Guided Search: Research, Middle East

Richard Wike, Director of Global Attitudes Research Pew Research Center, will discuss the results of Pew Foundation studies regarding attitudes of Middle Eastern nations and people of the United States.

The Middle East Center at UPenn is proud to partner with Penn Museum’s International Classroom Program, The American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT), and the Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility (CCLR) in offering a Spring 2012 Lecture series, "Islam: Tradition and Diversity." This week, Dr. Mehmet Darakçioğlu, Associate Director of the Middle East Center at UPenn, will discuss the story of Islam and secularism in Turkey and the Turkish nation today.

The Wharton MENA Business Conference is the newest addition to the Wharton Global Business Forum. This conference is a uniquely comprehensive event that is the result of the coordinated efforts of student leaders representing the regions of Africa, Asia, Europe, India, Latin America, and most recently, the MENA region. This year, we have assembled an outstanding ensemble of business executives, policy-makers and global scholars to engage in dialogue and debate about the MENA region’s most pressing issues. This year’s conference, titled “After the Storm: Finding Opportunity in the Post-Revolution Arab World,” will highlight the region’s potential to grow amid the great uncertainties it faces.