Silicon Valley: Americans are largely accepting of the Muslims among them but remain worried about radicals inside the US, according a new Newsweek poll - the first the magazine has conducted on attitudes toward Islamic-Americans.
Forty per cent of those surveyed believe Muslims living in the country are as loyal to the US as they are to Islam, while 32 per cent think otherwise.
The poll also found almost half (46 per cent) of Americans saying that the country allows too many immigrants from Muslim nations.
A solid majority, 63 per cent, believe that most Muslims in the country do not condone violence, while 40 percent tend to believe the Qur’an itself does not condone violence.
Forty-one per cent feel Muslim culture glorifies suicide. Meanwhile, most Americans surveyed (52 per cent) view Muslims who live here as more peaceable than those living outside the US.
Still, there is a high level of concern among them about Islamic radicals inside the country.
A majority of them report being either "somewhat" (38 per cent) or "very worried" (16 per cent) about radicals within the American-Muslim community.
The concern over radicalism seems to translate into some support for FBI wiretapping of mosques. Roughly half, 52 per cent, of the respondents favour this kind of surveillance.
The same number rejects the notion that Muslim-Americans are unfairly singled out or profiled by law enforcement, while 38 per cent do think the community is unfairly targeted.
Yet, if a 9/11-style terror attack were to occur again, 25 per cent of Americans would support mass detention of Muslims while a solid majority (60 percent) would oppose it.
The Newsweek Poll, conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International on July 11-12, surveyed 1,003 adults, aged 18 and above.
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