muslim world / http://backend.userland.com/rss ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½WebTeam Nearly 150 million people -- or 4% of the world's adult population -- want to move to the U.S. /opinion/gallup/212687/coming-america.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/gallup/212687/coming-america.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 28 Jun 2017 10:00:00 GMT Americans' feeling of freedom is declining. This drop -- dramatic in the U.S. -- isn't happening in other wealthy democracies. /opinion/gallup/212627/land-free.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/gallup/212627/land-free.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 27 Jun 2017 10:00:00 GMT Although fears about the eurozone's collapse are receding, most residents in bailout countries still do not put much faith in their financial institutions. So far, trust is returning only in Ireland. /poll/175700/confidence-banks-slow-return-bailout-countries.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/175700/confidence-banks-slow-return-bailout-countries.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 10 Sep 2014 06:00:00 GMT Nearly three in 10 adults (28%) in 123 countries in 2013 say their city or area is a "good place" for gay or lesbian people to live, but attitudes range from a high of 83% in the Netherlands to a low of 1% in Pakistan and Senegal. /poll/175520/nearly-worldwide-areas-good-gays.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/175520/nearly-worldwide-areas-good-gays.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 27 Aug 2014 06:00:00 GMT Nearly three in 10 workers worldwide reported being self-employed in 2013. But rather than a positive sign of proactive entrepreneurial energy, high rates of self-employment in some countries often signal poor economic performance. /poll/175292/nearly-three-workers-worldwide-self-employed.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/175292/nearly-three-workers-worldwide-self-employed.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 22 Aug 2014 06:00:00 GMT One in 10 Cypriots and Spaniards expressed confidence in their country's financial institutions in 2013 -- the lowest trust levels worldwide. /poll/174836/europeans-give-banks-little-credit.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/174836/europeans-give-banks-little-credit.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 14 Aug 2014 06:00:00 GMT Gallup's global Economic Confidence Index stood at +11 in 2013, essentially unchanged from 2012. However, the flat global figure masks dramatic declines in the Middle East and North Africa region, where the index dropped to -33. /poll/174803/economic-confidence-index-declines-middle-east.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/174803/economic-confidence-index-declines-middle-east.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 13 Aug 2014 06:00:00 GMT In sub-Saharan Africa, few residents pay attention to political events in Arab countries, but those who do view them more negatively than positively. Malians are among the most likely to hold a negative view. /poll/172079/arab-spring-largely-ignored-sub-saharan-africa.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/172079/arab-spring-largely-ignored-sub-saharan-africa.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 03 Jul 2014 06:00:00 GMT Fewer Americans in 2013 reported being satisfied with the freedom in their lives than have since ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½began tracking this metric in 2006. Americans' feelings about the economy and government could be contributing to this decline. /poll/172019/americans-less-satisfied-freedom.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/172019/americans-less-satisfied-freedom.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 01 Jul 2014 06:00:00 GMT Confidence in the Iraqi government dropped substantially in predominantly Sunni areas in the months prior to the ISIS insurgency, even as it held steady in other parts of Iraq. /poll/171959/faith-iraqi-government-falls-sharply-sunni-regions.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/171959/faith-iraqi-government-falls-sharply-sunni-regions.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 27 Jun 2014 06:00:00 GMT