Dont lecture us: Arabs tell Obama

Abdelrahman — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:57:53 +0000

“Obama is just a prettier face. I’m sure his intentions are in the right place but I don’t expect much from the man,” a Cairo electrician said on Wednesday as US President Barack Obama began his much-anticipated Middle East trip.

Newspapers, analysts and ordinary Arabs warned Obama — whose election was hailed across the region — against emulating the policies of Bush by lecturing Muslims on democracy, and also urged him to be tough with Israel.

Obama began his tour in Saudi Arabia and will deliver a speech in Cairo on Thursday to the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims, after eight years of fraught ties under his predecessor George W. Bush.

“Don’t be biased towards Israel, don’t interfere in countries’ internal affairs and don’t give lessons in democracy,” said an editorial in Egypt’s state-owned Rose El-Youssef newspaper.

Ancient Egypt : Color of life Slavery

Abdelrahman — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:35:38 +0000

Thanks to Hollywood, many people still believe that the ancient Egyptians utilized vast armies of slaves to build the pyramids.

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Dont lecture us: Arabs tell Obama

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