Islam and the West:Annual Report on the State of Dialogue

Islam and the West:Annual Report on the State of Dialogue 

January 2008

The World Economic Forum

Contents 

Letter of Introduction 4 

Preface 6 

1. Introduction 8 

2. The Gallup Muslim-West Dialogue Index 20 

3. International Politics 28 

4. Citizenship and Integration 42 

5. Religion, Ethics, and Ideology 56 

6. Education and Intercultural 

Understanding 72 

7. Economic and Social Development 86 

8. Media Coverage 102 

9. Conclusions and Paths Forward 122 

Annex 1: Public Opinion on the State 

of Muslim West Dialogue 130 

References 144