“The Narrative” — Foaud Ajami and Tom Friedman comment on Barack Obama and the Middle East
Middle East • November 2009 • Views: 701
Foaud Ajami reports that among the Arab Muslim intelligencia and on the Arab street, Barack Obama has come down to earth. Like many in the United States who embraced the myth of our new President, Arabs projected their own perceptions of “hope and change” onto candidate Obama. Today, there is growing disappointment in the man and his limited accomplishments to date. Worse, the anti-American narrative that is common throughout the Muslim world remains as strong as ever.