Survey of Muslims
Topline results
CONFIDENTIAL
Q.
As you may know, Islamic State, also known as ISIS (PRONOUNCED: i-sis) or ISIL
(PRONOUNCED: i-sil) is an extremist rebel group which controls territory in Iraq and
Syria and has operations in other areas of the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia.
Its stated objective is to establish a ‘Caliphate’, or an Islamic state, led by a group of
religious authorities under a supreme leader. Regardless of how it is go ing about
achieving this, to what extent do you support or oppose the objective to create an
Islamic state?
Base: All respondents (Muslims survey: 1,081; Control group survey: 1,008)
Muslims survey
NET: Support
Strongly support
Tend to support
Neither support nor oppose
Tend to oppose
Strongly oppose
NET: Oppose
Don’t know
Q.
%
7
2
4
13
13
54
67
14
%
2
*
2
17
10
70
80
1
And to what extent do you support or oppose the way in which Islamic State/ ISIS/ ISIL is
trying to establish a Caliphate?
Base: All respondents (Muslims survey: 1,081; Control group survey: 1,008)
Muslims survey
NET: Support
Strongly support
Tend to support
Neither support nor oppose
Tend to oppose
Strongly oppose
NET: Oppose
Don’t know
Q.
Control group
survey
%
3
1
2
11
13
60
73
13
Control group
survey
%
1
*
1
8
5
84
89
2
It has been widely reported that a British citizen, Mohammed Emwazi, who has been
called ‘Jihadi John’ in the media, is responsible for the execution of a number of western
hostages. Can you understand why a British Muslim like Mohammed Emwazi would be
attracted to radicalism?
Base: All respondents (Muslims survey: 1,081; Control group survey: 1,008)
Muslims survey
Yes
No
Don’t know
%
13
62
25
Control group
survey
%
27
69
4
25
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