Majority of Global Muslims Wish for Peace, Well-being and Family Over Wealth and Success for Eid, Western Union Study Finds

Majority of Global Muslims Wish for Peace, Well-being and Family Over Wealth and Success for Eid, Western Union Study Finds PR Newswire DUBAI, UAE, August 16, 2012 DUBAI, UAE, August 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Family and friends are gifted mostly during Eid; closely followed by charity with cash the preferred method of gifting As Eid celebrations dawn and Ramadan draws to a close the world over, the majority of Muslims living and working overseas wish for peace and happiness, followed by health and family belonging, over desire for wealth and success, the second phase of a newly released Western Union-sponsored study has found.Specifically, nearly half of Muslims living and working overseas said that they valued peace and happiness (48%), followed by health (17%), family belonging (14%) and wealth and success (9%). Arab Muslims living across the globe (27%) and Muslims living in the Middle East (24%) have a stronger desire for peace relative to Muslims living in Asia, Europe and US. (Muslims 16%), which is attributable to a long-standing heightened sense of security precipitated by recent uprisings. The Western Union study, "Traditions of Eid by global citizens of Muslim faith - 2", was conducted in July by The Nielsen Company and covered Muslims of 11 nationalities living in 12 countries in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, the United States and Western Europe.