Obama Cairo Speech

Reclaiming the Revolution: Women in Cairo Refuse to Be Sidelined

Anushay Hossain | Posted 02.20.2012

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Anushay Hossain

What Egyptian women are showing us today is truly revolutionary because they are refusing to be sidelined in determining the future of their country. They were and are a part of Egypt's revolution.

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McCain Counters Cheney On Calls For Obama Apology

Posted 12.03.2011

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In an appearance Monday on CNN, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) appeared to reject a suggestion from former Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter, Li...

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A Decade of 9/11: Past, Present and Future

Paul Heroux | Posted 11.08.2011

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Paul Heroux

A decade after 9/11, where have we been, where are we now, and where are we going?

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US on Wrong Side of History in Arab Spring

Michael Hughes | Posted 10.08.2011

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Michael Hughes

Although President Barack Obama's 2009 Cairo address to the Islamic world was designed to invigorate U.S.-Arab relations, America's capricious policies in the face of pro-democracy uprisings in the Middle East have betrayed his words.

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The Obama-Shaped Leadership Void

Ethan Casey | Posted 08.28.2011

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Ethan Casey

One of my purposes in this column is to help myself and my readers understand a rudderless country with a feckless president, a military caste with an...

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A Spring Forgotten

Ronit Avni | Posted 07.28.2011

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Ronit Avni

When it came to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, President Obama curiously fell back on language about governments and treaties rather than individual freedom and human dignity.

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How About an "American Spring"?

Deepak Chopra | Posted 07.23.2011

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Deepak Chopra

Without an American Spring, the Arab Spring is still on its own. This country will keep supporting despots and royal families in the Middle East, and we won't stop being the world's largest arms dealers.

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Marcus Baram

CHART: Obama's Middle East Speeches Compared

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 07.19.2011

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NEW YORK -- Since President Obama's much-praised speech at Cairo University in June 2009, a lot has changed in the Middle East. Thursday's highly a...

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Obama's Reset: Arab Spring or Same Old Thing?

Nick Turse | Posted 07.17.2011

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Nick Turse

On Thursday, Obama will "reset" American policy in the Middle East with a major address. But barring an almost inconceivable policy shift, all signs indicate that the Pentagon will quietly maintain antithetical policies.

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The Embarrassments of Empire

David Bromwich | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Bromwich

Sovereign nations cannot have feelings as people do -- but there are times when they would blush if they could. The ascent of the administration to the perfection of embarrassment was gradual, and its stages deserve to be remembered.

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10 Effects of the Fall of the Modern-Day Pharaoh

Hussam Ayloush | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hussam Ayloush

The fall of Egypt's modern-day Pharaoh and the establishment of a true democracy will likely shape that volatile region more than anything since the fall of the Ottoman Empire.

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A Nobel Nomination for WikiLeaks? What About Bradley Manning, America's Liu Xiaobo?

Ali A. Rizvi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ali A. Rizvi

Snorre Valen, the Norwegian Member of Parliament who nominated WikiLeaks, was probably on to something.

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Politics and Nonsense on Egypt

James Zogby | Posted 05.25.2011

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James Zogby

When U.S. politicians discuss critical Middle East matters, their remarks either display an ignorance of facts, are shaped more by political needs than reality, or are just plain dumb. Egypt provides a case in point.

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2010 Poll: Egyptians Dislike Obama, See U.S./Israel as "Threats," Want Clergy More Political

John Zogby | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Zogby

Based on our polling done there last summer, we know that Egyptians are disappointed with Barack Obama and have a decidedly negative view of U.S. policy in the Middle East.

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Inshaallah Twitter

Parvez Sharma | Posted 05.25.2011

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Parvez Sharma

While it is still too early to call the protests in Egypt a revolution, Cairo has been under siege for 48 hours. The three-decade long rule of a despot -- and the country's role as an American ally -- is being challenged.

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Obama: Pro-Israel at the Two-Year Mark

Steve Sheffey | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Sheffey

President Obama has provided more security assistance to Israel than any president in history; he's created an unprecedented level of military cooperation between the United States and Israel.

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It Takes A Movement: Moral Centering And Political Recalibration

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

An election like this one always calls for both moral centering and political recalibration. Leaders of both parties were talking the morning after the election about cooperation to solve the nation's problems. That will likely also take a movement.

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The Biggest Lies About Islam

Azeem Ibrahim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Azeem Ibrahim

I spend a lot of time in the US, and it is striking how pundits and columnists repeatedly get away with making claims about Muslims and Islam which fuel mistrust between Muslim countries and the West.

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The Middle East Peace Process: Opposing Views

Reza Aslan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Reza Aslan

Schleifer: I am not giving up on Obama or on the direct negotiations he has tried to revive. Aslan: Is any other way to describe the present state of affairs other than utter failure?

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Beginning Again: How America And Muslim Majority Societies Can Re-Engage

Dalia Mogahed | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dalia Mogahed

The most powerful first step leaders can take to rebuild partnership between Muslim communities and the U.S. is to resolve acute conflicts and end terrorism. In spite of these challenges, governments and civil society on all sides must take an interactive holistic approach to move the relationship forward.

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Obama's Cairo Speech

Steve Sheffey | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Sheffey

Certain mischaracterizations of President Obama's June 4, 2009 Cairo speech have become so ingrained that what he actually said in Cairo has almost b...

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Sam Stein

RNC Committeewoman Kim Lehman Claims Obama Told Muslims That He Was A Muslim

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Republican ranks have, by and large, cautiously avoided weighing in on recent poll numbers showing that a healthy portion of the American public b...

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Obama Must Bring Back That Magic to the Middle East

Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jamal Dajani

2010 is far from over, yet we have witnessed a series of close encounters in the Middle East that created major tensions and pushed everyone to the edge.

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Compassion Across Borders

John Bridgeland | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Bridgeland

By having national policies that engage more Americans in international service at every stage of life, we will be sharing our most valuable assets to make a significant difference in communities and nations throughout the world.

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America in Alexandria, de Tocqueville in Arabic

Cynthia P. Schneider | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cynthia P. Schneider

A conference organized by the Library of Alexandria commemorating the one year anniversary of Obama's Cairo speech aimed to focus on concrete projects and not on divisive political issues.

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