Majorities in Western countries blamed Muslims for the cartoon conflict.

Evidence

But there is little doubt that the cartoon controversy reinforced negative perceptions of Muslims within the West. Evidence of this can be found in a Pew Research Center poll from 2006. The poll revealed that many non-Muslims in the West blamed the controversy on Muslims and their inability to respect different viewpoints. In France, 67 percent of those surveyed felt that Muslims and their intolerance were primarily at fault for generating the conflict over the cartoons. Similar majorities existed in other countries: 62 percent in Germany, 60 percent in the United States, and 59 percent in Britain. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 419

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The Westergaard cartoon was read as tying Muhammad and Islam to violence. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 412; Majorities in several Western countries hold negative views of Islam. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 30; Islamophobia has become the dominant prejudice in Western societies — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 15 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Majorities in several Western countries hold negative views of Islam. #corroborates (0.70) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 30
• The Westergaard cartoon was read as tying Muhammad and Islam to violence. #expands (0.60) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 412
• Clash of civilizations framing located terrorism’s cause within Islam itself #expands (0.60) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 266
• Post-war Middle East events made violence central to US Muslim depictions #expands (0.50) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 521
• Clash-of-civilizations rhetoric ideologically legitimized both foreign wars and domestic attacks #expands (0.50) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 421
• Cultural racism targets Muslims’ beliefs and traditions as if they were inherited essence. #expands (0.50)
• Islamophobia has become the dominant prejudice in Western societies #qualifies (0.40) — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 15