northern africa / http://backend.userland.com/rss Â鶹´«Ã½AV WebTeam Access to training and money can help overcome barriers to starting or growing a business, but fewer than one in four Africans say they have access to either. /poll/174314/training-money-barriers-starting-business-africa.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/174314/training-money-barriers-starting-business-africa.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 05 Aug 2014 14:00:00 GMT In sub-Saharan Africa, few residents pay attention to political events in Arab countries, but those who do view them more negatively than positively. Malians are among the most likely to hold a negative view. /poll/172079/arab-spring-largely-ignored-sub-saharan-africa.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/172079/arab-spring-largely-ignored-sub-saharan-africa.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 03 Jul 2014 06:00:00 GMT As Egyptians vote on a new constitution, Â鶹´«Ã½AV data collected just before President Mohamed Morsi was deposed highlight the factors that contributed to Egyptians' disillusionment with his presidency. /poll/166832/egyptians-approval-leadership-multifaceted.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/166832/egyptians-approval-leadership-multifaceted.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 15 Jan 2014 07:00:00 GMT Across Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen, no more than 3% of residents say they currently use a Sharia-compliant banking service. /poll/166583/islamic-banking-remains-niche-market-north-africa.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/166583/islamic-banking-remains-niche-market-north-africa.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 30 Dec 2013 07:00:00 GMT Adults in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Tunisia prefer their governments cut subsidies for fuel and tobacco instead of food, if the need arises. If fuel subsidy reform occurred, they want the savings to go to the poor and social services. /poll/162125/mena-adults-tolerant-reforming-nonfood-subsidies.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/162125/mena-adults-tolerant-reforming-nonfood-subsidies.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 06 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT As news of the hostage crisis in Algeria -- involving Americans among other foreigners -- continues to unfold, Â鶹´«Ã½AV finds Algerians' approval of U.S. leadership sank to 30% in 2012, down significantly from 49% in 2009. /poll/159905/algerians-soured-leadership-prior-hostage-crisis.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/159905/algerians-soured-leadership-prior-hostage-crisis.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:15:00 GMT Malians' views of their government soured and they became increasingly weary of mixing religion and politics in the months before France launched a military offensive in the country. /poll/159884/malians-faith-government-plummeted-2012.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/159884/malians-faith-government-plummeted-2012.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:30:00 GMT A majority of Libyans (54%) approve of U.S. leadership and favor military aid from the West. More than six in 10 consider al-Qaeda and former Gadhafi regime members a serious threat to the country's future. /poll/156539/Opinion-Briefing-Libyans-Eye-New-Relations-West.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/156539/Opinion-Briefing-Libyans-Eye-New-Relations-West.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:30:00 GMT Egyptians want their government -- which narrowly avoided a clash among the country's new president, the judiciary, and the military -- to focus on unemployment and job creation. /poll/155732/Egyptians-Government-Focus-Jobs.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/155732/Egyptians-Government-Focus-Jobs.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:15:00 GMT Â鶹´«Ã½AV finds that socioeconomic factors, not religion, negatively affect perceptions of women's rights across the Arab world. /poll/155324/Arab-Women-Men-Eye-Eye-Religion-Role-Law.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/155324/Arab-Women-Men-Eye-Eye-Religion-Role-Law.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 25 Jun 2012 06:00:00 GMT