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Critics question Obama’s authenticity in call for democracy

An article posted in the Washington post by Fred Hiatt discusses the US commitment to prioritise its call for democracy worldwide.

Turning a Blind Eye to Egypt

Since President Obama’s Cairo speech, his administration has been disturbingly quiet in word and deed about the Egyptian government’s repression of democracy.

Right winged myth of Obama being Muslim supported by 20% of Americans

The view that he is a Muslim is increasingly widespread among his political opponents than among his supporters and followers.

Study indicates Obama not so popular

A new study by the Pew Center suggests that the Muslim Brotherhood's prediction was true where they stated before his memorable address in June 2009,that "If Obama fails to deliver

How Obama lost Muslim hearts and minds

the then-recently installed American president, Barack Obama, made a landmark speech in Cairo symbolically to "reset" US relations with the Muslim world.

Al Azhar Grand Imam meets with US Muslim Representative

Farah Pandith, special representative to the Muslim communities for the US State department, held a press conference at the US embassy before meeting with Dr. Ahmed Altayeb, al Azhar Grand

Arab Attitudes One Year After Cairo

The speech, which focused on shared problems, shared misconceptions and shared goals, elicited a near euphoric response from most officials and editorial writers across the Arab World. The reactions of

Obama one year on, Muslims not so positive

Scholars attending a recent conference at the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy in Washington , D.C. discussed the outcome of President Barak's publicized speech in Cairo last

US Support for Democracy Key to Improving Muslim Relations

President Barack Obama's widely publicized speech in Cairo one year ago this June raised hopes that U.S. relations with the Muslim world might soon improve.

CSID 11th conference to take place April 28

Representatives of the world's intellectuals, politicians, scholars and Islamists are gathering at the Ronald Reagan Building Ampitheatre in Washington , next week for the 11th annual conference for the Center