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27 Sep 09
Obama's Big Silence: The Race Question | Naomi Klein
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Americans began the summer still celebrating the dawn of a "post-racial" era. They are ending it under no such illusion.
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Lost in the circus atmosphere was the enormous importance of the conference to people of African descent, and nowhere more so than among Obama's most loyal base. The US civil rights movement had embraced the first Durban conference, held in summer 2001, with great enthusiasm, viewing it as the start of the final stage of Martin Luther King's dream for full equality. Though most black leaders offered only timid public criticism of the president's Durban II boycott, the decision was discussed privately as his most explicit betrayal of the civil rights struggle since taking office.
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05 Jun 09
President Obama’s Remarks at Cairo University, Egypt
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There must be a sustained effort to listen to each other; to learn from each other; to respect one another; and to seek common ground. As the Holy Koran tells us, "Be conscious of God and speak always the truth." (Applause.)
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I also know civilization's debt to Islam. It was Islam -- at places like Al-Azhar -- that carried the light of learning through so many centuries, paving the way for Europe's Renaissance and Enlightenment. It was innovation in Muslim communities -- (applause) -- it was innovation in Muslim communities that developed the order of algebra; our magnetic compass and tools of navigation; our mastery of pens and printing; our understanding of how disease spreads and how it can be healed. Islamic culture has given us majestic arches and soaring spires; timeless poetry and cherished music; elegant calligraphy and places of peaceful contemplation. And throughout history, Islam has demonstrated through words and deeds the possibilities of religious tolerance and racial equality. (Applause.)
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Le discours du président Barack Obama au Caire
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Nous devons consentir un effort soutenu afin de nous mettre à l'écoute et d'apprendre les uns des autres ; de nous respecter mutuellement et de rechercher un terrain d'entente. Comme le dit le Saint Coran, « Crains Dieu et dis toujours la vérité ». (Applaudissements)
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je sais aussi la dette que la civilisation doit à l'islam. C'est l'islam - dans des lieux tels qu'Al-Azhar -, qui a brandi le flambeau du savoir pendant de nombreux siècles et ouvert la voie à la Renaissance et au Siècle des Lumières en Europe. C'est de l'innovation au sein des communautés musulmanes (Applaudissements) - c'est de l'innovation au sein des communautés musulmanes que nous viennent l'algèbre, le compas et les outils de navigation, notre maîtrise de l'écriture et de l'imprimerie, notre compréhension des mécanismes de propagation des maladies et des moyens de les guérir. La culture islamique nous a donné la majesté des arcs et l'élan des flèches de pierre vers le ciel, l'immortalité de la poésie et l'inspiration de la musique, l'élégance de la calligraphie et la sérénité des lieux de contemplation. Et tout au long de l'histoire, l'islam a donné la preuve, en mots et en actes, des possibilités de la tolérance religieuse et de l'égalité raciale. (Applaudissements)
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