“NO TO RELIGION or sect,” cry the protesters in Iraq. “No to Islam, no to Christianity, revolt for the nation,” echo those in Lebanon. Across the Arab world people are turning against religious political parties and the clerics who helped bring them to power. Many appear to be giving up on Islam, too.
These trends are reflected in new data from Arab Barometer, a pollster that surveys Arab countries. Across the region the share of people expressing much trust in political parties, most of which have a religious tint, has fallen by well over a third since 2011, to 15%. The decline in trust for Islamist parties is similarly dramatic, falling from 35% in 2013, when the question was first widely asked, to 20% in 2018.
The doubts extend to religious leaders. In 2013 around 51% of respondents said they trusted their religious leaders to a “great” or “medium” extent. When a comparable question was asked last year the number was down to 40%. The share of Arabs who think religious leaders should have influence over government decision-making is also steadily declining.
The share of Arabs describing themselves as “not religious” is up to 13%, from 8% in 2013. That includes nearly half of young Tunisians, a third of young Libyans, a quarter of young Algerians and a fifth of young Egyptians. But the numbers are fuzzy. Nearly half of Iraqis described themselves as “religious”, up from 39% in 2013. Yet the share who say they attend Friday prayers has fallen by nearly half, to 33%. Perhaps faith is increasingly personal, says Mr Robbins.
Excellent new,now , Ayatollahs and others clerics,will have to work,only serve for waking hate in the people,and me may exclaim ,thankyou,Allah is great
'Whoever does good and he is a believer, I will give him a good, pure life and I will give them their reward in the Gardens of Paradise for the best of what they used to do. ' (Quran 16:97) Meaning of life:
Trust in polical islam is indeed decreasing in most Arab countries, that is attributed essentially to the absence of a creative,innovative approach in Islamic parties as to address the current crucial issues.
So secularism is starting to happen in Muslim countries too, and that after more than 100 years ago Nietzsche proclaiming; god is dead.
Good
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The body is the only temple worth visiting
Islam is not the problem. The problem are those who are mal practicing and making the religion a topic for political and personal purposes. Other wise, why islam still is the faith with more propagation around the world till this moment!?
You 'forget' to mention the Salafists ,Friends of yours ?
Prayers are good for the soul, but religion is coercive bullshit. Square that circle, I haven't.
I wonder why?
When religion vanish, God wins.
Conspicuous absence from the list: Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Jordan.
And about time. Next stop: Nigeria 🙄🙄
asemota Sharia will always surrender to democracy anytime, anyday. It also happened in Egypt and Algeria.
Religion is wonderful if followed properly ?
PosibilityRequirements
Good thing !
What about IranProtests
Religion is like oxygen to the soul of a believer. Is only a fool thinking less oxygen will be good for the body.
Congratulations! Less religion in our life the better
good
Welcome to the modern world
Of course, it's soo boomer!
Reawakening
More progress if they leave islam
No surprise , probably the reason the kingdoms are the most stable ..KSA Morroco Jordan
What could be the reason: technology, history, disillusionment, unmet needs, second instalment of Arab spring?
Is it sensible &/or intelligent ... to preach belief in any 1 of approx. 4000 competing religions that nobody can prove and against all the evidence?
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