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Attitudes toward Muslims have become slightly more positive in the US, Britain, France, Germany and Russia compared to five years ago, although negative views between Muslim countries and the West persist on both sides, a Pew Center survey found.

The survey, by Pew’s Global Attitudes Project, found majorities of Muslims surveyed in five of six Muslim-dominant countries and the Palestinian territories described non-Muslim Westerners as selfish and greedy. In all of the six Western countries surveyed, fewer than 30 percent of non-Muslims said they considered Muslims respectful of women.

Ten years after the Sept. 11 attacks, Muslims in the Middle East and Asia and non-Muslims, both have concern about Islamic extremism. The surveys were conducted between late March and mid-May.

Your comments:

I think, we all hope that the view of each other could change to new and right perceptions.

We all live in one world, and in various cultures. So, what is the reason to dislike the religion of other people?

Shawn
Jakarta

Muslims and Christians get along fine. There are a few extremists and the government-fueled media hype that creates a perception that is different from reality.

People in power have the pulpit and terrorists force their way into the news.

I have been lucky to visit your wonderful country and have been treated like a family member rather than one who is disliked.

Stop fueling the fear; stop giving the haters a forum to speak. We are all humans, we are all brothers and sisters.

Ambrose, SF
Jakarta

I wish and I know many people around the world wish that the difference of opinions between the Abrahamic family members of Christianity, Judaism and Islam could be sorted out peacefully by the three problematic siblings.

The least they should do is to keep the problems in the family and show some form of family unity to the rest of the world.

Joe
Australia

The reason is easy to understand. It is because when people move to a different country, they do not attempt to assimilate but rather start their own subculture, which makes them outsiders.

Then, worse, they attempt to change the culture of the host country to their own: It is never going to get better.

Sheldon
Probolinggo, East Java

An article like this shows how people love to see Muslims and Christians dislike each other. Actually this article is not or little based on facts.

The minority of Muslims and Christians, who dislike each other, clearly don’t understand the message in their respective Holy books. We should learn not to be provoked and have respect for each other.

Yopi
Jakarta

We are polluting God’s message with our need to control people, dirtying it with our greed, our corruption and our primitive tribal instincts, so we end up fighting, killing and dying for the sake of religion.

It’s crazy. So much hate, and not enough love. I agree that the fanatical Muslims constitute a very small minority among the general Muslim community.

Unfortunately, these fanatics have caused a lot of grief everywhere. In Indonesia these fanatical Muslims have succeeded in intimidating not only non-Muslims but also the tolerant, kind-hearted Muslims.

Unfortunately, the supposedly secular government has been unable, and unwilling to do anything to stop this virus from spreading.

Perhaps good Muslims should seriously counter these Wahabbis by spreading the tolerant and peaceful teachings of Islam.

Paul E. Rantau
Singapore