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  • Muslim praise for Obama dries up a year after Cairo speech

    06/03/2010 5:29:53 PM PDT · by Sub-Driver · 13 replies · 401+ views
    Muslim praise for Obama dries up a year after Cairo speech By Miret el Naggar and Margaret Talev, McClatchy Newspapers Miret El Naggar And Margaret Talev, Mcclatchy Newspapers 47 mins ago CAIRO , Egypt_A year ago Friday, President Barack Obama stood in Cairo and vowed "a new beginning" in a speech about how he'd change U.S. relations with the Muslim world. Egyptian vendors sold T-shirts portraying Obama in King Tut regalia, and Muslims throughout the region thrilled at his middle name: Hussein. Now, many Muslims in Egypt and the rest of the Middle East say they're dismayed that the promise...