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Muslim Poll

Fieldwork: December 9th 2005 - December 19th 2005

published by The Times

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Demographics

	%		%		%
Scotland	4	Male	47	18-24	22
North East	2	Female	53	25-34	33
North West	13			34-44	27
Yorks & Humberside	8			45-54	11
East Midlands	8.0			55-64	4
West Midlands	10			65+	1
Wales	2			Refused	1
Eastern	3
Greater London	30
South East	16
South West	4

To what extent are you aware of the following Muslim community groups?

	Aware	Unaware	Net awareness
	%	%	%
Muslim Council of Britain	63	34	29
Islamic Society of Britain	52	44	8
Islamic Human Rights Commission	48	47	1
Muslim Association of Britain	46	50	4
Tablighi Jamaat	46	50	-4
British Muslim Forum	40	55	-15
Muslim Public Affairs Committee	22	73	-51

To what extent would you say that the following Muslim community groups represent your views?

	Absolutely/Broadly	Rarely/Not at all	Net
	%	%	%
Muslim Council of Britain	25	30	-5
Islamic Human Rights Commission	20	32	-12
Muslim Association of Britain	19	32	-13
Islamic Society of Britain	17	32	-15
British Muslim Forum	15	32	-17
Tablighi Jamaat	15	38	-23
Muslim Public Affairs Committee	10	39	-29

How far would you say you agree with the general statements or teachings of the following Muslim leaders?

	Very much/ Somewhat agree	Very much/Somewhat disagree	Net
	%	%	%
Yusuf Islam	49	5	44
Tariq Ramadan	17	6	11
Iqbal Sacranie	20	10	10
Hamza Yusuf	27	18	9
Sheikh Zaki Badawi	20	13	7
Yusuf Al-Qaradawi	18	11	7
Azzam Tamimi	12	7	5
Omar Bakri Mohammed	17	27	-10
Abu Hamza Al-Masri	13	30	-17

The Muslim Council of Britain refuses to support National Holocaust Memorial day, which commemorates the murder of Jews and others who suffered under Nazi persecution as well as recent genocides in Rwanda and Bosnia. Which of the following statements comes closest to your view?

	%
The Muslim community should participate in Holocaust Memorial Day	31
The Muslim community should not participate because of the way Israel is treating the Palestinians	21
The Muslim community should not participate for other reasons	20
The Muslim community should not participate because the day does not take into account suffering by Muslims	12
The Muslim community should not participate because the Holocaust did not actually happen	4
The Muslim community should not participate in Holocaust Memorial Day	56
DK/ Refused	13

Thinking about the Jewish community in Britain, how far do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

	Very much/ Somewhat agree	Very much/Somewhat disagree	Net
	%	%	%
The always defend the state of Israel whether its actions are right or wrong	58	20	38
They have no interest in the plight of the Palestinian people	57	21	36
They have too much influence over the direction of UK foreign policy	53	19	34
They are in league with the Freemasons to control the media and politics	46	22	24
They are legitimate targets as part of the ongoing struggle for justice in the Middle East	37	35	2

To what extent do you trust what you hear or read about what is going on in the Middle East from the following sources of information?

	A great deal/Somewhat	Not really/Not at all	Net
	%	%	%
English language Muslim channels (e.g. Islam TV)	68	15	53
British-based Muslim press (e.g. Muslim Weekly/Q News)	49	21	28
Clerics at your local Mosque	57	30	27
The BBC	58	39	19
Arabic language satellite channels (e.g. Al Manar)	39	22	17
Arabic language press	37	25	12
National newspapers in Britain	42	52	-10

Do you think that the state of Israel has the right to exist?

Yes	52
No	30
Don't Know	18

Are there any circumstances under which you think that suicide bombings can ever be justified in the following places?

%	UK	Israel	Chechnya	Iraq
Yes	7	16	13	15
No	77	66	68	69
Don't Know/Refused	16	18	19	16

Are there any circumstances under which you think that suicide bombings can ever be justified against these following types of people?

%	Civilians	Military	Police	Governmentbuildings/workers
Yes	7	21	11	9
No	75	59	69	72
Don't Know/Refused	18	19	19	19

Populus interviewed a random sample of 500 adults aged 18+ by telephone between 9th December 2005 and 19th December 2005. Interviews were conducted across England and the results have been weighted to be representative of all English adults. Populus is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules. For a full description of the methods we use, please click here.

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