When: Thursday, May 11, 2017, 10:00 — 11:30 a.m.
Where: The Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC
What:
Since the election of President Trump, the world has witnessed shifts in U.S. policy toward both Syria and Muslim migrants. In his first few months in office, Trump has ordered airstrikes against the Syrian government and fought repeatedly to implement a travel ban that many see as a “Muslim ban.” Meanwhile, domestic political lines seem as sharply drawn now as before the election. How are Americans across the political spectrum evaluating the Trump administration’s policies toward the Middle East and Muslim communities?
On May 11, the Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings will launch a new public opinion poll by Nonresident Senior Fellow Shibley Telhami which focuses on American attitudes toward the travel ban, the recent U.S. airstrikes against Syria, and the U.S. refugee policy. This data also provides trend lines on American attitudes toward Islam and Muslims, and whether these opinions have changed since the election.
Telhami will be joined in discussion by Shadi Hamid, a senior fellow in the Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World and Karen DeYoung, senior national security correspondent and associate editor at the Washington Post. Tamara Cofman Wittes, senior fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy, will provide introductory remarks and moderate the panel. Following the discussion, the panelists will take audience questions.
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