According to a new in-depth survey of the Arab world, Arabs today are less religious compared to previous years, but still find “honor killings” more acceptable than homosexuality.
The poll also found that the greatest perceived threat is Israel.
Honor killings were considered acceptable by 27 percent of Algerians, while 26 percent found homosexuality acceptable. In Morocco it was 25 percent for honor killings and 21 percent for homosexuality, while in the Palestinian territories it was eight percent for honor killings and five percent for homosexuality.
On religion, since 2013, the number of Arabs identifying as “not religious” rose from eight to 13 percent. Those under 30 showed the greatest increase, with 18 percent identifying as non-religious.
A majority were found to be accepting of a woman prime minister, with the exception being Algeria. But in the home, most said husbands should always have the final say in family decisions, with the exception being Morocco, where less than half said so.
Only 12 percent viewed U.S. President Donald Trump positively, with Russian President Vladimir Putin garnering 28 percent and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan getting 51 percent.
The BBC noted that some countries asked that some of the questions be dropped from the survey.