Controversy?? Help me find out?!?

Question

Would u complete this survey 4 my assignment?
1. What is your age?

2. What was your initial reaction to the events of September 11, 2001?

3. As the events began to unfold and the identity of the perpetrators emerged, did your attitude towards Muslims change?

4. What is your main information source (TV, newspapers, radio, internet)? Please be specific (CBC, CNN, the Star, etc).

5. Has the coverage of September 11 and subsequent terrorist attacks made you more critical of the news?

6. When you hear the word “Muslim”, what is the first image that comes to your mind?

7. Do you believe Islam is a religion that preaches killing in the name of God?

8. Do you believe Islam is a violent religion?

9. Do you believe Muslim women are oppressed?

10. Do you believe Muslims hate America?

11. Do you believe Muslims get a bad rap in the media? Why or why not?

12. Do you believe Islam is a misunderstood religion in North America?

Thank you for completing this.

Answer 1

1. 50

2. Shock and horror

3. No , they were fanatics, just like fanatical Christians who blow up abortion clinics. Many Muslims also died in the towers that day. Most muslims are not fanatics.

4. CNN, MSNBC about equal, I only watch FOX enough to see how they really distort the truth.

5. Of Fox, Yes, not the others

6. The Crescent

7. Only the fanatical sect(s), a very small %age

8. Overall, certainly not

9. Yes, for the most part, that is probably the case

10. Only the fanatics

11. Yes, in some media like FOX, which only reports negative news about many minorities. I think some of the media project that all Muslims are fanatics, when so few are, they just get reported on more.

12. Yes, by and large

Answer 2

1) 24

2) Disbelief. I thought it was a movie at first.

3) No.

4) BBC news.

5) Yes.

6) I see a woman in a Burkha.

7) You should really ask our religion if you want to know if we're being biased or not. As an atheist I think all religions can promote murder and make it justified.

8) Again yes. Same with Christianity though.

9) Where there is Sharia law, and those who follow it, definitely.

10) Yes.

11) Yes they do. Because they are stereotyped as terrorists due to events such as 9/11 and 7/7.

12) Yes.

Answer 3

1) 46
2) I was working someone told me , i couldnt watch it on television. I was very very curious what exactly had happened.
3)no
4)TV
5)no
6) a beard
7) no
8) no
9) not generally, depends where on earth.
10) not generally , hate is to strong they dont like it much, just as europeans dont like usa much.
11) yes, when someone did something and is a muslim the action is related to the muslim in media, for non muslims this is not the case.
12 )yes. i am from europe myself and i am amazed by the popularity of christianity in usa