Americans were nearly evenly split in their views of Islam in 2011

Evidence

In 2011, Americans were divided in their views of Islam (47% agreed, 48% disagreed).” Betsy Cooper, Daniel Cox, Rachel Lienesch, and Robert P. Jones, “Anxiety, Nostalgia, and Mistrust: Findings from the 2015 American Values Survey,” Public Religion Research Institute, Nov. 15, 2015, www. — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 1616

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Fifty-three percent of Americans hold an unfavorable opinion of Islam — Sahar F. Aziz, Sticks and Stones, the Words That Hurt:…, 426; Most Americans hold moderate mixed views on religion’s role in public life — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 39