Citation

Mccauley C, Scheckter S. Stud. Conflict Terrorism 2008; 31(11): 973-980.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10576100802400201

PMID

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Abstract

Since 11 September 2001, Europe has suffered multiple jihadi attacks but the United States has not. This "American exceptionalism" has been attributed to the special qualities of U.S. Muslims, who are seen as politically better integrated and less sympathetic toward radical politics than other Muslims. This article tests the exceptionalism hypothesis by comparing results from a 2007 Pew poll of U.S. Muslims with results from 2006-2007 START polls of Muslims in Morocco, Egypt, Pakistan, and Indonesia. On questions about religious identity, attitude toward Al Qaeda, U.S. intentions in the War on Terrorism, and suicide terrorism, U.S. Muslims differed only slightly from comparison Muslims.

Language: en