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Obama Egypt Speech

The iPod and the Queen, the Kindle and the King

Ayaan Hirsi Ali | Posted 07.11.2009 | World

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Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Promotion of literacy for girls is a noble cause. But unless sharia laws are repealed, more girls will find themselves in flogging pens rather than rising up the career ladder.

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Obama's Cairo Trip: The Unreported Details in Context

Mohamed Elshahed | Posted 07.10.2009 | Eyes & Ears

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Mohamed Elshahed

President Obama's speech was well-received on the Egyptian street, but retracing the President's path through "the timeless city of Cairo" quickly reveals that change will be hard to come by.

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Israeli Settlers' 'Obama Hut' Constructed To Mock Cairo Speech

Jerusalem Post | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

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A day after US President Barack Obama reiterated his call to stop settlement activity during a speech in Cairo, defiant settlers continued to erect il...

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Obama's Speech: Right Man, Right Place, Right Time

James Zogby | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

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James Zogby

Obama's critics missed the point that this president wasn't posturing, talking "at" Muslims, he was working to engage us in a conversation with them.

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Obama Presents a Bold Vision for Change to Come

Wael Nawara | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

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Wael Nawara

Obama's speech may serve as the preamble of an informal collective contract in which each party, Arabs, Israelis and Americans must play its role and honor its commitments and obligations.

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Jason Linkins

Ignored In Obama Speech: Shift From Bush On Muslim Charities

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

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I credit Spencer Ackerman for being the guy who got me looking for the many ways President Barack Obama applies counterinsurgency strategy to policy a...

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Obama's speech bridges the Abrahamic faiths

Greg Barrett | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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Greg Barrett

Can you imagine President Bush delivering a speech to Muslims and quoting seamlessly from the Bible, the Quran and the Talmud? Any reconciliatory word...

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Obama Tours Pyramids: "Five Guys Was Good, This Was Better" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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During his stay in Cairo, Egypt, where he gave his longest and arguably most anticipated speech yet, President Obama indulged in some tourism, visitin...

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Obama in Cairo: Settlement Line, Brutality Against Women Ignored

Taylor Marsh | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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Taylor Marsh

As the president made his first and most important outreach to the Arab and Muslim world, he pulled up short on fundamental human rights as it applies to women.

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View From Cairo: What About the People, Obama?

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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Shirin Sadeghi

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.

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Israelis Divided Over Obama Speech

AP | STEVEN GUTKIN | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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JERUSALEM — Israel said it hoped President Barack Obama's speech to the Muslim world Thursday would help usher in a "new period of reconciliatio...

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Obama Speech Draws Strong Reactions From Egyptians, Arabs And Israelis

Huffington Post/AP | Stuart Whatley | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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UPDATE: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has now issued a statement following Obama's Thursday speech. From Jerusalem Post: "The g...

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Obama Egypt Speech: VIDEO, Full Text

Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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Below, the full text of President Obama's speech in Cairo, Egypt, titled "A New Beginning." Watch video: * * * * I am honored to be in...

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Obama Speech In Cairo: VIDEO, Full Text

Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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Below, the full text of President Obama's speech in Cairo, Egypt, titled "A New Beginning." Watch video: * * * * I am honored to be in...

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Obama Cairo Speech (VIDEO): Calls For New Beginning, Gets Standing Ovation

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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Read the full transcript of the speech here, full video below... CAIRO - Quoting from the Quran for emphasis, President Barack Obama called for a "...

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EXCLUSIVE: Cairo Under Siege Ahead Of Obama's Speech

Huffington Post Contributor | Hossam el-Hamalawy | Posted 07.04.2009 | World

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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 ...

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Obama Finishes 'Very Candid' Speech To Middle East

AP/Huffington Post | MARK S. SMITH | Posted 07.04.2009 | World

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- In his latest push for an open dialogue with the Muslim world, President Barack Obama on Wednesday sought the counsel of King ...

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

Huffington Post Contributor | Noha Khattab | Posted 07.04.2009 | World

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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...

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Obama Egypt Speech: Venue Choice Draws Fire

Omid Memarian | Posted 07.04.2009 | World

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Omid Memarian

Egypt has the least favorable approval rating compared to other Arab countries in the Middle East, which begs the question: is Egypt the right place to address the Muslim World?

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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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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 On Middle East Trip: US Must Lead By Example, Be "Honest" With Israel

Huffington Post | Posted 07.02.2009 | World

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In an interview with the BBC's Justin Webb, President Obama discussed his upcoming trip to the Middle East, which will include a much-anticipated spee...

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A Record That Can't Be Ignored

Sarah Leah Whitson | Posted 07.02.2009 | World

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Sarah Leah Whitson

Egypt may be a more tolerant, moderate country, with some modicum of political dissent, compared with some other countries in the region. But freedom has a very short leash.

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