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Arabs Greet Obama With Mix Of Hope, Skepticism (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 07.04.2009 | World

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A driving question behind much of the anticipation for President Obama's Middle East trip is: how will he be received by the people? Naturally, the a...

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'Muslim World' Label Should Be Discarded: Analysis

Foreign Policy | Posted 07.04.2009 | World

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Even before U.S. President Barack Obama utters a word of his long-anticipated June 4 address to "the Muslim world," there is already a problem with th...

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Obama Egypt Speech: HuffPost Bloggers Weigh In With Advice And Predictions (UPDATED)

Huffington Post | Posted 07.04.2009 | World

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Reviews and reactions around the world to President Obama's Cairo University speech vary from being laudatory to disappointed to downright caustic, de...

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Egyptians' Excitement for Obama's Speech Conceals Mistrust

Annelle Sheline | Posted 07.03.2009 | World

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Annelle Sheline

While some American pundits anticipate this address to the Muslim world as the symbolic 'book-end' to Bush's 'Axis of Evil' speech, Egyptians remain skeptical.

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Tuberculosis In Muslim World: A Chance For Cooperation

Huffington Post Contributor | Dr. Frederick Hartman | Posted 07.03.2009 | World

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Hartman worked in Afghanistan from 1976 until the Soviet invasion in 1979; he returned in 2004, after the Taliban had been removed from power, and spe...

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Obama to Muslims: Unclench Your Fist

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 06.26.2009 | World

Read More: Religion, Islam, Islamic Radicalism, Terrorism, Obama Inauguration, President Obama, Religion and Politics, Islamic Extremists, Obama Administration, Muslims, Obama, Muslim, Barack Obama, Muslim World, World News
Amitai Etzioni

Obama recognizes that although most Muslims reject violence, many Muslims do not favor our kind of political system or the full plethora of human rights as we list them.

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In Search of a Model Muslim State

Parvez Ahmed | Posted 05.15.2009 | Home

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Parvez Ahmed

A "model Muslim state" at the bare minimum must embody Islam's normative ethics.

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So What If Obama Bowed? HALAS!

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 05.13.2009 | World

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Yvonne R. Davis

The President is speaking a language of acceptance and outreach to the Muslim world that is quite sincere.

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Mohammed Cartoon Prints Go On Sale

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.09.2009 | World

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Prints of the Danish cartoon depicting Islam's Prophet Mohammed as a suicide bomber in 2005 -- much to the chagrin of the international Muslim communi...

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Waiting to Exhale: Obama Visits Turkey

Parvez Ahmed | Posted 05.06.2009 | World

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Parvez Ahmed

As Turkey prepares to welcome Obama this week, what can they expect from him? And what can Obama expect in return?

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Need for a New Paradigm: Obama and the Muslim World

John L. Esposito | Posted 04.29.2009 | World

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John L. Esposito

President Obama has the desire, vision and intelligence to reach out to the broader Muslim world. But will he do what no recent American president has done and take the political risk to resist pressures?

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AF"Lack" -- NATO's AWOL Allies in Afghanistan

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 04.27.2009 | World

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Amb. Marc Ginsberg

President Obama's remarks highlight how quickly and seamlessly his national security team was able to construct a commendably hard and soft power approach to the AFPAK crisis.

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To Rebuild U.S.-Muslim World Relations, Obama Is Not Enough

Stephen R. Grand and Kristin M. Lord | Posted 04.26.2009 | World

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Stephen R. Grand and Kristin M. Lord

To promote U.S. interests our country must also build a dense network of personal relationships and partnerships between Americans and Muslims globally.

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"Flying While Arab" Continues to Soar

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

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Yvonne R. Davis

"Miss!" A large man with a crew cut pointed at me and exclaimed, "You have a bomb in your shoe!" This dude was talking to me. I was shocked.

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Immigration Reform is a Promise Waiting to be Filled

Marisa Treviño | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics

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Marisa Treviño

Some analysts are guessing that Obama, while he won't utter the words "immigration reform" in the same breath, might be more willing to tackle the issue one piece at a time.

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Obama Greatly Changes the Litmus Test

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 03.02.2009 | World

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Amitai Etzioni

Obama, in his very first days in office, has embraced this distinction between moderate and violent Muslims, which is very compatible with the thesis the US and its allies should focus on.

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The Overlooked $170 Billion of American-Muslim Spending Power

Michael Hastings-Black | Posted 02.28.2009 | Business

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Michael Hastings-Black

To date, pop-culture representations of Islam are either cloaked in evil or infused with pathos.

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Who Says no Bias? American Theaters Block Arab American Film

Ray Hanania | Posted 02.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Hollywood Films, American East, Muslims, Arabs, Sept. 11, Dvd, Arab World, Muslim Americans, Arab, Muslim, Film, Movies, Muslim World, Arab Americans, Entertainment News
Ray Hanania

Two great Hollywood actors, Hesham Issawi and Sayed Badreya decided to make a Hollywood movie that told a part of the Arab American and Muslim Arab story in a real way.

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"Abu" Obama's Muslim Stimulus Package

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 02.27.2009 | World

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Amb. Marc Ginsberg

The true test of Obama's presidency will not only be the innovative statecraft of its regional diplomacy, but also his ability to mobilize a comprehensive initiative to lift the Arab world out of its economic and social poverty.

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Al-Arabiya's Game Changing Interview with Barack Obama: A New Punctuation Point in US Foreign Policy

Steve Clemons | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iran, Al Arabiya, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, US Foreign Policy, Olmert, King Abdullah, Palestine, Israel, Hamas, Prince Turki Al-Faisal, Public Diplomacy, Barack Obama, Muslim World, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Obama's interview has provided a new punctuation point in American foreign policy, and it is not "continuous" foreign policy at all. This is a new game and a very impressive new leader.

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Obama, Islamic World and Obstacles of "Mutual Respect"

Omid Memarian | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

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Omid Memarian

You cannot just declare respect and move on, you must recognize how much damage your predecessor has done.

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America's Islamic Slave Roots

Frankie Martin | Posted 02.27.2009 | World

Read More: Islam, Slavery, President Obama, Martin Luther King, Sapelo Island, Obama Inauguration, Akbar Ahmed, African Americans, Muslim World, Cornelia Walker Bailey, Research, Inauguration, Georgia, Family, World News
Frankie Martin

My team and I were on Sapelo Island, off the coast of Georgia, to investigate links between the US and Islam going back centuries to the Africans brought to this country as slaves.

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"Ahlan Wa Sahlan" (Welcome) Obama. But...

Jamal Dajani | Posted 02.21.2009 | World

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Jamal Dajani

In Amman, demonstrators took to the streets Tuesday to celebrate Bush's departure by tossing shoes at a banner with his picture on it. They did not, however, celebrate Obama's inauguration.

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100 Days: Muslim World Has High Hopes For Obama

AP | LEE KEATH | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

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CAIRO, Egypt — Iran said Wednesday it is "ready for new approaches" from President Barack Obama as, across the Islamic world, countries cautious...

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Let the Truth Shine

Zeyno Baran | Posted 02.15.2009 | World

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Muslim Womens Rights, Barack Obama, Muslim World, World News
Zeyno Baran

The defense and protection of women needs to be the guiding principle for the incoming administration. Its core message must then be communicated broadly, especially to the Muslim world.

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