Most Muslims in U.S. Fault Foreign Policy
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WASHINGTON — Seventy-nine percent of Muslims in this country say United States foreign policy led to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and 67% say that changing policy in the Middle East is the best way to wage war against terrorism, according to a poll released this week.
Scholars in charge of the American Muslim Poll say they are surprised that so many Muslims see U.S. foreign policy as a root cause of terrorism.
“It is troubling,” said Sulayman Nyang, co-director of Muslims in American Public Square, a project aimed at tracking Muslim American opinions, beliefs and demographics.
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