Muslim 'terror threat' greatly exaggerated
The threat of terrorism carried out by Muslim Americans appears to have been exaggerated by US officials in recent years, according to a new study on domestic terrorism released Wednesday.
The study, the third in an annual series by the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security in North Carolina, found that both the number of plots by and indictments against radicalised Muslim Americans fell sharply last year from a high in 2009, defying predictions by law enforcement and other officials.
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A Gallup poll also released last summer found that US Muslims express greater tolerance for members of other faiths and are more likely to oppose violent attacks against civilians than any other major US religious group.
