The Next President

Barack Obama and America's Image in the Muslim World

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  • Hosts: Muntaha Al-Ramahi
  • Original Airdate: Nov 2008

Muntaha Al-Ramahi, one of Al-Arabiya's leading anchors and host of the daily, prime time talk show "Panorama" (which has been called one of the most important news programs on Arab television) discusses with her guests what the repercussions of an Obama presidency might be in the Arab world and whether this will provoke real change in America's foreign policly towards that part of the world.

With special guests:

  • Robert Reilly, Senior Fellow for Strategic Communications at the American Foreign Policy Council and former director of Voice of America
  • Dr. Edmund Ghareeb, Professor of Comparative and Regional Studies at American University’s School of International Service
  • Zainab al-Suwaij, Executive Director of the American Islamic Congress

About the host:
AAM Journalism Fellow Muntaha Al-Ramahi, one of Al-Arabiya's leading anchors and host of the daily, prime time talk show "Panorama" (which has been called one of the most important news programs on Arab television) spent two weeks in Washington with AAM immediately following the historic presidential election, producing a special series of programs on important issues concerning America’s relationship with the Arab World. Learn about AAM's Journalism Fellowship.

 

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"I think [Obama] is a great communicator...and we may well gain from his tremendous ability. I think whatever policies he chooses to adopt, he will be more conscious in explaining and promoting them in a way that people around the world including in the Arab and Muslim world will find more understandable."
– Robert Reilly, Senior Fellow for Strategic Communications at the American Foreign Policy Council and former director of Voice of America