U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech in the Grand Hall of Cairo University June 4, 2009. REUTERS/Larry DowningA Message to the Muslim World -- President Barack Obama
I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning, and for over a century, Cairo University has been a source of Egypt's advancement. Together, you represent the harmony between tradition and progress. I am grateful for your hospitality, and the hospitality of the people of Egypt. I am also proud to carry with me the goodwill of the American people, and a greeting of peace from Muslim communities in my country: assalaamu alaykum.
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Responses to Obama in Cairo: the best of the talking heads -- Foreign Policy Blog
Obama's Tough Tour de Force in Cairo -- David Corn, CQ Politics
Speech Was a Series of Moral Equivalences -- Jonathan Tobin, Commentary
A Familiar Ring: Like Bush, But Effective -- Michael Crowley, New Republic
Long Odds on Israeli Settlements -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
Can Obama Live Up to His Speech? -- Shmuel Rosner, The New Republic
Obama's Astonishing Message on Palestine -- Marc Lynch, Foreign Policy
A Great Sell, But Are Muslims Buying? -- Max Boot, Commentary Magazine
Was Cairo the Right Place to Speak? -- Larry Diamond, The Plank
The False Equivalencies in Obama's Cairo Speech -- Max Boot, Contentions
What Obama Promised in Cairo -- Robert Naiman, Huffington Post
Obama in Cairo: Not a Game Changer -- Lisa Curtis, The Foundry
An Awful Speech -- Commentary
INSTANT VIEW: Reaction after Obama addresses Muslims -- Reuters
Obama's outreach: The view from Dubai -- The Global Post
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Responses to Obama in Cairo: the best of the talking heads -- Foreign Policy Blog
Obama's Tough Tour de Force in Cairo -- David Corn, CQ Politics
Speech Was a Series of Moral Equivalences -- Jonathan Tobin, Commentary
A Familiar Ring: Like Bush, But Effective -- Michael Crowley, New Republic
Long Odds on Israeli Settlements -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
Can Obama Live Up to His Speech? -- Shmuel Rosner, The New Republic
Obama's Astonishing Message on Palestine -- Marc Lynch, Foreign Policy
A Great Sell, But Are Muslims Buying? -- Max Boot, Commentary Magazine
Was Cairo the Right Place to Speak? -- Larry Diamond, The Plank
The False Equivalencies in Obama's Cairo Speech -- Max Boot, Contentions
What Obama Promised in Cairo -- Robert Naiman, Huffington Post
Obama in Cairo: Not a Game Changer -- Lisa Curtis, The Foundry
An Awful Speech -- Commentary
INSTANT VIEW: Reaction after Obama addresses Muslims -- Reuters
Obama's outreach: The view from Dubai -- The Global Post
Can Obama Live Up to His Speech? -- Shmuel Rosner, The New Republic
Obama's Astonishing Message on Palestine -- Marc Lynch, Foreign Policy
A Great Sell, But Are Muslims Buying? -- Max Boot, Commentary Magazine
Was Cairo the Right Place to Speak? -- Larry Diamond, The Plank
The False Equivalencies in Obama's Cairo Speech -- Max Boot, Contentions
What Obama Promised in Cairo -- Robert Naiman, Huffington Post
Obama in Cairo: Not a Game Changer -- Lisa Curtis, The Foundry
An Awful Speech -- Commentary
INSTANT VIEW: Reaction after Obama addresses Muslims -- Reuters
Obama's outreach: The view from Dubai -- The Global Post
Don't lecture us: Arabs tell Obama -- Yahoo News/AFP
Palestinians judge Obama by his deeds rather than words -- China View
Has Obama Defeated the Israel Lobby? -- Stephen Walt, Foreign Policy
Reaction To Obama's Speech In Cairo -- CBS News
Obama's Astonishing Message on Palestine -- Marc Lynch, Foreign Policy
A Great Sell, But Are Muslims Buying? -- Max Boot, Commentary Magazine
Was Cairo the Right Place to Speak? -- Larry Diamond, The Plank
The False Equivalencies in Obama's Cairo Speech -- Max Boot, Contentions
What Obama Promised in Cairo -- Robert Naiman, Huffington Post
Obama in Cairo: Not a Game Changer -- Lisa Curtis, The Foundry
An Awful Speech -- Commentary
INSTANT VIEW: Reaction after Obama addresses Muslims -- Reuters
Obama's outreach: The view from Dubai -- The Global Post
Don't lecture us: Arabs tell Obama -- Yahoo News/AFP
Palestinians judge Obama by his deeds rather than words -- China View
Has Obama Defeated the Israel Lobby? -- Stephen Walt, Foreign Policy
Reaction To Obama's Speech In Cairo -- CBS News