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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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.
