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Post-Speech Reactions — Domestic
JUN 5, 2009
Middle East: Bloggers React to Obama’s Address
Global Voices
From being described as the “self-appointed world leader” to questioning his choice of speech venue to choosing to turn a deaf ear to his speech, blogs across the Middle East are reacting to US President Barack Obama's policy speech on the Middle East just delivered in Cairo, Egypt.
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JUN 5, 2009
A New Beginning
The Penninsula
Ground-breaking. This is one word which can sum up the global reaction to US President Barack Obama’s speech to the Muslim world delivered at a packed auditorium on the sprawling campus of Cairo University yesterday.
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JUN 5, 2009
Obama Wins Local (Muted) Applause
Hurriyet
U.S. President Barack Obama’s long-awaited address to the Muslim world yesterday was deemed a new beginning for U.S. relations, but analysts criticized Obama’s emphasis on women’s rights and democracy, which are problems not limited to the Islamic world. In early reactions to Obama’s speech from Egypt’s Cairo University, President Abdullah Gül said Obama proved he was a "constructive leader."
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JUN 5, 2009
Egyptian Press Expresses Cautious Optimism After Obama Speech
Gulf News
“A new beginning for Muslim-US ties,” proclaimed the semi-official Egyptian newspaper Al Jumhuria on its front-page Friday, a commentary echoed by other government-run publications on US President Barack Obama’s speech to the Muslim world on Thursday.
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JUN 5, 2009
A New Beginning in Cairo
Khaleej Times
It had been one of the most awaited speeches in recent history. And when President Barack Obama finally stood up to speak in Cairo on Thursday, he seemed to do justice to all those expectations and hopes. Everyone knows Obama can make a fine speech. But this one was truly historic and is likely to be remembered long as much for its respectful tone and tenor as its refreshing content.
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JUN 5, 2009
Obama’s New Era in International Diplomacy
The Daily Star
The address was totally in line with Barack Obama's personal history; it was also a significant departure with traditional politics, just like the precedent-setting choice by the American electorate last November.
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JUN 5, 2009
On Obama’s Speech, the Differences, and Gap Bridging
Al Arabiya
The speech left most attendees — Egyptians and Westerners — awed and emotional, with mixed feelings of hope, fear, and sometimes perplexity and uncertainty. Ironically, Obama's same words that were to spark skepticism among the Muslim world, would also be harshly criticized by America's conservatives.
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JUN 5, 2009
Tears and Hard Truths in Cairo
Al Jazeera
One minute into his speech he won nearly every heart and mind in the great hall, announcing his pride to be carrying "the goodwill of the American people, and a greeting of peace Muslim communities use in my country: asalaamu alaikum. The audience rose to its feet and I was not the only one in that vast hall with tears in my eyes.
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JUN 5, 2009
Obama’s Speech
Al Arabiya
Many people might treat Obama’s speech as an international event par excellence, or as merely an exercise in propaganda. Nonetheless, those who were justifiably and understandably impressed by what he said, or those who were apprehensive due to their hostility to U.S. policy.
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JUN 4, 2009
Lip Service or Conviction: Is US leader’s sentiment real?
Gulf News
It was an offer for a new beginning by US President Barack Obama to the Islamic world, but many Gulf News readers are cynical of its outcome.
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