43% of Americans Report Bias Against Muslims

Muslims face worst prejudice, most unfavorable view
By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff
Posted Jan 21, 2010 3:00 AM CST
43% of Americans Report Bias Against Muslims
The cover of a Quran.   (Shutterstock)

A whopping 43% of Americans report at least “a little” bias against Muslims, and a majority, 53%, have an unfavorable view of the religion, according to a Gallup poll released today. That makes Islam far and away the most reviled religion in the country; Only 18% reported some prejudice against Christians, and 15% admitted the same against Judaism. (More poll numbers stories.)

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