| Last year, during a raging controversy over the building of an Islamic centre in Lower Manhattan, Time Magazine ran a cover story titled, “Is America Islamophobic?” Shortly thereafter, a poll released by Time showed nearly six in 10 Americans held an unfavourable view of Muslims. A Gallup poll released the same year revealed four in ten Americans admitting to “feeling at least “a little prejudice” towards Muslims.
The Gallup poll indicated that these adverse attitudes are likely the result of most Americans (62 per cent) personally not knowing anyone who is Muslim..............................................Full Article: Source
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