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ActivitesHuman RightsObama June 5, 2009

OBAMA IN THE MUSLIM WORLD

President Obama’s speech in Cairo is eloquent, the rhetoric soaring, but many in the audience are left wondering whether the charismatic president can back it with new policies and actions.
ActivitesHuman RightsObama June 5, 2009

Obama hints acceptance of elected Islamists

President Obama hinted Thursday that the United States would for the first time accept the results of Middle East elections won by Islamist parties.
ActivitesHuman RightsObama June 5, 2009

Obama must challenge authoritarian alternatives to democracy

President Obama’s speech in Cairo tomorrow is significant not only for what he will say to the Muslim world, Michael Cohen and Brian Katulis suggest. It is also an opportunity
ActivitesHuman Rights June 5, 2009

Ditching or discussing democracy in Egypt?

The audience for President Obama’s Cairo speech will include participants or invitees from across the range of Egypt’s political actors, the White House has confirmed. The administration has not yet
ActivitesHuman RightsObama June 5, 2009

President Obama Speaks to the World’s Muslims: An Early Assessment

Combining the roles of bridge builder and strategist, President Barack Obama delivered a wide-ranging 55-minute speech to the world’s Muslims today, designed to put flesh on the bones of his
ActivitesHuman RightsObama June 5, 2009

Obama and Egypt: actions speak louder than words?

While welcoming Obama’s Cairo speech for potentially sparking a renewal of Arab democratic discourse, activists like publisher and human rights activist Hisham Kassem are concerned less with what Obama says
ActivitesHuman RightsObama June 5, 2009

Obama speech heralds New Beginnings for promoting democracy?

In his much-anticipated speech in Cairo today, President Barack Obama dismissed the equation of democracy promotion with the war in Iraq. He affirmed his commitment to “governments that reflect the
ActivitesHuman RightsObama June 5, 2009

Egyptian Public to Greet Obama with Suspicion

A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll finds Egyptians continue to view US foreign policy quite negatively and see President Obama as closely aligned with it. At the same time, Obama has much