Zone 1- Asia Summary, week # 135

MIDDLE EAST

Two Third Of Palestinians Support Direct Negotiations But Conditional (Click for Details)

A recent survey of Palestinians carried out by AWARD (Arab World for Research & Development) shows that a 2/3 majority of Palestinians support conditional direct negotiations with Israel while less than one in ten support unconditional direct negotiations.

28 August 2010

Foreign Affairs & Security » Palestine/ Israel Conflict

(Multi-country survey) Religiosity Highest in World's Poorest Nations (Click for Details)

Gallup surveys in 114 countries in 2009 show that religion continues to play an important role in many people's lives worldwide. The global median proportion of adults who say religion is an important part of their daily lives is 84%, unchanged from what Gallup has found in other years. The data shows a strong relationship between socio-economic conditions and religiosity in a country.

August 31, 2010

Society » Religion

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The complete detailed weekly reports of the project can be found on theGilani's Gallopedia website.

Zone 1- Asia Summary, week # 134

MIDDLE EAST

Iraqis More Approving of Own Leadership Than of U.S. (Click for Details)

Iraqis approved more of their own country's leadership than U.S. leadership in early 2010 -- the reverse of their sentiment in 2008. Iraqis' relative confidence in their own leadership at the time of Gallup's most recent survey, which was conducted shortly before the elections in March, could be taken as a positive sign as the U.S. diminishes its military presence in the country and Iraqis take more control.

August 26, 2010

Domestic Politics » Performance Ratings

WEST ASIA

Trust In Military Fades Amid Coup Debates, Anti-Terror Weakness (Click for Details)

A recently conducted opinion poll in Turkey has shown that the General Staff is suffering from a significant loss of confidence in the eyes of the public, which observers believe is directly linked to the military’s unappreciated aspiration to intervene in politics rather than focus on its fight against terror. MetroPOLL Strategic and Social Research Center

August 22, 2010

Foreign Affairs & Security » Military Issues/ Defence

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The complete detailed weekly reports of the project can be found on theGilani's Gallopedia website.

Zone 1- Asia Summary, week # 133

Multi Country Poll: Migration Could Triple Populations in Some Wealthy Nations (Click for Details)

Gallup's Potential Net Migration Index finds Singapore, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, and Kuwait atop the list of countries that could see the highest net adult population growth from international migration. If all adults worldwide who desire to migrate permanently to other countries actually moved where they wanted today, each country would see their adult populations double or even triple.

August 20, 2010

Society » Immigration/Refugees

Multi Country Poll: Europeans Don't Think Schools Encourage Entrepreneurs; Americans, Chinese think their schools do better jobs (Click for Details)

One in four EU residents interviewed in December agreed their education made them interested in becoming entrepreneurs -- far fewer than said so in the U.S. and China. Gallup USA

August 17, 2010

Society » Education

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The complete detailed weekly reports of the project can be found on theGilani's Gallopedia website.