Poll: Muslim Americans lean to moderate views

Almost half the nation's estimated 2.8 million Muslims fault their
leaders for not speaking out against Islamic extremists, but a vast
majority are far more satisfied than Americans overall with the way
things are going in this country, according to a major survey of U.S.
Muslims.

The Pew Research Center report, termed the most
comprehensive survey since 2007 at its release August 30, shows no
evidence of rising support for Islamic extremism among Muslim Americans,
although 52 percent say government antiterrorism policies single out
Muslims for increased surveillance.

Nearly half of U.S. Muslims
say their leaders have not done enough to challenge extremists. "I think
we should all do more," says Hassan Jaber, executive director of
Dearborn, Michigan–based ACCESS, the largest nonprofit Arab-American
human services organization.