Event Transcript: The Future of the Global Muslim Population
In a conference call for journalists, Pew Forum staff members discussed the findings from The Future of the Global Muslim Population.
In a conference call for journalists, Pew Forum staff members discussed the findings from The Future of the Global Muslim Population.
A new Pew Forum report on the size, distribution and growth of the global Muslim population finds that the world’s Muslim population is expected to increase by about 35% in the next 20 years, but it is expected to grow at a slower pace in the next two decades than it did in the previous two decades.
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For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 25, 2011 Washington, D.C. — In a 10 a.m. EST conference call for journalists on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life will discuss the findings contained in its new report, The Future of the Global Muslim Population. This comprehensive demographic study seeks to provide […]
Summary of Findings Most Americans say they plan to watch President Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night. Still, a sizable majority sees the speech to Congress as no more important than in previous years. In the latest survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, conducted Jan. 20-23 among […]
Senior research staff answer questions from readers relating to all the areas covered by our seven projects, ranging from polling techniques and findings, to media, technology, religious, demographic and global attitudes trends.