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Young U.S. Muslims Back Suicide Attacks


[Washington Times] Jennifer Harper - The first nationwide survey of Muslim Americans revealed that more than a quarter of those younger than 30 say suicide bombings to defend Islam are justified, a fact that drowned out the Pew Research Center poll's kinder, gentler findings suggesting that the community is mainstream and middle class. "The survey also found that only 40% of the overall American Muslim population would even admit that Arabs were behind 9/11," said Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, chairman of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy. "They're in denial, refusing to take moral responsibility, and the radicals will feed on this."
2007-05-24 01:00:00
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