Poll: US Muslims Feel Post-9/11 Backlash Despite Moderate Outlook

A quarter say they have been the victim of discrimination, and 54 percent feel Muslims are singled out for extra government surveillance. --- Amaney Jamal of Princeton University's Department of Politics worked on the survey. She says most respondents feel misunderstood by the rest of U.S. society. "The key issues that were cited was that there is a lack of knowledge about Islam; that stereotypes continue to affect the Muslim community, people have unfair perceptions of the Muslim community and the continuing allegations that Muslims are linked to terrorism," she said.