: Well, I Never Liked You Anyway!

A recent CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll showed that only one quarter of Americans surveyed have a favorable view of Muslim nations and more than two-thirds believe those countries would be better off if they adopted Western values, according to the poll of 863 adults. The poll comes in the wake of a similar survey of nine Muslim nations that found widespread disapproval of the United States. The two polls are virtual mirrors in their results: Most Americans surveyed said they believe Muslims don’t respect Western values, and residents of such countries said the United States does not respect Islamic culture. Where does this leave us? Nowhere. Trust me.

Zahed Amanullah is associate editor of altmuslim.com.  He is based in London, England.