared to other surveyed faith groups. From an August 10, 2021 NPR article about the study: “Nearly 8% of Muslims in the survey reported a...
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Videos
Muslims are one of the most talked-about groups in American politics, but little is known about how they’re engaged politically… until now. Here are four data-driven ways to increase American Muslim civic participation.
Islamophobia is pervasive and intensely damaging, but it can be combated, and ISPU’s data can show you how. Here are four data-driven ways you can combat Islamophobia.
May 1, 2019 – ISPU Director of Research Dalia Mogahed presents key findings from American Muslim Poll 2019 at NYU-Washington DC. This summary is followed by a discussion with moderator Mehdi Hasan and panelists John Esposito, Walter Ruby, and Ibram Kendi.
Dive into the Data
Click here to download all 24 graphs and figures from our 2019 survey.
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In the News
In the News
Meet the Research Team
Dalia Mogahed
Report Co-Author
Director of Research, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
Azka Mahmood
Report Co-Author
Youssef Chouhoud
Data Analyst & ISPU Fellow
Assistant Professor at Christopher Newport University
Erum Ikramullah
Research Project Manager, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
Katherine Coplen
Director of Communications, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
Katie Grimes
Communication & Creative Media Specialist, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
Meet the Study Advisors
Khaled Beydoun
JD, UCLA School of Law
Associate Professor of Law, University of Arkansas School of Law
Senior Affiliated Faculty, University of California-Berkeley Islamophobia Research & Documentation Project
Karam Dana
PhD, Interdisciplinary Near and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Washington
Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
David Dutwin
Executive Vice President and Chief Methodologist, SSRS
2016 Conference Chair, AAPOR Executive Council
Research Scholar, Institute for Jewish and Community Research
John Esposito
PhD, Temple University
Professor of Religion, International Affairs, and Islamic Studies, Georgetown University
Founding Director, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding in the Walsh School of Foreign Service
Rachel M. Gillum
PhD, Political Science, Stanford University
Visiting Scholar, Stanford University
Fellow, Association for Analytic Learning about Islam and Muslim Societies
Amaney Jamal
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)
Nazita Lajevardi
PhD University of California, San Diego; JD University of San Francisco
Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
Kameelah Mu’Min Rashad
MS, MRP, MEd
Founder and President, Muslim Wellness Foundation
Interfaith Fellow for Spirituality, Wellness & Social Justice, University of Pennsylvania
PsyD candidate, Clinical Psychology, Chestnut Hill College
Meet the Research Team
Dalia Mogahed
Report Co-Author
Director of Research, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
Azka Mahmood
Report Co-Author
Youssef Chouhoud
Data Analyst & ISPU Fellow
Assistant Professor at Christopher Newport University
Erum Ikramullah
Research Project Manager, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
Katherine Coplen
Director of Communications, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
Katie Grimes
Communication & Creative Media Specialist, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
Meet the Study Advisors
Khaled Beydoun
JD, UCLA School of Law
Associate Professor of Law, University of Arkansas School of Law
Senior Affiliated Faculty, University of California-Berkeley Islamophobia Research & Documentation Project
Karam Dana
PhD, Interdisciplinary Near and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Washington
Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
David Dutwin
Executive Vice President and Chief Methodologist, SSRS
2016 Conference Chair, AAPOR Executive Council
Research Scholar, Institute for Jewish and Community Research
John Esposito
PhD, Temple University
Professor of Religion, International Affairs, and Islamic Studies, Georgetown University
Founding Director, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding in the Walsh School of Foreign Service
Rachel M. Gillum
PhD, Political Science, Stanford University
Visiting Scholar, Stanford University
Fellow, Association for Analytic Learning about Islam and Muslim Societies
Amaney Jamal
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)
Nazita Lajevardi
PhD University of California, San Diego; JD University of San Francisco
Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
Kameelah Mu’Min Rashad
MS, MRP, MEd
Founder and President, Muslim Wellness Foundation
Interfaith Fellow for Spirituality, Wellness & Social Justice, University of Pennsylvania
PsyD candidate, Clinical Psychology, Chestnut Hill College
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