Arab/Muslim Public Opinion Polls:
Opinion Toward Terrorism

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Is suicide bombing justifiable? (Pew Research Center)*

Country	Muslims responding Often/Sometimes Justified
	2002	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Palestinian Territories	-	-	-	-	70%	-	68%	-
Egypt	-	-	-	28%	8%	13%	15%	20%
Indonesia	26%	-	15%	10%	10%	11%	13%	15%
Jordan	43%	-	57%	29%	23%	25%	12%	20%
Lebanon	74%	-	39%	-	34%	32%	38%	39%
Nigeria	47%	-	-	46%	42%	32%	-	34%
Pakistan	33%	41%	25%	14%	9%	5%	5%	8%
Turkey	13%	15%	14%	17%	16%	3%	4%	6%

*Based on Muslim respondents.

How concerned are you about Islamic extremism in the world? (Pew Research Center)

Country	Percent responding Concerned
	2005	2006	2008	2009	2010
Palestinian Territories	-	-	-	51%	-
Egypt	-	54%	65%	63%	70%
Indonesia	-	65%	75%	70%	72%
Jordan	-	60%	64%	66%	70%
Lebanon	-	-	70%	69%	69%
Nigeria	-	52%	52%	60%	73%
Pakistan	-	71%	73%	76%	63%
Turkey	-	39%	37%	43%	39%

How concerned are you about Islamic extremism in your country? (Pew Research Center)

Country	Percent responding Concerned
	2005	2006	2008	2009	2010
Palestinian Territories	-	-	-	53%	-
Egypt	-	68%	72%	62%	61%
Indonesia	-	43%	60%	61%	59%
Jordan	-	69%	61%	44%	44%
Lebanon	-	-	78%	79%	80%
Nigeria	-	54%	53%	55%	76%
Pakistan	-	74%	72%	79%	65%
Turkey	-	46%	41%	47%	43%

Do you have confidence in Osama bin Laden to do the right thing in world affairs? (Pew Research Center)*

Country	Percent of Muslims responding Confidence in Osama bin Laden
	2003	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Palestinian Territories	72%	-	-	57%	-	52%	-
Egypt	-	-	27%	18%	19%	23%	19%
Indonesia	59%	36%	35%	41%	37%	25%	25%
Jordan	56%	61%	24%	20%	19%	28%	14%
Lebanon	19%	4%	-	2%	2%	4%	0%
Nigeria	45%	-	61%	52%	58%	54%	48%
Pakistan	46%	52%	38%	38%	34%	18%	18%
Turkey	15%	6%	4%	5%	3%	2%	3%

*Based on Muslim respondents.

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of al Qaeda? (Pew Research Center)*

*Based on Muslim respondents