“The View from the Street: Attitudes Toward Politics and Religion Among Ordinary Citizens in the Arab World”

• Event Date: Thursday, October 2, 2008
• Time: 7:30 pm (CDT)
• Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
• Cost: Free Admission

• Talk

Center for Advanced Study
CAS/MillerComm Lecture Series
"The View from the Street: Attitudes Toward Politics and Religion Among Ordinary Citizens in the Arab World"

Mark Tessler
Samuel J. Eldersveld Collegiate Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan

Popular views of Islam in the United States 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.

Museum visitors are reminded that outside food and drinks are not allowed in the Museum. Backpacks and other large items brought to the Museum will have to be stored; there is limited locker storage space available for these items.