Mohamed Elshahed is a PhD student at New York University's Middle Eastern Studies department. He earned a Masters degree in Architecture Studies from MIT in 2007. He lives in Brooklyn.

Blog Entries by Mohamed Elshahed

Obama's Cairo Trip: The Unreported Details in Context

Posted June 9, 2009 | 11:30 AM (EST)


President Obama had a lot to do in his eight hours in Egypt. I am not talking about his historic speech to the Muslim world but about his itinerary in the city. Going from Cairo International Airport to the Qubba Palace followed by a visit to the Sultan Hassan Mosque...

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Egyptian Commentator: "We Should Not Be Talking Directly To Our Enemies"

3 Comments | Posted June 8, 2009 | 04:25 PM (EST)


In the aftermath of Obama's speech in Cairo this past week, a guest on a television show of political commentary complained that President Barrack Obama's demeanor was "self-centered" and that he read from the teleprompter the entire time. She expressed xenophobic ideas and proclaimed, "We should not be talking directly...

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Egyptian Commentator: "We Shouldn't Be Talking Directly With Our Enemy"

Posted June 8, 2009 | 04:03 PM (EST)


In the aftermath of Obama's speech in Cairo this past weekend, a guest on a television show of political commentary complained that President Barrack Obama's demeanor was "self-centered" and that he read from the teleprompter the entire time. She expressed xenophobic ideas and proclaimed, "We should not be talking directly...

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