Gallup polling shows Muslim religiosity correlates with rejecting rather than supporting terrorism

Evidence

Mogahed wants more Westerners to know that Islam does not motivate extremist or violent behavior any more than other religions do. Her work at Gallup gave her the opportunity to oversee numerous public opinion polls among Muslims. The findings confirmed that Muslim religiosity did not correlate with the tendency to sympathize with terrorism. If anything, higher levels of religiosity were linked to a propensity among Muslims to reject terrorism. “Islam as a net influence is the reason there is so little terrorism,” Mogahed argues. “Islam as a net influence is the reason we don’t have more hate and animosity between Muslims and the West.” — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 674

Categorization

• QUESTION: Worth verifying this Gallup finding directly — the claim that higher religiosity predicts rejection of terrorism is strong and would need original citation.
• XREF: connects to: Islamic religious piety inversely correlates with attraction to violent extremist groups. — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 476; Representations of Muslims as monsters persist despite statistical evidence against them; Political grievances drive terrorism more than religious ideology does — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 284 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Islamic religious piety inversely correlates with attraction to violent extremist groups. #corroborates (0.95) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 476
• Political grievances drive terrorism more than religious ideology does #corroborates (0.55) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 284
• Representations of Muslims as monsters persist despite statistical evidence against them #complicates (0.35)
• Class position determines whether Islamists adopt moderate or radical tactics #qualifies (0.30) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 346