New study claims the French are open to immigration

According to a new survey released by TNS Opinion for the German Marshall Fund of the United States, the French view immigration as far more favorable than Americans, Brits, Germans, Italians, the Dutch and Poles. Unlike the British, for instance, the French consider immigration as an opportunity and not as a problem. Unlike Italians, they…

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Barack Obama Now Holds Historic Lead Among Arab American Voters, Shift Toward Democratic Party Continues

WASHINGTON – October 28, 2008 – Democratic candidate Barack Obama’s substantial lead among Arab American voters has almost doubled since September. This was one of the findings of a poll of Arab American voters conducted by Zogby International for the Arab American Institute. The poll also found that Obama’s lead over McCain only dropped by…

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Religion Monitor 2008: Muslim religiosity in Germany

Study finds: Muslims in Germany are very religious, and faith plays a central role in their day-to-day lives, a high level of religious tolerance, little influence on the political sphere, considerable diversity in terms of denominations and countries of origin. Across all age groups, the Muslims who live in Germany are highly religious, which clearly…

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Poll: 89 percent of Muslims Voted for Obama

According to a poll by the American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections, an estimated 89 percent of Muslim Americans voted for Barack Obama in the Nov. 4 2008 presidential elections. Just two percent of Muslim voters cast their ballot for John McCain. Of the 637 people polled on the election, the economy was…

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Anti-Muslim sentiments on rise in Europe, two out of five Canadians also feel that way

Negative sentiments against Muslims and Jews are on the rise in “old Europe” more than anywhere else around the world today, a survey released in September by the Pew Research Center’s Pew Global Attitudes Project has shown. In contrast, negative attitudes towards Christians in Europe are “less common than negative ratings of Muslims or Jews,”…

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