Iranians Overwhelmingly Reject Bin Laden January 30, 2007 Both Iranians and Americans See Terrorism as a Threat to Their Countries Full Report Questionnaire/Methodology Iranians and Americans are both very concerned about the danger of terrorism, reject attacks against civilians overwhelmingly and share strongly negative views of Osama bin Laden. AlthoughContinue Reading

Q & A: Shibley Telhami and Joost Hiltermann November 20, 2006 WPO Talks with the University of Maryland’s Shibley Telhami and International Crisis Group’s Joost Hiltermann Shibley Telhami is the Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland, and a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the SabanContinue Reading

Baghdad Shias Believe Killings May Increase Once U.S.-led Forces Depart but Large Majorities Still Support Withdrawal Within a Year November 20, 2006 Shias in the Capital—Unlike Those in the Rest of Iraq—Oppose Disarming Militias Full Report Questionnaire/Methodology Most Shia Arabs living in Baghdad have shifted in recent months from preferringContinue Reading

All Iraqi Ethnic Groups Overwhelmingly Reject al Qaeda September 27, 2006 But Groups Vary on Iran, Syria, Hezbollah Full Report Questionnaire/Methodology Transcript of Brookings Saban Center Event A new poll of Iraqis shows that al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden are rejected by overwhelming majorities of Shias and Kurds andContinue Reading