ABOUT 

Understanding Muslim Diversity is an interactive Web-Tour based on the award-winning PBS documentary, Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think, a world poll of Muslim public opinion conducted by the Gallup Organization. It is a project of Unity Productions Foundation, (UPF) a nonprofit 501 c3 organization focused on working through the media to enhance peace.  UPF website: www.upf.tv.    

In addition to the website, the project will launch over 15 screening and training events at think tanks, governmental agencies, and security policy groups, presenting experts to equip policymakers with the data of the Gallup poll. 

FEEDBACK 

“This film will improve understanding and raise awareness among Americans that our foreign policy toward parts of the Muslim world (particularly Saudi Arabia and Egypt) engenders ill will and ultimately threatens our security.”       

 - Director of East African Affairs, USAID

“Inside Islam will help to improve relations between the US and the Muslim world.  I was particularly surprised to learn of the 7% extremists and was surprised to see the number of Americans who claimed not to know anything about Islam and Muslims.”  

 -  Senior Economist for Iraq Reconstruction

“I would like my staff to watch this film and internalize the data and analysis on a regular basis.” 

 -  Executive Director, Project on Middle East Democracy

“I found Inside Islam insightful & disarming, and I think useful in demystifying Muslims as a people.  It is my hope that it might serve as an educational platform for dialogue and could be useful showing at local Army installations."

 -  Public Affairs & Outreach, U.S. Army

“I thought the film was good, but was left wanting more information about the 7% cited in the film as the terrorist cheerleaders.  Also, rather than only stating that the majority Muslim population did not feel it necessary to denounce those fringe actors committing terrorists acts in the name of Islam, I thought it might be a nice supplement to also include an example or two of Muslim groups or Islamic Scholars that did/do in fact denounce terrorism.  Overall, great job and I look forward to hearing more from UPF in the future.”  

-  Office of Military Commissions, Department of Defense