Obama Arab World

Winning Back Israel

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 09.24.2009 | World


Alon Ben-Meir

Obama must make it abundantly clear that his focus on the settlements is not arbitrary, but represents a critical point of departure if Israel is to ever to seek peace with the Palestinians.

Foxman: Obama Putting Too Much Weight On Solving Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Huffington Post | Posted 08.16.2009 | World


Abraham Foxman, Director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), gives an account of his meeting this week with President Barack Obama and other Jewish g...

What Arabs Can Do to Support Peace

James Zogby | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics


James Zogby

It is clear that the Obama Administration is making a real effort to press Israel to suspend all settlement construction -- using, at times, language not heard since the time of President Carter.

Obama Arab World Speech: Extremists Call Him "Wise Enemy"

AP | MARJORIE OLSTER | Posted 07.05.2009 | World


CAIRO — Muslim shopkeepers, students and even radical groups such as Hamas praised President Barack Obama's address Thursday as a positive shift...

Obama Egypt Speech: Public Mood Depends On Cultural, Socioeconomic Status

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...

Obama Egypt Speech: Will Obama The Man Keep Up With Obama The Legend?

Huffington Post Contributors | Ayman Nour and Wael Nawara | Posted 07.02.2009 | World


By Huffington Post contributors Ayman Nour and Wael Nawara. Ayman Nour is Leader of El Ghad Liberal Party of Egypt and former member of the Parliame...

Arab World Hopeful About Obama: Poll

Jerusalem Post | BRENDA GAZZAR | Posted 06.25.2009 | World


Just over half of the Arab respondents from six countries say they are "somewhat hopeful" or "very hopeful" regarding the Middle East policy of US Pre...

Obama Faces Daunting Task Winning Over Arab World

GlobalPost.com | Caryle Murphy | Posted 02.22.2009 | World


RIYADH -- A Saudi friend recently asked me a difficult question. Norah Al Hassawi was lamenting the horrible televised scenes of bloodshed and huma...

Hajj Pilgrims Skeptical Obama Will Bring Serious Change

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 01.09.2009 | World


MINA, Saudi Arabia — After pelting a symbol of the devil with stones, the Iraqi pilgrim knelt and prayed that one day soon all sorts of devils w...

Obama Plans Speech In Islamic Capital

New York Times | HELENE COOPER | Posted 01.04.2009 | World


WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama's aides say he is considering making a major foreign policy speech from an Islamic capital during his first...

Sam Stein

McCain's Last Ditch Effort: Tying Obama To Muslim World

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics


John McCain's campaign is making what appears to be a final, full-throated effort to paint Barack Obama as a sympathizer with the Muslim world. In the...

International Bloggers: "Arab" Is America's New Political Weapon

Jillian York | Posted 11.13.2008 | Home


Jillian York

One second Obama is Arab, the next he's Muslim. These words are thrown around and serve as an insult. So basically, in the United States, instead of telling someone his mama is a whore, telling him that his mama is an Arab will now suffice.