Arab intellectuals remain unsurprisingly split over the speech by Barak Obama to the Islamic world.
While some consider it as bold, historic and an opening of a new chapter in US relations with the Islamic world, others simply see it as evasive and lacking substance.
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Interesting roundup of five different reactions from Arab intellectuals to Obama's Cairo speech. While the article doesn't provide new factual evidence, it presents the views of a former Palestinian advisor, a Syrian writer, a Brookings Institute researcher, a Jordanian scholar and an American professor. They each present a different perspective, which provides helpful context on the impact of this speech. I would have liked to hear other perspectives and a bit more interpretation from the author, rather than just the Middle East observers cited in the article.
A focus on the Arab response to Obama's speech. The Haniya response is an important one for everyone to hear. And the Brookings response provides a decent balance. A decent sampling of respondents with different viewpoints. Worth reading.
with a narrow focus, the article quotes some responses about the israeli/palestinian content of pres.obama's speech--mostly from arabs or americans teaching in middle east. most are positive with reservations. there's not analysis or discussion of the issues, and nothing is said about pres. obama's approach to other issues about the muslim population.
Obama speech is evasive is politically wise,whaever Us wishes key element refer to Israel. First of all Israel & Arab world never wish to be friendly each other & never will be no matter what has happened which is key element rest of world must understand before any viable agreement.
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