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Election 2012: Postcard from Cairo
Election 2012: Postcard from Cairo —
When Barack Obama took American politics on tour in 2009, Egyptians watched closely.
Election 2012: Postcard from Cairo —
Cairo spent weeks repaving streets and cleaning buildings to prepare for Obama's speech to the Muslim world in June 2009.
Election 2012: Postcard from Cairo —
The normally crowded streets of downtown Cairo were relatively empty as the city tuned in to hear Obama's message delivered from Cairo University.
Election 2012: Postcard from Cairo —
Obama's speech was warmly received by Egyptians, who Ramy Yaacoub says traditionally are avid followers of American politics.
Election 2012: Postcard from Cairo —
Now, in neighborhood cafes across Cairo, men tune in to daily political talk shows discussing Egypt's own crisis and fears for the future.
Election 2012: Postcard from Cairo —
But in downtown Tahrir Square, protesters have been too busy creating the news to watch it unfold on televison.
Election 2012: Postcard from Cairo —
In the bars and cafes dotting downtown Cairo streets, activists and writers gather to discuss the political issues of the day.
Election 2012: Postcard from Cairo —
The historic Cafe Riche in downtown Cairo has long been a popular haunt for Egyptian thinkers young and old.
Election 2012: Postcard from Cairo —
While the "change and hope" candidate Obama was initially admired by Egyptians, some of that good favor has worn thin.
Election 2012: Postcard from Cairo —
Some Egyptians feel the Obama administration wasn't as quick to voice support for anti-Mubarak protests in Cairo as it should have been.
Election 2012: Postcard from Cairo —
Since the revolution culminated in Hosni Mubarak resigning as president on February 11, 2011, Cairo remains mired in turmoil over its transition to democracy.