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The Cairo Speech: A Quick Analysis
Some early analyses of President Obama's historic address to the Muslim world in Cairo today have noted that some of Obama's professions of unity with the Muslim world merely echo words President Bush said after 9/11. The implication is that deeds, not words, matter.
Six Students To Experience U.S.
Six students from different schools here will participate in the US Embassy’s Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Programme this year. The YES programme, which was started in 2003, is a high school exchange programme funded by the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Great Expectations
It was with mixed feelings that we watched President Barack Obama deliver his extraordinary speech to the Muslim and Arab worlds in Cairo yesterday. Critics will see the speech as incredibly naive. Yet it was also the most meaningful and coherent attempt by an American leader since 9/11 to dissociate the world's 1.5 billion Muslims from demagogic elites preaching worldwide jihad and hatred of non-believers.
In Search of A Smarter, More Cultured Approach to U.S. Public Diplomacy and Broadcasting in the ME
President Obama’s recent announcement of a new Global Engagement Directorate that will combine ”diplomacy, communications, international development and assistance” was short on specifics how this new structure might change the focus of U.S. public diplomacy and broadcasting initiatives.
‘Israel shares Obama’s hope for peace’
Israeli President Shimon Peres praised Obama, saying that his "speech was a speech filled with a vision, [it was] a brave speech which promises hard work for all of the sides involved in advancing the peace process in the Middle East.
In a Baghdad Barbershop, Obama’s Words Met With Skepticism
Dabagh was looking for an apology from Obama for America's actions in Iraq, though he added that he didn't want U.S. troops to leave until they had thrown out the current band of politicians they have helped empower since 2003. "If someone throws you in the sea, should they let you drown or should they bring you to shore?" he asked.
U.S. Navy Expanding African Port Surveys
Examining additional African ports now makes sense with the United States expanding its presence in areas around Senegal, Liberia, Cameroon and elsewhere, Gabriel said. "The simple reason is as we build our relationships with African nations, part of that cooperation and engagement is sending a ship in to visit."
An Iranian Family is Impressed, But Words on Women’s Rights Divide Them
The family is watching the broadcast in English on the BBC. They are struck by Obama's quoting of Quranic passages. "He knows the rules of juxtaposition and knows what to say and how to say it," Khamoushi says.
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