The ‘Important’ Muslims
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Daily Times, Pakistan
Saturday, June 06, 2009
VIEW: Rafia Zakaria
The extent of the Arab world’s disinterest in American policies in Afghanistan and Pakistan is notable not as much for the alleged hypocrisy it could expose between President Obama’s speech and American policy, but rather in the crude disjunct between the interest and influence of Arab issues on the Pakistani psyche
On June 4, 2009, at around 1:10 pm local time, President Barack Hussein Obama addressed the Muslim world from Cairo University in Egypt. The speech, much touted for days, even months, hit all the right notes.
In the never-ending series of analyses that ensued, expected portions of the speech were praised. Nearly every constituency tuned to the speech, from the Israelis to the Egyptians, was able to find something pleasing. A spokesman from the Israeli government hoped the speech would mark the “opening of a new era”; people on the Arab street praised the scolding President Obama delivered against the perpetuation of Israeli settlements in occupied territories.
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Saturday, June 06, 2009
VIEW: Rafia Zakaria
The extent of the Arab world’s disinterest in American policies in Afghanistan and Pakistan is notable not as much for the alleged hypocrisy it could expose between President Obama’s speech and American policy, but rather in the crude disjunct between the interest and influence of Arab issues on the Pakistani psyche
On June 4, 2009, at around 1:10 pm local time, President Barack Hussein Obama addressed the Muslim world from Cairo University in Egypt. The speech, much touted for days, even months, hit all the right notes.
In the never-ending series of analyses that ensued, expected portions of the speech were praised. Nearly every constituency tuned to the speech, from the Israelis to the Egyptians, was able to find something pleasing. A spokesman from the Israeli government hoped the speech would mark the “opening of a new era”; people on the Arab street praised the scolding President Obama delivered against the perpetuation of Israeli settlements in occupied territories.
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Labels: Arab World, Muslim Word, Obama's Speech
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