Read more Cairo stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6577/cairo.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:10:41 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69827/egypt-kills-all-pigs-but-pigs-eat-all-trash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen the Egyptian government decided to kill all of Cairo’s pigs last spring in a pre-emptive measure to combat swine flu, they apparently forgot that the pigs performed a vital function in a city with poor public services: eating trash, the New York Times reports. The zabaleen, Cairo’s Christian minority,...http://www.newser.com/story/69827/egypt-kills-all-pigs-but-pigs-eat-all-trash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 20 Sep 2009 12:48:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69643/egypt-delays-school-opening-to-combat-swine-flu.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFears of a swine flu outbreak have moved the Egyptian government to delay the start of the school year at state-run schools and universities by at least 1 week, the BBC reports. Government-run schools had been set to begin school the last week of September; they will now open Oct....http://www.newser.com/story/69643/egypt-delays-school-opening-to-combat-swine-flu.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 13:09:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61665/obama-the-messiah-twists-history.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag"He's sort of God," a Newsweek writer said of Barack Obama on MSNBC recently, which for Charles Krauthammer is only a mild overstatement of how the president sees himself: "hovering above mere mortals, mere country, to gaze benignly upon the darkling plain beneath him." In his Cairo speech, Obama took...http://www.newser.com/story/61665/obama-the-messiah-twists-history.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Jun 2009 8:40:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61230/obamas-mideast-success-jacks-expectations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama’s trip to the Middle East has established even higher standards for his presidency, Politico reports. Obama is using his global celebrity to restart Israel-Palestine talks and improve relations between the West and the Muslim world, proving he’s “not a president who has ever shied away from setting high...http://www.newser.com/story/61230/obamas-mideast-success-jacks-expectations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 07 Jun 2009 13:45:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61028/obama-deftly-makes-pitch-for-muslim-womens-rights.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama skillfully made the case for women's rights in the Muslim world during his Cairo speech today with the help of the hijab, or head scarf, writes Tracy Clark-Flory in Salon. "I reject the view of some in the West that a woman who chooses to cover her hair...http://www.newser.com/story/61028/obama-deftly-makes-pitch-for-muslim-womens-rights.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Jun 2009 19:04:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61007/iran-obamas-sweet-words-wont-score-with-muslims.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama’s speeches may be “beautiful,” but it’s not enough to win over the Muslim world, Iran’s supreme leader said in his own speech today, Reuters reports. “The nations of this part of the world...deeply hate America because during many years they have seen violence, military interference, rights violations,...http://www.newser.com/story/61007/iran-obamas-sweet-words-wont-score-with-muslims.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Jun 2009 14:00:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60999/obama-echoes-bush-but-does-it-better.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama’s speech in Cairo sounded a lot like President Bush’s 2006 speech to Muslims—yet Obama’s manages to carry far more weight, writes Michael Crowley in the New Republic . Both spoke of respect for “the history and traditions of the Muslim world”; both suggested governmental systems can’t be “imposed....http://www.newser.com/story/60999/obama-echoes-bush-but-does-it-better.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Jun 2009 13:10:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60997/obama-shrewd-in-cairo-speech.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMost of America wasn’t even awake when it happened, but Barack Obama’s Cairo speech got people talking anyway, the Washington Post reports. The New York Times says Obama delivered a "sweeping and forceful—at times scolding and combative" message, which included what the Wall Street Journal called a “shrewd” statement...http://www.newser.com/story/60997/obama-shrewd-in-cairo-speech.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Jun 2009 11:24:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60967/obama-seeks-new-beginning-for-us-muslims.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSpeaking in Cairo, President Obama called for a “new beginning” for the US and the Muslim world, the BBC reports. The “cycle of suspicion and discord must end,” he said at Cairo University, urging a “sustained effort...to respect one another and seek common ground.” Acknowledging that “no single speech...http://www.newser.com/story/60967/obama-seeks-new-beginning-for-us-muslims.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Jun 2009 6:06:00 CDT