Fewer Mus lims View Suicide Bombing as Justified
Amid all the mistrust and recriminations, the Pew surveys turned up a number of positive trends in Muslim public opinion, most notably a sharp decline in support for suicide bombing. The share of Muslims who found suicide bombing as a justified means of defending Islam fell throughout the period from 2002 to 2008. In Lebanon, 74% of Muslims considered suicide bombing as justified in 2002, but that percentage tumbled to 32% in 2008. Pakistani support for suicide bombing plunged from 33% to 5%.
Fewer Mus lims View Suicide Bombing as Justified  | 80  | T it is I  | ebanon  | 60  | Nigeria  | Jordan  | Indonesia  | 40  | Pakistan  | 32  | Turkey  | 20  | 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008  | Based on Muslim respondents 