Comments on: Finding moderate voices in the Arab world http://bikyamasr.com/wordpress/?p=5484 Breaking through the clutter Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:05:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tweets that mention Finding moderate voices in the Arab world | Bikya Masr -- Topsy.com http://bikyamasr.com/wordpress/?p=5484&cpage=1#comment-1674 Tweets that mention Finding moderate voices in the Arab world | Bikya Masr -- Topsy.com Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:01:54 +0000 http://bikyamasr.com/?p=5484#comment-1674 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Joseph Mayton and Deena Khalil, Bikya Masr. Bikya Masr said: Finding moderate voices in the Arab world: WASHINGTON, DC: “Where are the moderate voices from the Arab w.. http://bit.ly/2JzEex [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Joseph Mayton and Deena Khalil, Bikya Masr. Bikya Masr said: Finding moderate voices in the Arab world: WASHINGTON, DC: “Where are the moderate voices from the Arab w.. http://bit.ly/2JzEex [...]

]]> By: Mohajer Masry http://bikyamasr.com/wordpress/?p=5484&cpage=1#comment-1663 Mohajer Masry Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:19:38 +0000 http://bikyamasr.com/?p=5484#comment-1663 Thanks for your insightful views In addition, The Obama administration needs to work on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict litmus test; many of these moderate Islamic and Arabic scholars have opinions and positions that do not match the American views for the conflict. They are typically accused of “anti-Semitism”. Some are even on the US & UK entry Black list just based on their opinion toward Israel. This litmus test is holding the US government for working with many of the moderate voices in the Arab world, even as early as last week the same allegation was used against the Egyptian liberals in the WSJ. Mohajer Masry Thanks for your insightful views

In addition, The Obama administration needs to work on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict litmus test; many of these moderate Islamic and Arabic scholars have opinions and positions that do not match the American views for the conflict. They are typically accused of “anti-Semitism”. Some are even on the US & UK entry Black list just based on their opinion toward Israel.

This litmus test is holding the US government for working with many of the moderate voices in the Arab world, even as early as last week the same allegation was used against the Egyptian liberals in the WSJ.

Mohajer Masry

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