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Article: Ensuring that moderate voices in the Arab world are heard.
- Article from:
- The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon)
- Article date:
- November 10, 2009
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Byline: Cynthia P. Schneider
Summary: "Where are the moderate voices from the Arab world?" This common lament often leads to nostalgic evocations of the Golden Age of Islam. US President Barack Obama recently harked back to this period of Islamic enlightenment, innovation and tolerance in his June 2009 Cairo speech, in which he attempted to redefine the relationship between Muslims and the United States.
"Where are the moderate voices from the Arab world?" This common lament often leads to nostalgic evocations of the Golden Age of Islam. US President Barack Obama recently harked back to this period of Islamic enlightenment, innovation and tolerance in ...