April 18, 2007

International Survey Data from Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Morrocco: Tuesday, April 24

You are invited to the release of a new study on:

Public Opinion in Muslim Countries on Terrorism, Al Qaeda’s Goals, and US Foreign Policy

Tuesday, April 24, 2007 9:00 – 10:30 am

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.

START and WorldPublicOpinion.org will release the findings of an in-depth survey conducted in four of the largest Muslim countries-- Egypt, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Morocco. The survey examines in detail public attitudes on such topics as:

• the acceptability of terrorist attacks on civilians in general and Americans in particular,

• al Qaeda’s goals such as driving the US out of Muslim countries, imposing Sharia, and creating a new Caliphate,

• attacks on US troops based in Muslim countries

• US support for the governments of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan

• perceptions of US foreign policy goals

• the nature of the conflict between Islam and the West

• democracy and globalization

A panel will discuss the implications of the findings.

Moderator: Gary LaFree, Professor, University of Maryland and Director of START

Presenter: Steven Kull, Director of the Program on International Policy Attitudes and Editor, WorldPublicOpinion.org

Discussants: Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor of Peace and Development, University of Maryland; Daniel Benjamin, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, and author of books on terrorism and U.S. strategy.

Coffee and continental breakfast will be available at 8:30am.

Please RSVP at info@pipa.org or 202-232-7500 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              202-232-7500      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              202-232-7500      end_of_the_skype_highlighting.

top