Open AccessThe Obama Administration and US Relations with the Muslim World
Author(s) -
Alí A. Mazrui
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of islam and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2690-3741
pISSN - 2690-3733
DOI - 10.35632/ajis.v26i4.1378
Subject(s) - skepticism , administration (probate law) , prime minister , political science , international relations , economic history , sociology , political economy , law , politics , theology , history , philosophy
On 16 October 2009, the Institute of Global Cultural Studies (IGCS) atBinghamton, jointly with the Association of Muslim Social Scientists ofNorth America (AMSS), sponsored a symposium in Binghamton University’sMandela Hall on “The Obama Administration and US Relations withtheMuslimWorld: Prospects, Progress and Lingering Skepticism.” The presentationsaddressed Iran’s nuclear program, Arab-Israeli relations, Iraq andAfghanistan, Darfur, and studies comparing Obama with Malcolm X andJapan’s new prime minister Yukio Haroyama. Inevitably, there was alsosome debate as to whether Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize was legitimatelyearned or premature ...