The influence of demographics, media use and Islamic religious orientations on atti¬tudes tudes toward U.S. Military action in The Middle East

Abstract EN

The attacks !٨ America on September 11th 2001 spawned many reactions that reverberated throughراو corners of the globe.

In the history of civilization the world has never focused so intensely on a religion to help it understand what so tragically happened on the morning of September 11, 2001 in the us cities of New York and Washington.

This study aims to examine the relationship between religious orientation, media use and attitudes toward the United States.

The author used a web based survey on a sample of respondents from the Middle East, the us and South East Asia.

Results indicate no differences between Muslims and non-Muslims, but a significant difference between politicized Muslims and non-politicized Muslims.