Muslims and America (post 3)

http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/brmiddleeastnafricara/663.php?nid=&id=&pnt=663

I found this link on the world public opinion site. It’s a blog post by Steven Kull in June of this year. He has been studying the world public opinion in the Muslim world. The article/blog talks about the Muslim view of America and in particular since the election of Obama.

During the elections there was obvious sign of hope in the Muslim world, especially in Egypt, that Obama respected the Islam

Basically America is viewed by the Muslim as a country that is trying to take over the world, to have every part of the world under some sort of power.

‘Majorities in most Muslim countries continue to have a negative view of the US and to perceive the US as seeking to dominate the Muslim world, to undermine Islam and to impose Western culture.’

Because of all the conflicts and accusations that have happened and the negative view towards Muslims that has been created in America, it is still hard to trust that one president has changed that much. Steven Kull is trying to point out that it will never be able for America and the Muslim world to get along because beliefs between the two civilisations clash too much. The Muslim world will never understand the liberal and democratic idea that Western culture and America have.

‘For example while large majorities support the principle that will of the people should be the basis of authority for government; majorities also support the notion that shari'a should be the basis for government and that a group of Islamic scholars should be able to vet laws.’