The View from the Street: Attitudes Toward Politics and Religion Among Ordinary Citizens in the Arab World
Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum 600 South Gregory Street Urbana
Popular views of Islam in the US and Europe often are distorted into caricatures in which Islamist beliefs determine popular actions and threaten the West. The extreme manifestations of these ideas are exploited by religious and political leaders and are rarely challenged by the media. Opinion research in the Muslim world challenges these "Clash of Civilizations" notions and provides a framework through which to understand the impacts of Muslim political opinions and Western policies and cultural influences.
Hosted by:Â Center for Global Studies
In conjunction with: Center for African Studies, Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Department of Political Science, Department of Religion, Department of Sociology, International Programs and Studies, Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center, Spurlock Museum
Samuel J. Eldersveld Collegiate Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan
