Cairo's Reaction to Obama's Speech
I couldn't believe how positive everyone's reaction seemed.
I couldn't believe how positive everyone's reaction seemed.
Andy Borowitz | Posted 06.04.2009 | Comedy
The former vice-president said that if he had made the speech in Cairo, "you can bet your ass it would have played out differently."
Daoud Kuttab | Posted 07.05.2009 | World
The president spoke to Arabs and Muslims from his own experiences and from his heart. Without conceding much and while being honest with his audience, he clearly won over the hearts and minds of many people that have so far rejected America.
MSNBC | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics
The pyramids outside of Cairo boast tombs, camels and relics thousands of years old. What about an image reminiscent of the 44th president? ...
Huffington Post | Posted 07.05.2009 | World
During his stay in Cairo, Egypt, where he gave his longest and arguably most anticipated speech yet, President Obama indulged in some tourism, visitin...
Medea Benjamin | Posted 07.05.2009 | World
The letter represents a significant development and an effort by Hamas to present a new face to the Western world.
Rick Allen | Posted 07.05.2009 | World
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the massacre in Beijing's Tiananmen Square and the crushing of the public manifestations of the pro-democracy movement.
Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 07.05.2009 | World
Obama's inevitable message to the Muslim world: the U.S. will look the other way at your governments' repressive policies because a working relationship with them is more important than peoples' rights.
Allison Kilkenny | Posted 07.05.2009 | World
President Obama's speech in Cairo focused on the themes of brotherhood and bridging the divide between the west and Muslim world.
William Bradley | Posted 07.05.2009 | World
Not only did no one throw shoes at Obama, the crowd of 3,000 in Cairo gave him a standing ovation. Watching the speech, I had the feeling that the world might be changing again.
Carlos Watson | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics
To curb the nuclear ambitions of Iran and North Korea, to stimulate a viable Israel-Palestine solution, he's going to have to pay. I'm talking cold hard cash.
CBS News | Posted 07.05.2009 | Home
Obama quoted the Holy Quran as commanding, "Be conscious of God and speak always the truth." He said he shared that conviction, as "rooted in my own e...
The Independent | Independent | Posted 07.05.2009 | Home
I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a...
The Independent | Independent | Posted 07.05.2009 | Home
I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a...
AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 07.05.2009 | World
CAIRO — Invoking the Quran and his rarely used middle name, Barack Hussein Obama declared Thursday that America has a common cause with Islam an...
Huffington Post Contributor | Hossam el-Hamalawy | Posted 07.04.2009 | World
Right before he took off from DC, on what the media has been depicting as some "odyssey," to address the Muslim World from Cairo, President Obama had ...
nytimes.com | ROGER COHEN | Posted 07.04.2009 | World
NEW YORK -- I hope President Obama has been reading James Baker in preparation for his speech Thursday to the Muslim world. It was in the time of the ...
Huffington Post | Matthew Palevsky | Posted 07.04.2009 | World
President Obama is in Cairo, Egypt, to give his first speech in the Middle East on Thursday. One question has driven pre-speech debate: how will Obam...
Mirette F. Mabrouk | Posted 07.04.2009 | World
When Obama takes the podium at Cairo University, he's going to need to convince his listeners that he knows what they want -- they just need to give him a little time to deliver.
WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 07.04.2009 | Home
U.S. President Obama arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. His next stop, in Egypt, will feature a highly-anticipated speech in Cairo. The impending...
arabist.net | Posted 07.04.2009 | World
Police have cracked down on the protest planned by Kefaya activists this evening in Tahrir Sq, detaining a number of activists... ...
Christina Bellantoni | Posted 07.04.2009 | World
Aides told us reporters traveling with Obama that the speech tomorrow in Cairo will last between 40 and 45 minutes. They also announced an unprecedented social networking blitz to engage the Muslim world.
Omid Memarian | Posted 07.04.2009 | World
What should the President say, and do, in Cairo to make the best of his trip?
Huffington Post Contributor | Noha Khattab | Posted 07.04.2009 | World
It's Wednesday afternoon, and I'm stuck in traffic on my way to an event at the American University in Cairo (AUC). While the drive from Zamalek to AU...
CNN / Anderson Cooper 360° | CNN / Anderson Cooper 360° | Posted 07.04.2009 | Home
Obama arrives Wednesday in the Saudi Arabian capital on the first leg of his trip to the Mideast and Europe. Thomas L. Friedman New York ...
Annelle Sheline | Posted 07.05.2009 | World