Report on a Seminar Regarding Arab/Islamic Perceptions of the Information Campaign, War on Terrorism Studies: Report 2
Abstract
The Center for Emerging Threats and Opportunities (CETO) conducted a workshop on the issue of Islamic and Middle Eastern perceptions of the information campaign in the War on Terrorism at the offices of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, Arlington, VA, on November 8, 2001. Participants included members of the Islamic and Arab-American communities and members of the Interagency community involved in the information campaign. The objective was to give the government representatives a perspective on how the campaign is being received by the worldwide Muslim and Arab communities. The Islamic and Arab-American participants began by giving brief presentations on their perceptions of the American scene and their reaction to it since the events of September 11, 2001. - One participant made three key observations: (1) The Islamic community has not historically done a good job of getting its points made in American discourse, although he believed that they have done better of late. (2) The Islamic community has let itself be portrayed as "others." (3) Terrorists are finding shelter in the Palestinian Issue; the moderate community is in danger of having the terrorists hijack this issue.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA433333
Entities
Organizations
- Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory