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justified.Views about terrorism are broadly shared by all segments of the Muslim Americanpopulation, but the polling does find pockets of support for extremism. Overall, just 5% ofMuslim Americans express even somewhat favorable opinions of al Qaeda. Yet strong hostilitytoward al Qaeda varies widely – 63% of foreign-born U.S. Muslims say they have a veryunfavorable opinion of al Qaeda, compared with 51% of all native-born Muslims, and just 36%of African American Muslims.More generally, native-born African American Muslims are the most disillusionedsegment of the U.S. Muslim population. When compared with other Muslims in the U.S., theyare more skeptical of the view that hard work pays off, and more of them believe that Muslimimmigrants in the U.S. should try to remain distinct from society. They also are far less satisfiedwith the way things are going in the United States. Just 13% ofAfrican American Muslims express satisfaction with nationalconditions, compared with 29% of other native-born Muslims,and 45% of Muslim immigrants.In addition, the survey finds that younger MuslimAmericans – those under age 30 – are both much morereligiously observant and more accepting of Islamic extremismthan are older Muslim Americans. Younger Muslim Americansreport attending services at a mosque more frequently than doolder Muslims. And a greater percentage of younger Muslims inthe U.S. think of themselves first as Muslims, rather thanprimarily as Americans (60% vs. 41% among MuslimAmericans ages 30 and older). Moreover, more than twice asmany Muslim Americans under age 30 as older Muslims believethat suicide bombings can be often or sometimes justified in thedefense of Islam (15% vs. 6%).A pattern of greater acceptance of suicide bombingamong young Muslim Americans corresponds with the PewGlobal Attitude Project’s findings among Muslims in GreatBritain, France, Germany and Spain. In contrast, surveys amongMuslims in the Middle East and elsewhere in the world do notshow greater tolerance of suicide bombing among young people.Young Muslims: MoreObservant, More RadicalAge18-29 30+Religion % %Attend mosque…Weekly or more 50 35Few times a monthor year 24 26Seldom/never 26 39100 100Conflict btw devoutfaith & modern life…Yes, conflict 42 28Not in conflict 54 67DK/Refused 4 5100 100Think of self as:Muslim first 60 41American first 25 30Both equally 10 22Neither/Other/DK 5 7100 100RadicalismSuicide bombing:Justified 15 6Not Justified 80 85DK/Refused 5 9100 100Views of al Qaeda…Favorable 7 4Unfavorable 74 67DK/Refused 19 29100 1006 MUSLIM AMERICANS